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Semen Indonesia launches slag cement
Written by Global Slag staff
22 September 2017
Indonesia: Semen Indonesia has launched a new slag cement product under the brand ‘Maxstrength Cement.’ The cement producer said it was the first Portland Slag cement produced in the country. The company can producer 1500t/day of the slag cement and it is intended for use in large scale infrastructure projects that require high flexural strength, such as bridges or road flyovers.
Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp to form joint European steel company
Written by Global Slag staff
20 September 2017
Europe: Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a European steel company by merging their flat steel businesses in Europe and including ThyssenKrupp’s steel mill. The proposed 50:50 joint venture will have its headquarters in Amsterdam and will be able to supply around 21Mt/yr of flat steel products.
“The Tata Group and ThyssenKrupp have a strong heritage in the global steel industry and share similar culture and values. This partnership is a momentous occasion for both partners, who will focus on building a strong European steel enterprise. The strategic logic of the proposed joint venture in Europe is based on very strong fundamentals and I am confident that ThyssenKrupp Tata Steel will have a great future,” said N Chandrasekaran, the chairman of Tata Steel.
The merger will create the region’s second largest steel producer after ArcelorMittal. Cost synergies of up to Euro600m/yr are expected through the integration of commercial functions, research and development and other supporting activities. In addition to this, ThyssenKrupp Tata Steel would seek to improve capacity utilisation of the network across the three hubs of Ijmuiden in the Netherlands, Duisburg in Germany and Port Talbot in the UK and their related downstream facilities.
Butra HeidelbergCement launches slag cement
Written by Global Slag staff
12 September 2017
Brunei Darussalam: Butra HeidelbergCement has launched 52.5 Brunei Cement, a new slag cement in its product range. German ambassador Peter Wolff and Legislative Council member YB Ong Tiong Oh attended the launch event.
Buzzi Unicem announces purchase of 50% stake in Ecotrade
Written by Global Slag staff
06 September 2017
Italy: Buzzi Unicem has announced that it purchased a 50% stake in Ecotrade in early 2017. Ecotrade supplies industrial byproducts, such as fly ash and blast furnace slags, from power plants and steel mills to the cement industry with deliveries of over 2Mt/yr at its peak. The company is a member of the Italian Register of Environmental Operators and it has a national distribution network in Italy. Buzzi Unicem intends to use Ecotrade’s expertise to expand its operations internally.
Carbine Resources to start slag testing at Mount Morgan
Written by Global Slag staff
05 September 2017
Australia: Carbine Resources and Cement Australia intend to start a trial testing the suitability of the use of Mount Morgan slag for cement manufacturing by Cement Australia in Gladstone. Following initial tests the companies have agreed to a trial of 1000t to validate the test work. The site has over 6.5Mt of slag of which 2.9Mt will be mined as waste sitting above the Red Oxide tailings which will be mined and processed.