Global Cement News

Finland: Tana has celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1971. It marked the occasion by setting an ambitious growth target of Euro100m within the next ten years from Euro40.0m in 2020. It said that the ‘open-minded and innovative’ tradition which it has maintained over the past 50 years will continue in future. Tana is a producer of waste shredders.

Tajikistan: Mohir Cement has commenced operations following an official opening ceremony at its new 0.6Mt/yr integrated cement plant in Jalolidinni-Balkhi district. Local press has reported that the plant will produce M400 and M500 grades of Portland cement for export to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

Canada: Lafarge Canada, part of Switzerland-based LafargeHolcim, has made its first delivery of 2021 to Northern Ontario. The Lafarge ship Alpena made the journey across the Hudson Bay. Sales and logistics vice president Andrew Stewart thanked the US Coastguard for its icebreaking assistance.

Russia: SibCem subsidiary Angarskcement has replaced air ducts with local air blowers in its raw materials and clinker grinding units. The producer made the modification to the units’ three horizontal slurry tanks.

Managing director Dmitry Kireev said, “The programme to reduce the consumption of compressed air in the slurry section of the raw materials and clinker grinding facility will continue.” He added, “It is important for us to reduce the costs of energy resources consumed by slurry basins, since they directly affect the cost of the products manufactured by the plant.”

Spain: The Málaga government has approved adjustments to HeidelbergCement subsidiary FYM’s special plan for its La Araña cement plant. The La Opinión de Málaga newspaper has reported that the plan incorporates the findings of new environmental and landscape studies enabling an enlargement of the area of operations. The approval’s effect will depend on the outcome of an on-going court case by a local interest group against the plan.