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Peruvian police raid fake cement bagging plant 15 June 2021
Peru: Police in Lima have raided a facility in Comas district where workers were packaging adulterated cement into branded cement bags. The La República newspaper has reported that authorities said "We have had the visit of representatives of these cement companies, and they have certified not only that these containers are not original, but also that the final product is not the one they offer to the community."
Sweden: Germany-based Fuchs has signed an agreement to buy the lubricants business of Gleitmo Technik in July 2021. It will be integrated into its Fuchs Lubricants Sweden subsidiary. The acquisition includes the company’s customer base, product portfolio, staff and a lease agreement of the Gleitmo office and warehouse in Kungsbacka. The purchase is intended to make strengthen Fuchs Lubricants Sweden business position in Sweden and the Nordic Region.
Dominican Republic: Germany-based BHS-Sonthofen has supplied an RPM 1513 rotor impact mill to building materials producer Calizamar. The mill consists of a vertical shaft and will produce crushed sand of a consistent fineness and cubic particle shape. Calizamar produces and sells aggregates, natural stone, pre-cast concrete and paper bags.
Turkmen Enjam orders new 3000t/day kiln line at Lepab cement plant from Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions 14 June 2021
Turkmenistan: Germany-based Thyssenkrupp has received an order for a new 3000t/day line for the Lebap cement plant from Turkmen Enjam. The Arab Times newspaper has reported that the line will include a raw materials crushing and preparation plant and storage facilities.
Italy: HeidelbergCement subsidiary Italcementi has announced a planned investment of Euro5.0m to restart clinker production at its Trentino cement plant in Sarche di Madruzzo. The plant will have an integrated production capacity of 0.25Mt/yr when it resumes full operation from January 2022. The company aims to establish a ‘reference plant for the Northeast’ at the facility. It will begin hiring 30 new staff in late 2021. The unit has been operating as a grinding plant since 2015.
Technical director Agostino Rizzo said, “The cement plant is equipped with the technologies necessary to guarantee high level environmental performance. To this will be added a landscape integration. The relationship with the region and local communities is of great importance for us.”