Although economic growth in Romania slowed in 2005, cement demand remained strong with only marginal downgrading expected for the coming years as EU funding continues to support construction.
Construction output in the EU27 fell by 1.7 per cent in the euro area and 1.1 per cent in March 2013, compared with the previous month, according to first estimates released by Eurostat, the stati...
HeidelbergCement's turnover improved by 8.9 per cent last year to EUR14,020.2m (US$17,927m) while the EBITDA was ahead by 6.7 per cent to EUR2477.2m. At the trading level, the improvement reached ...
Lafarge's turnover increased by 3.5 per cent in 2012 to EUR15,816m and the EBITDA improved by 7.2 per cent to EUR3450m. The trading profit showed a 12 per cent recovery EUR2440m and net financial ...
Full-year 2012 results published by global cement major Lafarge showed strong growth in emerging markets and improvements in operational performance, and it now expects to meet most of its cost-cu...
Holcim's turnover for the first nine months improved by 4.8% to CHF16,198m, while in euro terms there was a 7.8% increase to €13,438m and in US dollar terms there was a 1.8% decline. The Asia Pac...
Holcim Serbia has appointed Romanian national Claudiu Soare as its new CEO, Holcim said in a statement. Soare takes over the position from Gustavo Navarro. Soare has been a member at Holcim Roman...
Eurostat data published earlier this week shows that August was the eighth month in a row to register YoY declines in Eurozone construction output among member states – the latest confirmation tha...
The first half of 2012 has continued to be difficult for European cement markets with the sovereign debt crisis casting its shadow over construction activity and poor first-quarter weather affecti...
