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CRH appoints Richard Boucher as a non-executive director

CRH has announced the appointment of Richard Boucher to the board as a non-executive director, with effect from 1 March 2018. Mr Boucher has extensive experience in financial services, and was ...
News - 02 March 2018

CRH FY17 results see sales of EUR27.6bn

CRH has released its full year 2017 results and reports sales of EUR27.6 bn, up two per cent on 2016 on a like-for-like basis. EBITDA was up six per cent to EUR3.3bn from EUR3.14bn in 2016. The EB...
News - 01 March 2018

China National Building Materials (CNBM)

China National Building Materials (CNBM) has been named as one of the founding companies of the new Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA). The GCCA, which is made up of nine cement and concr...
Corporate - 22 February 2018

A greener and more vibrant French cement industry

This week ICR reported that LafargeHolcim will spend several million euros on its Val d'Azergues cement plant in France. It is the latest action in an ongoing drive by French cement producers to...
News - 09 February 2018

CRH

CRH announced the completion of the sale of its Americas Distribution business for US$2630m at the beginning of January.    
Corporate - 02 February 2018

Philippines: a clean bill of health

More than a year has passed since President Rodrigo R Duterte took office in the Philippines and the country’s cement market continues to see strong growth. However, incumbents face challenges in ...
Articles - 31 January 2018

Leading cement companies form the GCCA

Nine leading companies in the cement sector have launched the Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA). The founding members are Cemex, CNBM, CRH, Dangote, Eurocement, HeidelbergCement, Lafarge...
News - 31 January 2018

CRH Ciment SA and Comnord SA accepts Romania’s Competition Council fine for unauthorised merger

CRH Ciment and Comnord SA have been retrospectively fined RON3,056,314 (US$802,409) by Romania’s Competition Council for the implementation of a merger carried out before receiving the council's a...
News - 16 January 2018

CRH

Having started a process of due diligence, CRH has decided not to proceed with a bid for the African cement producer Pretoria Portland Cement.
Corporate - 03 January 2018

CRH completes US distribution operation divestment

CRH plc reached an agreement to divest its Americas Distribution business for a total cash consideration of US$2.63bn on 24 August 2017, and the company has announced today that this transaction i...
News - 03 January 2018