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CRH Magyarország Kft receives Domestic Product certification in Hungary

03 February 2021, Published under Cement News

CRH Magyarország Kft's concrete products have won Domestic Product certification in Hungary. The Domestic Product trademark is well-known and recognised among Hungarian consumers. Locally-manufactured products with at least 50 per cent Hungarian raw materials can apply for Domestic Product certification, which in addition to Hungarian origin, also represents reliable quality. CRH Magyarország, besides being a member of the international CRH Group, represents a significant local force in...

South Africa’s cement industry body to close

04 March 2013, Published under Cement News

South Africa’s Cement and Concrete Institute (C&CI) is to close down following the withdrawal of funding from some of the key funding members, local producer AfriSam disclosed in a statement on Friday.  AfriSam said it believes in the value that the C&CI offered the construction industry and explored various other options in an effort to sustain this industry body. "Unfortunately, no solution could be found. As a result, AfriSam had no choice but to tender its resignation from the Cement ...

South Africa: cement sales boom

14 February 2012, Published under Cement News

In South Africa cement sales by volume soared by 22% YoY in January to 779,003t, data released by the Cement and Concrete Institute (CNCI) showed.  January’s data is merely the latest in a string of strong YoY increases. The increase in the past five months (September to January) was 10.5% YoY with the November 2011 volumes of 1,141,248t the highest monthly total since 2008.