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UK: Breedon Group’s sales revenue and profits have been expanded by its acquisition of Hope Construction Materials in 2016. Its revenue rose by 43% year-on-year to Euro523m in 2016 from Euro367m in 2015. Its profit before tax rose by 50% to Euro53.9m from Euro36m. The group also attributed its success to its aggregate business.
“2016 was arguably the most eventful year in the group’s history. We completed our largest acquisition to date, invested a record amount in our business, began supplying our biggest ever contract and delivered an excellent financial performance – all against the background of an uncertain economic environment and challenging trading conditions in many of our markets,” said executive chairman Peter Tom.
The building materials company added cement production to its portfolio when it purchased Hope in mid-2016. It added a cement plant, five new quarries, a network of concrete plants and eight rail-linked distribution depots. In November 2016 it bought Sherburn Minerals, including two terminals in northeast England and eastern Scotland, that are used to import cement and ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS).
Aalborg Portland orders two calciners from A Tec 08 March 2017
Denmark: Aalborg Portland has awarded A Tec a contract to upgrade its Cement Kiln 87 in Aalborg. It has ordered two calciners for its 4500t/day semi-dry kiln system that was commissioned in 1988. The calciners will be designed and delivered during the kiln’s annual stop in February and March 2017. Commissioning is planned for the spring of 2017. The upgrades are intended to increase production of Ordinary Portland Cement on the line.
A Tec intends to adapt the flow pattern of the calciner system in a way to improve the operational behaviour of the system. The design will be configured for the usage of 100% solid alternative fuels with low emissions. Additionally, the number of kiln stops due fall through cyclone blockages should be reduced. A Tec will conduct the engineering, supply the equipment and will be responsible for errection and documentation.
The new calciner system will be equipped with the A Tec Post Combustion Chamber (PCC) for the optimised mixture of fuels and combustion air in the end section of the calciner. The PCC was specially developed for the achievement of complete combustion of alternative fuels at high substitution rates.
Siam Cement Group buys Vietnam Construction Materials 08 March 2017
Vietnam: Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG) has purchased a 100% stake in Vietnam Construction Materials for US$155m. The enterprise value of the transaction is valued at US$440m, including net debt and additional efficiency improvement investment to the acquired assets, according to the Bangkok Post. Vietnam Construction Materials has a cement production capacity of 3.1Mt/yr including one integrated plant at Tuyen Hoa in Quang Bing Province. The acquisition raises SCG’s cement production capacity in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region outside of Thailand to 10.5Mt/yr. It follows other purchases by SCG of Vietnamese building materials companies including the white cement producer Buu Long.
Mehmet Göçmen appointed new head of Sabancı Holding
Written by Global Cement staff
08 March 2017
Turkey: Mehmet Göçmen has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Sabancı Holding, the owner of several Turkish cement companies including Çimsa and Akçansa. He replaces Zafer Kurtul, who will vacate his position from 30 March 2017. Göçmen currently serves as Sabancı Holding Energy Group Head.
Göçmen graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Middle East Technical University in 1981. He also holds an MS degree from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Syracuse University in the US. He worked in executive positions between 1983 and 1995 at Steel Wire & Rope Industry, at Lafarge between 1996 and 2003 and he was appointed as General Manager of Akçansa in 2003. He has served as Human Resources Group Head, Cement Group Head and Energy Group Head at Sabancı Holding since 2008.
US: E Instruments plans to release its E8500 Cooled NOx portable emissions analyser in the spring of 2017. The product is intended to increase its accuracy of its NO gas sensor at higher temperatures than normal, particularly above 40°C. The E8500 Cooled NOx keeps the NO sensor cooled with an internal cooling system. The analyser measures, displays and records the NO sensor temperature to make it easier to comply with US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) conditional test methods such as CTM-030. The E8500 Cooled NOx also comes with a Sample Conditioning Unit that cools and dries the stack gas at the probe handle to minimise the time that the gas has in contact with the condensate.