Denmark: FLSmidth says that it has allocated performance shares to 160 executive managers and key staff under its Long-Term Incentive programme. The shares have a three-year vesting period and are subject to fulfilment of stretched targets. Applicable targets are earnings before interest, taxation and amortisation (EBITA) margin, total shareholder return and MissionZero emissions reduction programme performance. The supplier estimated the cost of the plan as Euro6.98m assuming full vesting.

The company said, “The primary purpose of the programme is to retain key staff and to align the interests of shareholders and the incentive programme participants by rewarding performance in accordance with the company’s strategy.”

Germany: Events producer Easyfairs has announced the postponement of Solids Dortmund to 16 – 17 February 2022 from June 2021. The company said that all Solids Dortmund tickets and free codes for June 2022 remain valid for the new dates. It added that it plans to launch Solids on Tour, consisting of new Solids RegioDays in Chemnitz, Saxony, and Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. It will also use virtual formats to help networking and business in bulk handling throughout 2021.

Philippines: Republic Cement, a subsidiary of Ireland’s CRH, has won the Quarry Operations award at the 2021 Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Awards in Quezon City for its work sustainably supplying limestone to its Bulacan and Batangas cement plants. The Batangas quarry also won the Safest Quarry award, while the Bulacan quarry won the Best Mining Forest Programme in the Non-metallic category. The company’s Iligan quarry won the Platinum Achievement for Quarry Operations award. President Lloyd Vicente received the prizes.

Dominican Republic: Domicem, a subsidiary of Italy’s Colacem, has begun work on a second line at its Sabana Grande de Palenque cement plant in San Cristóbal province. Ansa News has reported the cost of the project as US$120m. When commissioned in late 2022, the line will produce cement for export.