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Cemex USA terminals in San Diego and La Mirada achieve Energy Star Challenge for Industry status 01 June 2017
US: Two Cemex USA terminals in California have achieved the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star Challenge for Industry status by reducing their energy consumption by more than 10% each. The San Diego terminal achieved a 12.2% reduction in 2016, compared to the prior year. The La Mirada terminal achieved a 23.2% reduction year-on-year. The Energy Star Challenge for Industry is a national call-to-action to improve energy efficiency by 10% within five years.
The La Mirada and San Diego terminals reduced their energy consumption by completing projects and executing strategies to improve their onsite energy intensity. Workers were educated on energy-management practices and procedures for the proper operation of plant equipment. Out-dated light bulbs at the terminals were replaced with more energy-efficient LED lighting. The process of enhancing lighting at the terminals continues in 2017, and workers at the terminals are focused on looking for more ways to save energy in the future. Cemex also plans to roll out programme to all of its logistics operations.
Man Diesel & Turbo supplies six engines to China Gezhouba Group cement plant project in Iraq 01 June 2017
Iraq: Germany’s Man Diesel & Turbo has delivered six Man 18V32/40 engines, including gensets and mechanical equipment to CGGC-UN Power Co (Gezhouba Group) in Samawah. CGGC is acting as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor in a project building a 50MW captive power plant for a cement plant to be operated by Kairat Al Abar Iraqi (KAAI). The engines will run on heavy fuel oil (HFO) in base load mode. The cement plant is being built by China’s Sinoma.
Diamond Cement secures US$22.5m loan from African Development Bank for grinding pant in Guinea 01 June 2017
Guinea: Diamond Cement Guinea has been awarded a US$22.5m loan from the African Development Bank (AFDB) to build a 0.5Mt/yr cement grinding plant at Souguta. Overall the AFDB has pledged around US$37.5m for the project to the cement producer’s owner Wacem, according to African Manager financial news service. The AFDB previously part-financed a 0.5Mt/yr plant in Conakry with a value of US$15m.
Mozambique: Alfredo Sitoe, the general director of the National Norms and Quality Institute (INNOQ), has said that all cement imports must be tested for quality. The new legislation was set up in July 2016 but took effect in January 2017, according to the Mozambique News Agency. Cement importers are required to provide origin details to the INNOQ that will then check certification with the relevant organisation in the exporting country.
Sri Lanka: A leaked letter from investment body the Agency for Development has revealed Chinese state pressure towards a tender for building a new cement grinding plant in the Hambantota investment zone. In the letter, reported upon by the News First television network, the head of the agency states that the Chinese Embassy asked that a Chinese investor, Sinoma Nanjing, be given priority for the project otherwise it would ‘lose confidence’ in the scheme. He added that the Chinese investors would pull out if other investors were also allowed to produce cement in the zone. The letter also reveals that the agency has proposed that Sinoma Nanjing form a joint venture with Ceylon Steel Corporation.