VICEMâs shift to sustainability
Published 09 February 2021
Vietnam’s cement industry has expanded significantly over the years, leading to considerable overcapacity – a particularly challenging issue given the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in sales falling. In response, market leader VICEM has shifted its focus to building a more sustainable production base and supplying ‘greener’ products.
VICEM’s focus has shifted from expanding production capacity to building a more sustainable production base
Owned by the Vietnamese state, the original cement plant of the Vietnam Cement Industry Corp (VICEM), Hai Phong XI Mang, was built in 1899. As a company, VICEM was formerly known as the Union of Cement Enterprises, which was established in 1979 and renamed the Vietnam Cement Corp in 1994.
Egyptian promise
Published 01 February 2021
Lafarge Egypt is among the leading companies in the domestic building materials sector with a long-standing history in the country. Despite current market headwinds and the impact of COVID-19, Solomon Baumgartner-Aviles, the newly-appointed CEO of Lafarge Egypt, explains why the country holds much promise for the group globally and the MEA region, and outlines strategies for overcoming challenges. By Lafarge Egypt, Egypt.
Lafarge Egypt provides an insight into the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s cement sector,
the company’s way out of the crisis and how the Digital Egypt strategy will future-proof operations and upskill employees
ESP morphs into bag filter
Published 26 January 2021
When electrostatic precipitators are unable to meet tighter emission regulations, it can be more economical to modify them to bag filters rather than replace them with a new bag filter. Gorco SA highlights the key points to consider. By Eduardo Sauto, Gorco SA, Spain.
Front view of the new bag filter with internal channel and bag plates
Increasingly strict environmental emissions legislation has been a key driver behind the development of advances in gas filtration technology. In the cement industry, bag filters are considered state-of-the-art gas filtration systems as their performance and durability surpasses electrostatic precipitator (ESP) technology.
Rising to the challenge
Published 25 January 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live and the way we work. CBMI has successfully navigated the impact of the crisis by progressing with construction of the Kalambaina Cement Plant Line 3 project for BUA Group in Nigeria, and continuing operation and maintenance contracts for the producer. By Xintao Zhao, Bao Tian, Xiaolong Li, Ban Ding, CBMI Construction Co, Ltd, China.
Kalambaina Cement Plant Line 3 site view, pictured in March 2020
Learning to live and work with coronavirus has become the new norm. By rising to the challenges of COVID-19-related restrictions, CBMI Construction Co has managed to successfully achieve construction of the Kalambaina Cement Plant Line 3 project as well as an operation and maintenance (O&M) contract for the BUA Group in Nigeria.
While Nigerian cement volumes rose sharply in the 3Q20 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there is limited room for strong volume and price growth. For the ol.