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Are lower coal prices what the cement industry needs?

This week ICR takes a look at the downward trend in coal prices and discusses whether cement producers will benefit from the drop in prices or whether the cement sector should be looking more at s...
News - 26 April 2019

CRH reports positive 1Q19

Ahead of tomorrow's AGM, CRH reports that the group has had a positive start to the year with 1Q19 like-for-like group sales seven per cent ahead of 1Q18. Sales volumes benefited from mild weather...
News - 24 April 2019

Ukraine picks up the pace

Ahead of the forthcoming UkrCemFor 2019 conference in Kiev next month, Pavlo Kachur, chairman of the Association of Cement Producers of Ukraine (Ukrcement), provides a timely update on the domesti...
Articles - 17 April 2019

Event Preview: 61st IEEE-IAS/PCA 2019 St Louis

This year’s IEEE-IAS/PCA 2019 Cement Industry Technical Conference is being held at the St Louis Convention Center, MO, USA on 28 April - 2 May 2019. The conference theme is: 'Sustainable strength...
Articles - 09 April 2019

CRH completes fourth phase of share buyback

CRH plc has completed the fourth phase of its share buyback programme, returning a further EUR200m of cash to shareholders, according to a press release. Between 2 January and 29 March 2019, 7....
News - 02 April 2019

China’s top cement producers

In this list of the top cement producers in China, ranked by their annual clinker capacity, the main consolidating forces such as CNBM and Anhui Conch inhabit much of the higher levels of the rank...
Articles - 27 March 2019

FCT Combustion wins Ash Grove burner project and other cement orders

FCT Combustion has won a contract to convert both kilns at Ash Grove Cement's Louisville plant, NE, USA to natural gas firing. The supply will include Gyro-Therm™ MKII burners, natural valve train...
News - 20 March 2019

CRH

CRH's turnover improved by 6.2 per cent in 2018 to EUR26,790m and EBITDA was ahead by seven per cent to EUR3365m. The trading profit rose by 3.9 per cent to EUR2177m. The net interest charge was 5...
Corporate - 04 March 2019

CRH announces board update

CRH has announced that Don McGovern will step down from its Board of Directors on 25 April 2019, after serving two three-year terms. "On behalf of the board I would like to thank Don for his com...
News - 04 March 2019

CRH sees 31% hike in group net profit in 2018

CRH reported a six per cent increase in sales revenues to EUR26.79bn in 2018 from EUR25.22bn in 2017. The company’s EBITDA advanced seven per cent to EUR3.365bn in 2018 when compared with EUR3.146...
News - 28 February 2019