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Mexico: Martha Soledad Rodríguez Rico, the chief financial officer of Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) has died. The company is conducting a succession process that will appoint a replacement in due course.

Uganda: Two Kenyan nationals have been killed after a crane collapsed at an expansion project at Tororo cement. Three other workers were also severely injured in the incident, according to the New Vision newspaper. All the workers were working on behalf of a Kenyan construction contractor that is building the upgrade at the site.

Belgium: Henk Mariën, the managing director and owner of Arodo, has died. He passed away suddenly on 9 February 2017. Mariën built the company that designs and builds bagging machines, palletisers and shrink covers leaving behind an international presence in the business and a workforce of over 100 staff. The company intends to continue his mission and continue to build Arodo’s future.

US: One person is dead following an accident on 15 December 2015 at Continental Cement in Buffalo, New York.

Buffalo police and fire departments along with a Medic ambulance responded to the quarry for a report of a male with head trauma after being struck by a boom on a tow truck. The man was reported as in stable condition at the scene and was transported to a local hospital. The victim later died at the hospital from his injuries.

The incident is being investigated by the Mine, Safety and Health Administration, the Scott County Medical Examiners Officer and the Buffalo Police Department.

India: A worker has died after being electrocuted at the Ghanauli cement plant in Uttar Pradesh. Prem Pal, was working on a piece of equipment at the plant owned by Ambuja Cements, according to local police. Following the incident, other workers at the plant staged an immediate strike. They also demanded that US$37,500 be paid to Pal's family by way of compensation and stated their dissatisfaction with company vice president Rajesh Sondhi, who they claim has presided over a period of poor health and safety management at the plant.

In response, company civil engineer Ajay Vashisht said the machine on which Prem Pal had been working was 'not faulty.' He added that it had been sent for examination. It is not clear whether the company has acted or will act on the demands of the strikers.

India: A 27-year-old man identified as Jaheed Khan was killed and his body was dumped in the residential quarters of a cement plant in Revati, Maharashtra where he worked, according to the Press Trust of India. Assistant police inspector G K Matondkar of the Ganeshpuri police station said that Jaheed Khan was stabbed to death between 6 and 7 August 2015. The body was found on 10 August 2015. An investigation is ongoing.

US: Ash Grove Cement Company has announced that James P Sunderland, former company chairman and president, died on 27 May 2015. Sunderland joined Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Company in 1957 as its corporate secretary in Kansas City. In his 43-year career at Ash Grove Cement, Sunderland held several leadership positions, including serving as the company's chairman and president. During Sunderland's tenure, Ash Grove Cement became one of the largest Portland cement producers in the US.

US: After more than three days of searching, on 11 January 2015 firefighters found the body of a worker who was missing after a full cement silo collapsed in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania. The missing worker was identified as Anthony Gabriele (48) of Tullytown. The collapse happened at the Riverside Cement distribution facility in the Riverside Industrial Complex on 8 January 2015. An investigation into the collapse is still ongoing.

Guatemala: Eight local inhabitants have died after a clash that saw residents turn guns on their neighbours over plans to build a road and a cement plant. Interior minister Mauricio Lopez said that the authorities were working to determine what actions would be taken after the clashes that began on 20 September 2014 and continued into 21 September 2014 in San Juan, Suchitepéquez Department. Several homes and five vehicles were burned.

"We need a greater security presence in the area to regain control," said Lopez, noting that about 600 policemen were deployed in the area where the incident took place. The conflict escalated because some of the local community are being forced to leave their homes due to the construction, while others have been in favour of the cement plant and sold land for the road. According to farming community leader Daniel Pascual, gunmen had fired on villagers opposed to the project. He stated that some of the attackers were employees of the cement company.

In July 2013 Cementos Progreso began to construct a cement plant in San Gabriel, Suchitepéquez for US$720m. It is expected to begin operations in 2017. However, the project has divided the local population between those who support the company and those who oppose the construction due to fears it will damage groundwater sources and cause other environmental damage.