News from Contimpianti: Increase of export cement transport line capacity for loading on ships and replacement of the old pneumatic transport system with a new mechanical one.

Etna(Mungibeddu or simply ‘a Muntagna in the Sicilian dialect) is the most impressive volcano in Europe: 3330 metres above sea level, a perimeter of 210 km for a total area of 1600 square kilometres. This giant is always active and at times explodes, suddenly and violently.

2009 opens with some important innovations in how we communicate.
TEAMNETWORK has decided to start its season of meetings by offering its community a cycle of information, communications and updates through the most modern web service: a Newsletter.

In a climate of growing globalization, companies have to reconsi- der their objectives and adapt their strategic plans.
In a world where the development of communication systems, of transport logistics has led to the opening of markets which are geographically distant but with low production costs, competition, often based on price, has to use other elements as levers. Factors such as product quality and customer response time thus take on great importance.

FICEm APCAC PANAmA 8-11/09/2008

The FICEM-APCAC congress was held in September in Pana- ma, for the first time bringing together FICEM (Inter-American Federation of Cement) and APCAC (Association of Cement Producers of the Caribbean, which is made up of 36 manufacturing companies, 15 institutes, 6 associations and represents 28 countries).