This month in Our Members
  • Spanish Cement Manufacturers Grouping (Agrupación de Fabricantes de Cemento de España (OFICEMEN)
  • Spanish Institute of Cement and its Applications (Instituto Español del Cemento y sus Aplicaciones (IECA)

Coming in March:

  • Argos: Sustainable Developement Report 2007
 
The Cement Industry in Spain

According to the Spanish Cement Manufacturers Association (OFICEMEN), the consumption of cement ended the financial year of 2007 w ith 56 million tons, number that represents a growth of 0.3% in respect to 2006.

OFICEMEN assures that the cement industry is on a change of cycle process, mainly motivated by the decrement presented in the residential construction and, as consequence, will cause an inflexion point in the sector, which has attained historical records of consumption and production over the last decade.


The Spanish cement sector and sustainability

The Spanish Cement Manufacturers Association (OFICEMEN), that currently integrates 13 companies devoted to cement manufacturing and acts in representation of the industry's interests in this country, shares with the members of FICEM-APCAC a report on the sustainability agenda for the execution of an environmental policy on behalf of the sector in Spain, conformed by the recycling of mineral residues, fuels recovery, and the efficient use of energy.


 

The Spanish Institute of Cement and its Applications
 
The Spanish Institute of Cement and its Applications (IECA) founded in 1985, is a private Institute of technical character dedicated to the study, advising, spreading of cement, concrete, and its derivates knowledge and technologies.

 
 
FICEM-APCAC Communication Commission Workshop

The last 4th March it was celebrated in Argos Cements' offices in Bogota, Colombia, the aligning meeting of the FICEM-APCAC Communication Commission and Institutes Commission.

The meeting had as purpose the socialization of the new Federation's management model, directed to the member institutes, in order to facilitate leveling and aligning processes, key in the context of the FICEM-APCAC Institutional Strengthening strategy.

In parallel, it was developed the first encounter of the year of the Institutes Commission and the Road, Housing, Concrete Products, and Education committees of the Federation.


New FICEM-APCAC Publication
The FICEM-APCAC Road Committee shares with the cement industry members of the region, the Pavement Rehabilitation International Seminar Memories. Ask for your publication at the mail:info@ficem.org

The Inter-American Cement Federation FICEM-APCAC recommends...
 
 

2008

April

Costa Rica

Name: Technicians in Laboratory Tests for Fresh Concrete
Limited Spaces
Date: 3rd to 25th April, 2008
Place: San José, Costa Rica
Information: adriana_meneses@iccyc.com

Argentina

Name: Inter-jointed Pavement Construction Seminar
Date: 23 April
Information: www.icpa.org.ar

Guatemala

Name: 6th Construction Industry International Fair ?Our Meeting Point Date: 30th April to 4th May 2008
City: Guatemala-Parque de la Industria
Information: http://www.construguate.com/futuros.php

United States

Name: ASBI Grouting Certification Training
Date: 14th ? 15th April
City: Austin, Texas
Information: American Segmental Bridge Institute
9201 N. 25th Avenue, Suite 150B
Phoenix, Arizona 85021
Ph: (602) 997-9964 n Fax: (602) 997-9965
Web: www.asbi-assoc.org n Email: asbi@earthlink.net
http://www.asbi-assoc.org/grouting/registration/index.cfm

May

Argentina

Name: Workforce destined for housing construction with Concrete Blocks and Cobbles Training Workshop
Date: 21st May
Information: www.icpa.org.ar

Guatemala

Name: Industrialized Housing International Seminar
Date: 26th and 27th May
City: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Information mail: xsapon@iccg.org.gt
Ph: 502 24133565 extension 4003
 
Name: Premixed Concrete Inter-American Federation Assembly
Date: 28th and 29th May
City: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Web: http://www.hormigonfihp.org/

