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ARGENTINA

New IKN cooler for Argentina

In May 2014, Holcim (Argentina) S.A. placed an order for a state-of-the-art IKN Pendulum Cooler® with a grate area of 61 m2 and the latest Coanda...

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INDONESIA

Silo order from PT Semen Padang

In May 2014 Claudius Peters Projects from Buxtehude/Germany was awarded a contract by PT Semen Padang to supply two new cement storage silos for their...

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GERMANY

Strategic alliance formed

The diversified Italian producer of power transmissions and fluid power, PMP Industries S.p.A., and the German manufacturer of comprehensive heavy...

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SCHENCK

New CEO

Andreas Evertz took over as CEO of Schenck Process, Darmstadt/Germany, on 05.05.2014. He will lead the company in close coordination with the two...

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DYCKERHOFF

Change in Directorate

As part of the Dyckerhoff Plaster and Building Chemistry Conference 2014, there was a farewell ceremony for Dr. Josef Strunge, longtime Director of...

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Products

CATERPILLAR/ERLAU

Tyre protection in the limelight

Headquartered in Goslar, Fels-Werke GmbH is one of Germany’s leading quarrying companies and ranks second in the supply of limestone products. In...

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HEKO

Quality from experience

Heko from Wickede (Ruhr) in Germany is a manufacturer of highly wear-resistant chains and components for conveyors and bucket elevators. In the almost 100 years of its company history, the company has gained experience internationally in a very wide range of industrial sectors, ranging from power stations and fertilisers to, in particular, its role as an OEM in the building material industry. ...

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Events

NANOCEM OPEN MEETING, LAUSANNE/SWITZERLAND (08.04.2014)

Ten years of success and a bright future

Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world, but the fundamental mechanisms underlying its behaviour are very poorly understood,...

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IFAT, MUNICH/Germany (05.-09.05.2014)

IFAT more successful than ever before

Between 5th and 9th May, a total of 3081 exhibitors from 59 countries presented environmental technology on 230 000 m2 on the trade show in Munich....

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Plant report

HEIDELBERGCEMENT

Wondrous return

Rock quarrying and nature are not in conflict with one another. Recently, a young Eagle Owl was returned to the wild in the quarry of the Paderborn...

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Markets and Trends

Process

AFR Special

Buzzi Unicem SpA

From Municipal Solid Waste to energy

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as well as pure fractions of commercial industrial waste (CISW) can be pre-processed mechanically to “Carbon Verde (CBV)”...

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