Switzerland: Fuchs Group, which serves Swiss cement producers through its local trading partners, has established three additional intensified trading partnerships with Aseol Suisse AG, Laveba and S. Affolter for distribution of its industrial lubricants and lubricants for special applications in various regions. Aseol Suisse AG and Laveba are lubricant producers and distributors, while S. Affolter is a physical and chemical heat transfer specialist.

Liberia: HeidelbergCement subsidiary Cemenco has commissioned a 0.3Mt/yr cement plant in Liberia following an investment of US$14m. The Daily Observer newspaper has reported that the plant is equipped with a 2000t silo, bulk truck unloading equipment and a bagging line, in addition to four Samson Eco Hoppers for dust-free delivery in the Port of Monrovia. Cemenco already operates a 0.8Mt/yr grinding plant on Bushroda Island in Monrovia.

Spain: Brazil-based Votorantim Cementos’ Spanish subsidiary Cementos Cosmos celebrated seven years, equating to 540,000 working hours, without injury at its 0.9Mt/yr integrated Córdoba cement plant in Andalusia on 15 January 2019. Cementos Cosmos Córdoba plant manager José de la Vega said, “This reflects the initiatives that the company has put in place to promote the safety of the workforce.”

India: Mangalam Cement has completed the installation of a 5.15MW WHR plant at its 1.0Mt/yr Morak cement plant in Adityanagar, Rajasthan. Accord Fintech newspaper has reported that a further 5.85MW expansion to the power plant will be commissioned in early 2020.