Global Cement News

US: LafargeHolcim has appointed of Jamie M Gentoso as the chief executive officer (CEO) of its US cement operations. She succeeds John Stull, who was recently appointed as the CEO of Holcim Philippines.

Gentoso joins LafargeHolcim from Construction Specialties, an architectural building products manufacturer, where she held the position of vice president of Sales and Marketing and, prior to this, she was senior vice president of Concrete at Sika US. She began her career at Holcim as a technical service engineer and Architectural and Engineering market manager, with a focus on specialty cements, Ordinary Portland Cement, slag cement and fly ash.

Gentoso received her Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, also from the University of Michigan. She has sat on the board of directors for several industry organisations and intends to continue to her involvement.

India: Shree Digvijay Cement has appointed Vikas Kumar as its chief financial officer with effect from 1 May 2018. He succeeds MV Ramaswamy who has resigned from the company.

Pakistan: Gharibwal Cement has started commercial operation of a 250t/hr vertical cement mill for grinding cement. It says it is the single largest cement grinding mill in the country. The cement producer operates a 2.1Mt/yr integrated plant at Ismailwal in Chakwal.

Sri Lanka: Tokyo Cement has launched resource-planning software across its business. The software was developed by Abas and implemented by Providence Global, according to the Daily News newspaper. The software is being deployed across all of Tokyo Cement’s operations, including its cement plant at Trincomalee, its ready-mix concrete plants, and its bulk cement import terminal and biomass power generation units. The new software is intended to fully integrate supply chain management and warehouse operations.

India: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has awarded terms of reference for Shree Cement's proposed plant at Bhuj in Gujarat. The proposed 3.5Mt/yr integrated plant project will include a waste heat recovery unit, a captive power plant, a synthetic gypsum unit and a railway terminal. The unit will be built near Maldo, Lakhpat tehsil in Kachchh district. Limestone for the plant will come from a quarry adjacent to the proposed site.