Economy & Market

Sustainability Matrix: Monomer Case

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7 years ago

September 30, 2018

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Located in the remote Pilbara region of northwestern Australia, SINO iron ore project is the largest monomer mining project in Australia to be invested by China. Design, construction, and communication were difficult on this project because construction standards and management concepts between China and Australia differ and construction resources were insufficient. The highly precise installation requirements further contributed to design, transport, and installation challenges. The Northern Engineering & Technology Incorporation, MCC formed a BIM team to implement a combined design and construction concept that focused on modular construction.

BCITIC Pacific Mining’s (CPM) Sino Iron project at Cape Preston is located 100 km southwest of Karratha, in Western Australia’s resource rich Pilbara region. The largest magnetite mining and processing operation in Australia, downstream processing operations currently consist of six production lines. Sino Iron takes magnetite ore and through a beneficiation process creates a high grade, premium iron ore concentrate that is exported for use in steelmaking.

A fully integrated mining, processing and export operation, Sino Iron incorporates some of the most innovative processes and supporting facilities to produce and transport its product to market. This includes a mining fleet with some of the world’s largest equipment, a combined-cycle gas fired power station with design capacity of 480 MW, a 51 gigalitre desalination plant and the first greenfield port to be built in the Pilbara in more than four decades.

Since late 2013, Sino Iron has been shipping premium magnetite concentrate to CITIC’s special steel plants as well as other steel producers in China.

Magnetite concentrate from Sino Iron is of a high quality with the advantage of having a low alumina and phosphorus content. There is strong demand in China for this type of product, as it is an ideal material for pellet making – the preferred feed in the steelmaking process. Pioneering the development of Australia’s magnetite industry, Sino Iron is poised to deliver significant long-term economic and community benefits to both Australia and China for decades to come.

The team used AECOsim Building Designer, MicroStation, and OpenPlant Modeler to design a variety of 3D models and imported them into RAM for finite element analysis. Navigator was used to perform collision detection. Bentley’s integrated modeling applications simulated a module assembly and construction environment, which enabled potential problems to be identified and resolved in advance, improving construction efficiency and shortening the construction period. The BIM solution facilitated accurate drawing extractions in compliance with general international standards, reducing design changes by 80 per cent.

Economy & Market

Celebrating Haryana’s Wrestling Heroes: Nuvoco Concludes 45-Day ‘Sabse Khaas Pehelwaan’ Campaign

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2 days ago

May 7, 2025

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Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd., India’s fifth-largest cement group by capacity, successfully concluded the grand finale of ‘Sabse Khaas Pehelwaan’, presented by Nuvoco Duraguard Cement, on May 2, 2025, at New Delhi’s iconic Talkatora Indoor Stadium. The wrestling championship, rooted in Haryana’s rich sporting culture, was a celebration of strength, resilience, and community pride—values that mirror the essence of Nuvoco’s Duraguard Cement brand.

The 45-day campaign attracted over 1,500 participants from all 22 districts of Haryana, culminating in a high-energy finale featuring the top contenders from district-level qualifiers. The competition included freestyle bouts across multiple weight classes for both men and women. The winners were awarded cash prizes of ₹1,00,000 for first place, ₹50,000 for second, and ₹25,000 each for the joint third-place finishers. Notably, champions such as Aakash Kumar (61 kg), Jaideep (74 kg), Anirudh (125 kg), Parveen (53 kg), Neha (62 kg), and Priya (76 kg) will also be featured as micro-market brand ambassadors, deepening Nuvoco’s local engagement.

Chirag Shah, Head of Marketing, Innovation and Sales Excellence at Nuvoco, said, “Sabse Khaas Pehelwaan brought our brand closer to the heart of Haryana by uniting sport, culture, and community. This platform not only showcased remarkable athleticism but reinforced Duraguard Cement’s brand values of strength and durability.”

Manish Kumar, Head of North Sales, added, “Haryana is a vital market for Nuvoco. Through this campaign, we’ve built authentic relationships and increased brand trust at the grassroots level. It has opened new avenues for engagement and sustainable growth.”

The event’s live broadcast, combined with vibrant community events and digital outreach, created a powerful blend of cultural celebration and brand building across one of India’s most dynamic regions.

Concrete

UltraTech Cement boosts capacity with new clinker line

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3 weeks ago

April 21, 2025

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UltraTech Cement has commissioned a 3.35 million tonnes per annum (Mt/yr) brownfield clinker line and one of two 2.7Mt/yr cement grinding mills at its Maihar facility in Madhya Pradesh. The second mill is expected to be operational in Q1 of FY2026. The company has also expanded its Dhule (1.2Mt/yr) and Durgapur (0.6Mt/yr) grinding units and inaugurated its first bulk terminal in Lucknow with a 1.8Mt/yr handling capacity.

Concrete

Ambuja Cements gets a new CEO

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3 weeks ago

April 21, 2025

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Ambuja Cements has named Vinod Bahety as its CEO for a three-year term, following Ajay Kapur’s elevation to Managing Director. Bahety, formerly the company’s CFO, brings over 25 years of experience in finance and manufacturing, including a previous role as Group Head of M&A at Adani Group. Other key appointments include Rakesh Tiwary as CFO, Madhavi Isanaka as Chief Digital Officer, Vaibhav Dixit as Manufacturing Head, and Ashwin Raikundaliya as Chief Sustainability Officer.

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