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).

The “Mani (Hands)” social project was created in 2007 in the sports association Albatro of Siracusa for the purpose of com- bining excellence in sport.

“Panta rhei” said a famous Greek philosopher, i.e. “everything flows” and therefore is transformed.

History repeats itself... Less than two months after the official inauguration of the Cap Vracs site in Fos sur Mer (Marseilles, south of France)

The competitive energy of markets characterized by globalization, today more than ever, requires increasing organizational capacity aimed at training and making the most of human resources, based on intangible values.