Hakan Gürdal has been appointed as the managing director of Morocco ’ s Ciments du Maroc , a subsidiary of HeidelbergCement , according to the Telquel newspaper . Gürdal , who succeeds Nabil Francis , graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Yildiz in Istanbul , and has an MBA in International Management from the University of Istanbul . He then joined Çanakkale Çimento in 1992 . In 2016 , he was appointed as a member of the board of directors of HeidelbergCement , and has since been in charge of the Africa-Eastern Mediterranean region . Since the beginning of 2017 , he has been responsible for purchasing .
The board of Nigerian Stock Exchange-listed ( NSE ) Lafarge Africa , a subsidiary of Lafarge Holcim , has approved the company ’ s merger with the United Cement Company of Nigeria ( Unicem ) and Atlas Cement Company following the approval of the necessary regulatory bodies , according to the Nigerian Tribune . According to a statement signed by company secretary Edith Onwuchekwa , the board authorised the company to “ undertake a business combination / merger with Unicem and Atlas Cement Company Limited ” and to “ enter into any agreement and do all that is necessary to negotiate and implement the merger among UniCem and Atlas .” Onwuchekwa stressed that Lafarge “ will seek the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) and all other relevant regulatory bodies in furtherance of the implementation of the merger .”
The cement plant at BUA Group ’ s Obu Cement factory in Okpella , Edo State ,
Nigeria , was officially commissioned by Nigerian vice-president Yemi Osinbajo on 30 August 2017 . Osinbajo was also present for the ground breaking of the plant ’ s three million-tonne-per-year second line , which will double the USD1-billion plant ’ s annual production capacity . According to BUA Group chairman / CEO Abdulsamad Rabiu , the plant is engineered to be the most environmentally friendly cement plant in Africa with advanced duct emission systems , and uses natural gas for both the kiln and the power plant . BUA has also started construction of a USD300-million greenfield cement plant in Sokoto State , with an annual production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes , which will be commissioned in 2018 .
Sew-Eurodrive SA achieves export success with its IE3-compliant motors
To comply with the increasingly stringent requirements of energy-efficiency class IE3 in the European Union ( EU ), Sew- Eurodrive South Africa decided to introduce the new DRN series as its standard range of electric motors . This is of particular benefit to the OEM ’ s crossborder customers , who have to comply with international ‘ green ’ requirements .
Recent successes in this regard include a major order for a Zimbabwean tobacco company .
The new DRN range effectively sets a benchmark for energy efficiency in the industry , meaning that customers buying
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The entire order was dispatched to Zimbabwe by Sew-Eurodrive South Africa on 28 pallets in a single long-haul load truck .
Sew-Eurodrive gearboxes from Sew-Eurodrive South Africa automatically receive IE3-compliant motors . This was the main selling point with the Zimbabwean project , which saw the tobacco company move away from competitor products in order to standardise on Sew-Eurodrive .
“ What opened the door for us here were the main technological advantages of our motors , namely the premium IE3 efficiency , together with the IP 65 rating and Class H insulation , which makes these units ideal for the application ,” Sew-Eurodrive South Africa export engineer Philip Steyn comments .
A particular feature of this project is that Sew-Eurodrive arranged the transportation as well , with the entire order dispatched on 28 pallets in a
The premium energy efficiency of the IE3-compliant DRN range is resulting in export success for Sew-Eurodrive South Africa .
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