US: Buzzi Unicem has announced the upcoming transition of its 1Mt/yr Stockertown cement plant in Pennsylvania’s Northampton County to 100% Type IL Portland limestone cement (PLC) production in 2022. Local press has reported that Buzzi Unicem and its subsidiary Alamo Cement Company will have fully converted to PLC production at ‘several locations in the US’ before the end of the year, according to the group.
Protesters allege fatal beating of worker by Dalmia Cement contractors
India: Employees of a contract firm working at Dalmia Cement’s Bokaro grinding plant in Jharkhand have allegedly killed a worker in an attack on 15 March 2022. The deceased’s roommate has also been missing since then. Both workers had been in trouble with their employer for refusing to work overtime. Operations reportedly continued as normal at the plant until other loading workers began a protest on 16 March 2022.
Dalmia Cement spokesperson Shyamlal Sahu said “The matter was brought to the notice of local police and they have started their probe. We are cooperating with them to bring the culprits to justice. We will work with the contractor – Durga Enterprises – to extend support to the bereaved family. We, at Dalmia Bharat, accord highest priority to maintaining internal harmony and a healthy working environment, and will work with our contractors towards ensuring that such untoward incidents do not happen in the future.”
FYM-HeidelbergCement suspends clinker production at Málaga cement plant
Spain: FYM-HeidelbergCement’s Málaga cement plant has temporarily ceased to produce clinker due to high electricity costs. The La Razón newspaper has reported that the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have made clinker production economically unfeasible at the plant.
The India Cements launches Concrete Super King and Halo Super King cements
India: The India Cements has launched Concrete Super King, a general application cement, and Halo Super King, a cement exclusively developed for use in the production of precast hollow dense concrete blocks.
Vice chair and managing director Narayanaswami Srinivasan said that many of the company’s customers already rely on its products in their precast hollow dense concrete block production. With the launch of Halo Super King, it hopes to further increase the ease of application.