United States

Name: 2008 Concrete Bridge Conference
Date: 4th ? 6th May
City: Hyatt Regency, St. Louis, Missouri
Information: Shrinivas B. Bhidé, SE, PE, PhD
Bridge Program Manager
Portland Cement Association
5420 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, IL 60077-1083
847.972.9100
sbhide@cement.org

Chile

Name: XXXIII Structural Engineering South-American Journeys
Date: 26th ? 30th May
Organizer: Universidad Central de Chile
Information: jornadas2008@ucentral.cl
Escuela de Ingeniería Civil en Obras Civiles
http://ingenieria.ucentral.cl/oocc/jornadas2008/inicio.htm - http://ingenieria.ucentral.cl/oocc/jornadas2008/

June

Argentina

Name: Workforce destined for housing construction with Concrete Blocks and Cobbles Training Workshop
Date: 11th to 14th June
Information: www.icpa.org.ar
 
Name: Concrete Blocks Masonry Workshop.
Date: 25th June
Information: www.icpa.org.ar

Costa Rica

Name: Technicians in Laboratory Tests for Aggregates and Harden Concrete
Date: 5th to 27th June, 2008
Place: San José, Costa Rica
Information: adriana_meneses@iccyc.com

Chile

Name: XXIII UIA World Congress Torino 2008 - Transmitting Architecture - 23rd International Union of Architects World Congress
Date: 29th June to 3 July
Organizer: Universidad Central de Chile
City: Turin - Italia
Information: International Union of Architects - Worldwide Community of Architects
Contact E-mails: info@uia2008torino.org
http://www.uia2008torino.org/

July

El Salvador

Name: 5th National and 1st Central-American Housing Forum
Date: 9th to 12th July
City: San Salvador, El Salvador
Information: www.iscyc.net

August

Costa Rica

Name: Concrete Masonry International Seminar and II Concrete Masonry Buildings Contest
Date: 7th and 8th August
City: HoPh San José Palace, San José de Costar Rica
Information: www.iccyc.com
 
Name: Technicians in Laboratory Tests for Concrete Masonry
Date: 7th to 28th August, 2008
Place: San José, Costa Rica
Information: www.iccyc.com

Argentina

Name: Workforce destined for housing construction with Concrete Blocks and Cobbles Training Workshop
Date: 20th August
Information: www.icpa.org.ar

Brazil

Name: Concrete Show 2008
Date: 27th-29th August
City: Sao Pablo, Brazil
Information: www.concreteshow.com

September

Panama

Name: XXV FICEM-APCAC Technical Conferences
Date: 8th, 9th and 10th September 2008
City: Panama City
Information: Xiomara Frías
E-mail: xfrias@ficemapcac.org

Argentina

Name: Inter-jointed Pavement Construction Seminar
Date: 24th September
Information: www.icpa.org.ar

October

Mexico

Name: 18th FICEM-APCAC General Assembly and Congress
Date: 15th, 16th and 17th October
City: Cancun, Mexico
Information: www.ficem.org

Argentina

Name: Workforce destined for housing construction with Concrete Blocks and Cobbles Training Workshop
Date: 22nd October
Information: www.icpa.org.ar

Dominican Republic

Name: Cement Production Seminar 2008
Date: 27th ? 31st October 2008
City: Dominican Republic
Information: Ms. Dina Wanamaker
FLSmidth, Inc.
Sr. Coordinator Training
Ph: 610.264.6223
Fax: 610.264.6031
E-mail: dina.wanamaker@flsmidth.com

November

Argentina

Name: Concrete Blocks Masonry Workshop
Date: 18th November
Information: www.icpa.org.ar
 
Name: Workforce destined for housing construction with Concrete Blocks and Cobbles Training Workshop
Date: 19th November
Information: www.icpa.org.ar

Spain

Name: IV ACHE Congress
Date: 24th to 27th November
City: Valencia, Spain
Information: congresovalencia@e-ache.com
E- mail: www.e-ache.com

 

 
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