OREANDA-NEWS. February 6, 2012. Filaret Galchev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “EUROCEMENT group” Holding has been declared person of the year by decision of the editorial committee of a foreign publication called CemWeek. Filaret Galchev was given the aforementioned title as the most influential person in the cement sector for 2011.

CemWeek is an accredited, authoritative online publication which covers the following regions of the world: Europe, Asia and America. CemWeek also publishes its own magazine which called Cement Review. The above-mentioned company is the organizer of conferences in the United States, Arab countries and Europe.

The publication on the aforementioned subject contains a brief biography of Filaret Galchev, as well as the history of the establishment of the “EUROCEMENT group” Holding.

“After the moment the “EUROCEMENT group” Holding turned into a regional giant and one of the 10 largest cement producers in the world, Filaret Galchev has been involved in the implementation of the projects aimed at increasing influence of his holding in the international markets,” says the article. Also this article mentions the biggest deal in the cement industry aimed at increasing share in Holcim Company, global cement giant.

According to the publication, “One of the drivers of future growth is the domestic market. Such major infrastructure projects as Moscow expansion project, 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, the APEC 2012 Summit in Vladivostok and 2018 FIFA World Cup which will also take place in Russia will be carried out in subsequent years. By 2020, the government plans to invest 1.6 trillion U.S. dollars in transport infrastructure, thus increasing the demand for cement for the construction of roads and runways.”