Cement News tagged under: LafargeHolcim
LafargeHolcim Maroc appoints new Chairman of the Board25 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeholcim Maroc has appointed Ali Fassi Fihri, former chief executive of the National Office for Drininking Water and Electricity (ONEE), to chairman of the board. Mr Fihri, who was dismissed from ONEE by King Mohammed VI in October 2017, now replaces Tarafa Maraouane, who resigned from his position. |
LafargeHolcim to help build Africa's highest tower20 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim will play a key role in building Egypt's new capital, currently under construction 45km outside of Cairo. The city will become the country’s new administrative and financial capital, with around five million inhabitants. Among the buildings using LafargeHolcim's innovative, high-performance materials is the so-called Iconic Tower, which is set to become the highest tower in Africa with a height of 385m when completed by the end of 2020. For the Iconic Tower, LafargeHolcim is ... |
Fives FCB completes kiln and tyre replacement at Val d'Azergues plant19 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsFives FCB has successfully completed the kiln shell replacement at LafargeHolcim's Val d'Azergues plant, France. LafargeHolcim previouly signed an agreement with Fives FCB in 2018 for the replacement of 9m section of its kiln shell at the Val d’Azergues plant, including the replacement of one tyre, roller and seal. Site installation and preliminary works started in the beginning of January 2019. Mid-January replacement works were initiated: ducts were dismantled for crane access, old p... |
Yeoh Khoon Chen redesignated as Lafarge Malaysia CEO14 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Malaysia’s CFO Yeoh Khoon Cheng has been redesignated as the company’s CEO with immediate effect. On 16 November last year he was appointed interim CEO. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and joined Lafarge in 1987 as a finance manager. Since then, he has held various positions in the group’s business development, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. In January 2016, he was appointed CFO in Huaxin Cement Ltd – post which he held unt... |
LafargeHolcim acquires Colorado River Concrete13 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has completed its second US acquisition of 2019, adding Texas-based Colorado River Concrete to its list of ready-mix producers. The company serves customers in the southwestern Dallas/Fort Worth area and parts of west Texas. The new deal follows the acquisition of Transit Mix Concrete Co on 1 February this year. |
LafargeHolcim Russia appoints new CEO12 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Russia appointed M Goncharov as the new CEO of the company on 1 March 2019. G Brusco, the former chief executive, has been transferred to the group’s corporate office in Switzerland, according to AK&M. Meanwhile, E Molodtsova was affirmed as the commercial director. |
LafargeHolcim reports positive 201807 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has announced that its net sales increased 5.1 per cent on a like-for-like basis to CHF27,466m (US$27,344m) for 2018. Recurring EBITDA finished at CHF6016m, up 3.6 per cent like-for-like for the full-year period, after a positive performance by the company’s cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete segments. Net income advanced 10.8 per cent YoY to CHF1569m, compared with CHF1417m of 2017. Group sales of cement rose 4.4 per cent like-for-like at 221.9Mt, while aggregates show... |
LafargeHolcim Algeria ships first white cement exports to South Africa07 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Algérie loads its first white cement shipment onboard for export LafargeHolcim Algérie has carried out its first exports of white cement from Oran, Algeria, to South Africa. A consignment of 10,000t of “Super White” cement, produced in the company’s Oggaz plant, was shipped to Cape Town. The shipment is part of the company’s export programme, launched in 2018. In the run-up to 2021, LafargeHolcim expects to export 10Mt of grey cement clinker to west Africa. |
French judges drop case against former LafargeHolcim CEO06 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsEric Olsen, former LafargeHolcim CEO, is no longer being investigated by French judges as part of a wider investigation into whether the company helped finance terrorism in Syria. "I am very pleased that the justice system has decided to drop the investigation into me for financing terror. This decision restores my honour and will allow me to pick up the thread of my career, after I fought for long months to establish the truth," said Mr Olsen. French authorities have been investigating wh... |
Lafarge Zambia appoints new CEO06 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Zambia (LafargeHolcim group) has appointed Jimmy Khan as its new Chief Executive Officer. Board Chairman, Muna Hantuba, stated Mr Khan's appointment is with immediate effect. "Mr Khan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business with a major in Accounting and Information System from Virginia Tech University in the United States of America. His career with Lafarge spans 14 years, with his previous roles within the group having included Country Business Process Manager, Audit Manager and H... |