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Lithuania’s limestone reserves sufficient for decades to come

In 2016 cement companies mined around 680,000m 3 of limestone suitable for cement production in Lithuania, accordin...

Brazil: Votorantim/ArcelorMittal to combine steel businesses

ArcelorMittal Brasil SA and Votorantim SA announced the signing of a definitive agreement, which will see Votorantim...

USA: Summit cement profits rise 45% on back of higher volumes and prices

In a trading statement for 2016, Summit Materials has announced that profits at its cement business rose by 45.1 per...

UK: Quinn Cement seeks sustainable future

To achieve a more sustainable manufacturing process and further decrease imported fossil fuel consumption, Quinn Cem...

Holcim to invest EUR900,000+ in Carboneras in 2017

Holcim has earmarked EUR900,000 to carry out a series of capex projects in 2017 at its Carboneras plant in Spain. Pr...

Mexico: Fives FCB commissions second Horromill® at Tula

Fives FCB has commissioned the second FCB Horomill ® unit at the Tula grinding plant of Cementos Fortaleza SA de CV...

A case for low-lime cement

The cement and concrete industry is re-inventing itself through new and efficient processes to not only reverse its ...

PPC will strengthen its hand with AfriSam merger

The focus of a potential merger in South Africa between two major cement producers caught the eye this week. PPC and...

ARM cement plans Kenya capacity boost

Kenya's ARM Cement plans to expand its grinding capacity at its Athi River plant in Kenya to add 0.5Mta of cement to...

Lafarge Algeria to export clinker from 2018

Lafarge Algeria is preparing to export grey clinker from its local plants from 2018. The group already exports white...

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