It's amazing that a couple of small stockpiles at Port Kembla have attracted so much attention. CemNet Newsroom reported on 12th March that Cement Australia's Christy Drive operation has been served fines of AUD30,000 (US$23,500) from the Environment Protection Authority for improper storage of its...
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Whitehopleman
On 7th March CemNet Newsroom reported that Breedon Group PLC reports revenues grew by 43 per cent to GBP652.4m, including a full-year contribution from Hope Construction Materials, which was fully integrated into the group less than 12 months after completion of the acquisition, and from Sherburn Mi...
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Whitehopleman
Dr Clark undertook a further independent monitoring consultant visit to the Derba Midroc Cement plant in Ethiopia visiting the factory on 25th February. These are difficult times in Ethiopia with the state of emergency having been reinstated and the Prime Minister having resigned. Thankfully the soc...
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Whitehopleman
The 3-day technical workshop alongside Cemtech Dubai was successfully completed on 20th February 2018. The first part of the workshop covered the topics fuels, combustion and emissions. The second half covered grinding technologies and product development. Participating in the workshop were people f...
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Whitehopleman
On 19th February CemNet Newsroom reported that minority shareholders Aalborg Cement Company Inc and Cemex were to acquire the HeidelbergCement stake in its subsidiary Lehigh White Cement Company. Dr Clark's PhD is in the chemistry of the production and quality of white cement, which lead him to be a...
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Whitehopleman
Whitehopleman was surprised by the news on CemNet Newsroom on 19th February that Breedon is in talks to acquire Lagan Group. However, why should we be surprised? Both are super companies where Whitehopleman has had significant involvement. Dr Clark began his career at Breedon's Hope cement factory m...
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james
In December 2017 Whitehopleman were retained by Povazská Cementáreñ a.s., Ladce, Slovakia to upgrade the software of the kiln feed batch control and kiln alkali cycle monitoring software that was first commissioned more than 10 years previously. Ladce are Whitehopleman’s oldest and one of our most v...
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james
Dr Clark will again be leading technical workshops in conjunction with the Cemtech Middle East and Africa conference in February 2018.