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Lafarge Mahaweli celebrates safety month 07 July 2015
Sri Lanka: According to the Daily News (Sri Lanka), Lafarge Mahaweli Cement has concluded its health and safety month 2015, with a number of activities held at its plant premises in Colombo Port.
The theme of 2015's safety month, which was in line with Lafarge's global best practices on secure operations, was 'Keep Learning - Committed, Open, Uncompromising,' with special emphasis on zero accidents and a firm commitment towards engaging and caring for one another.
Like all key stakeholders of Lafarge Mahaweli, employees and their children were also given the opportunity to actively participate in the health and safety month by being part of the 'Good Practices and Safety at Home' internal competition, where their ideas on health and safety within the home were accepted and judged according to competition guidelines. The best ideas and concepts received special awards.
China: According to Reuters, Anhui Conch Cement sold its shares in Xinjiang Qingsong Building Materials and Chemicals Group and Tangshan Jidong Cement Company in the April – June 2015 period for a net profit of US$217m.
Caribbean Cement is named Champion Exporter 07 July 2015
Jamaica: Caribbean Cement Company is Jamaica's Champion Exporter for 2014, for which it was awarded the Governor General's Trophy by the Jamaica Exporters Association. Caribbean Cement also won the category III award for achieving sales above US$5m. There were 29 awards on offer, covering everything from support services to export tonnage, export value, agricultural exports, Caricom exports and third country exports. There were also awards for service export champions that included technological solutions, shipping and logistics.
Semen Baturaja's cement sales up by 25% 07 July 2015
Indonesia: According to Reuters, Indonesian state-owned cement producer PT Semen Baturaja Tbk has posted cement sales that exceed 600,000t so far in 2015, up by 25% from the same period of 2014. Several projects kicking off in South Sumatra contributed to the sales, which have reached only 38% of 2015's target of 1.75Mt.
Plymouth quay to be turned into cement depot 06 July 2015
UK: According to the Plymouth Herald, a major new six-silo cement depot is being planned in Corporation Wharf in Cattedown, Plymouth, Devon as part of a bid to bring its historic wharf back into use. It is part of a bid to transport the tens of thousands of tonnes of cement brought in and out of Plymouth every year by boat instead of road. The Victoria Group wants to build a new bulk cement storage and terminal at Corporation Wharf in Cattedown.