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CSN Cimento is closing in on Brazilian plant acquisition

Brazilian steelmaker CSN is in talks to acquire Cimento Elizabeth for roughly US$250m, the Valor Economico newspape...

UK builders merchant announces cement shortages

Travis Perkins is warning that around 40 per cent of its branch network does not have enough cement to supply UK ...

CIMAF intent on west African expansion

West Africa has been enjoying a period of high demand growth over the last decade, and this has been accompanied by ...

Zambezi Portland Cement allows retail purchases direct from plant

Zambia’s Zambezi Portland Cement has allowed the direct retail purchase of cement from its cement plant to reduce pr...

Lucky Cement sees 6% decline in revenue

Taiwan’s Lucky Cement has seen its revenue stay largely flat at TWD357.04m (US$12.87m) in May 2021, compared to TWD3...

Fancesa considers lowering prices

Bolivia-based Fancesa is looking to lower prices to improve its sales and is changing its selling practices. "Our ...

LafargeHolcim joins the World Ocean Council

In celebration of World Ocean Day, LafargeHolcim joins the World Ocean Council (WOC), a global, cross-sectoral indus...

The Concrete Initiative becomes an official partner of the New European Bauhaus vision

The Concrete Initiative (TCI) has been approved as an Official Partner of the New European Bauhaus, an EU initiative...

Advanced grinding technology to reduce CO2

Dr Michael Clark considers the role of grinding technology in reducing clinker content but retaining the cement stre...

Argentina's cement market expands 35% YoY in May

Cement consumption in Argentina declined 7.8 per cent MoM to 874,187t in May 2021 but surged 34.8 per cent YoY from ...

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