International Cement Review articles tagged under : Interviews

20 April 2016

PCA celebrates 100 years: James Toscas interview

ICR prepares for the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference and Exhibition in Grapevine, Dallas, Texas, USA 15-19 May by interviewing James Toscas, PCA’s president and CEO, on the role of the PCA and the current state of the US cement industry. James Toscas, PCA President and CEO, speaking earlier this year at the PCA's Spring Congress. ICR: How would you decribe the...

06 April 2016

Dangote: a paradigm shift

An exclusive interview with Onne van der Weijde, CEO of Dangote Cement, who reveals the company's sub-Saharan growth strategy and its ongoing developments.

30 March 2016

Meeting Russian requirements

Mihail Polendakov, general manager of HeidelbergCement Russia, talks to ICR about the company's cement operations in Russia.

15 February 2016

The complete package

Aggregate Industries (AI) has become the focal point for cement output and distribution in the UK for LafargeHolcim following the transfer of ownership of some Lafarge cement assets last year. Joe Hudson, managing di...

Blazing the acquisition trail 16 December 2015

Blazing the acquisition trail

Tom Hill, CEO of Summit Materials, gives an exclusive interview on the company's impressive expansion.

11 November 2015

UBE's international aims

ICR visits UBE Machinery Corp's HQ in Japan to learn more about the company's Industrial Machinery division, as well as plans for future growth in international markets with its latest equipment advances.

Limak Cement's evolution 07 October 2015

Limak Cement's evolution

In this exclusive interview, the evolution of the Limak Cement Group is explained by CEO Gültekin Aksüyek.

02 September 2015

Brazil and beyond

ICR speaks with Walter Dissinger, CEO of Votorantim Cimentos, about the group's growing cement markets.

12 August 2015

The Cemex way: a Roundtable

Cemex's roundtable discussion reveals how the multinational's acceptance of change has helped it integrate new methods and standards across the group.

05 August 2015

Entering a world of giants

ICR interviews Christian Gagnon, CEO of McInnis Cement, Canada. The company's greenfield plant and terminal at Port-Daniel, Quebec, have been long in the making, encountering much opposition along the way.

29 April 2015

Canadian commitments

As this year’s IEEE-IAS/PCA Technical Cement Industry Conference heads to Toronto, Canada, ICR speaks with Michael McSweeney, president and CEO of the Cement Association of Canada (CAC), on the industry body’s aim to...

01 May 2015

The Galchev interview

Enhancing this month’s coverage of Russian cement markets is an exclusive interview with Filaret Galchev, chairman of the board and CEO of the recently formed Eurocement, a company better known as Shtern Cement until...

04 February 2015

Meeting market demands

ICR interviews Cemengal's MD, Dario Del Frate, on the growth of the grinding and turnkey specialist.

02 December 2014

Breedon: from the ground up

Breedon Aggregates has established itself as a successful player in the UK building materials market over a short period of time. It is the largest independent aggregates business in the UK, with downstream operation...

10 November 2014

In search of stabilisation

Ahead of the 19th AUCBM in Marrakech, Morocco, ICR speaks with Mohamed Chaïbi, president of the APC.

10 September 2014

Building a Russian presence

ICR interviews André Martin, CEO of Lafarge Russia & Ukraine, on recent achievement and future goals.