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Designing in green
Cemex UK's new Tilbury cement plant has been opened to meet future demand but the design also includes meeting future needs for greener transport..
Read more..Minimum volume
Noise can be one of the biggest causes of complaints from neighbours surrounding quarries. ABE takes a look at the issue.....
Read more..Maximum returns
Pressure on water supply and lack of space on site means filter presses are becoming ever more common in European quarries.....
Read more..Restoration protection
Not all water protection schemes involve protecting the environment from quarrying activity - at Cemex's Attenborough Lakes it was the other way around.%2..
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Polish appointment for Lafarge
Lafarge has announced that Tom Ehrhart is to take on the role of president of Lafarge Cement in Poland and will replace Luca Callebat. Ehrhart was previously .. Read more..
Singleton focuses on service
UK-based lime producer Singleton Birch has announced completion of investment in new software in a bid to improve its service to customers. The company has .. Read more..
Go-ahead for Scottish quarry
Plans to reopen a disused quarry in Dunbar, Scotland have been given the go-ahead by authorities. Under the consent Collier Quarrying and Recycling will e.. Read more..
Holcim's Koch resigns from Cembureau
Holcim has announced that its executive committee member Benoît-Henri Koch has resigned from the position as vice president and president of the steering co.. Read more..
Russian cement demand down 17%
Russian statistic analyst Rosstat has reported that demand for cement in Russia was down 17% at 44.3million tonnes during 2009, compared with the previous.. Read more..
Nostra plant trials to start
Hungary-based Nostra Cement has said that work on its new cement plant in Kiralyegyhaza is about to progress to the trial operation phase with full production.. Read more..
