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East African Portland Cement managing director questioned by parliament

05 October 2018

Kenya: Simon Ole Nkeri, the managing director of East African Portland Cement (EAPC), has been questioned by the National Assembly Trade, Industry and Cooperative committee of the Parliament of Kenya. He told the committee that the company has considered the almost US$14m it owes it workers but he was unable to provide a payment schedule, according to the Business Daily newspaper. In August 2018 the Labour Court allowed the Kenya Chemical and Allied Workers Union to recover the money owed to over 400 workers. In late September 2018 the Court of Appeal gave the EAPC 30 days to make a deposit of the owed funds. However, the cement producer resorted to legal means to delay paying the deposit, as it would ‘cripple’ its business operations.

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CIMAF Gabon’s turnover grows by 37% to US$22.8m in first half of 2018

05 October 2018

Gabon: Ciments de l’Afrique (CIMAF) Gabon’s sales have grown due to a ‘strong’ demand for cement following a ban of imports since July 2017. Its turnover grew by 37% year-on-year to US$22.8m in first half of 2018 from US$16.7m in the same period in 2017, according to Direct Infos Gabon. Its sales of cement rose by 42% to 0.18Mt from 0.13Mt. Its production also rose by 38% to 0.18Mt from 0.13Mt. Previously, the cement producer said it was planning to start a new production line at its Cimgabon integrated plant by November 2018.

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HeidelbergCement planning to expand quarry for Paderborn plant

05 October 2018

Germany: HeidelbergCement is planning to expand the Atlas quarry of its Paderborn plant. The quarry area will be increased by nine hectares, according to the Neue Westfälische newspaper. The company says that the expansion is necessary to support the supply of raw materials to the plant. It has organised an information forum for local residents.

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LafargeHolcim upgrades terminal in West Virginia for oil well cement market

04 October 2018

US: LafargeHolcim has upgraded its terminal at Weirton in West Virginia following a 10-year furlough. The site will be used to store and distribute oil well cement products for markets in the Appalachian region.

“We have made a significant investment in the Weirton terminal in direct response to the growing needs of our energy industry customers. Demand for access to our oil well cement has increased dramatically, yet existing distribution channels had grown congested,” said Jamie M Gentoso, chief executive officer (CEO) of US Cement operations.

The upgrade project included expanding the site, building a new water-based off- loading facility and restoring its silos. During the work LafargeHolcim collaborated with the Army Corps of Engineers, the West Virginia Department of Commerce, the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle and the local community. In addition, the company worked closely with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Protection Agency to assure all operating and environmental permits were in place. As part of this collaboration, LafargeHolcim has also been granted additional funding for surrounding site infrastructure improvements and build-out through the conditional grant program known as the West Virginia Industrial Access Road Program (IAR).

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Elixsys completes pilot test on coal ash extraction technology

04 October 2018

US: Elixsys has completed a 100hr continuous pilot test to extract ammonium sulphate and calcium carbonate from flue gas desulphurisation solids at a coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania. Products made using the company’s proprietary process meet the specifications for fertiliser-quality ammonium sulphate and technical-grade calcium carbonate.

The company intends to start a commercial-scale project of its technology in 2019 once it finds a utility partner. Full-scale operations are planned by 2022. The company is also starting pilot testing on another process to extract metals from coal ash.

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