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Lafarge

Lafarge's first-half turnover eased by 4.8 per cent to EUR7248m and the EBITDA declined by 14 per cent to EUR1302m, while the trading profit fell by 21.8 per cent to EUR791m. The gain from the sal...
Corporate - 05 August 2013

Quiet handysize and panamax markets, capesize promising

Traditionally a more quiet time of the year, the freight market does not delivery any big surprises. Handysize and panamax markets see available shipping capacity outnumber actual cargoes. In the ...
News - 05 August 2013

Titan's European profitability suffers

Titan's first-half turnover improved by 4.4 per cent to €571.9m but the EBITDA fell by 17.8 per cent to €92.2m as European profitability continues to suffer. The trading profit fell by 36.6 per c...
News - 02 August 2013

PPC

Ketso Gordhan, CEO of PPC Ltd, has spoken out on behalf of the cement industry, calling on the South African government to create an infrastructure negotiation body to help kick start infrastructu...
Corporate - 26 July 2013

Lafarge hit by winter weather and lack of carbon credit sales

Lafarge's first-half turnover eased by 4.8 per cent to EUR7248m (US$9628.3m) and the EBITDA declined by 14 per cent to EUR1302m, while the trading profit fell by 21.8 per cent to EUR791m. The gain...
News - 26 July 2013

ARM Cement to spin off non-cement business

Kenya-based ARM Cement plans to spin off and list non-cement business on the Nairobi bourse within three years. “We are very hopeful that in two to three years, we will have listed the new non-c...
News - 24 July 2013

Exploring Asian advances

Cemtech Conferences and Exhibitions successfully held its annual event dedicated to Asian cement market developments over 24-27 June 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia, one of the most active and dynamic ...
Articles - 19 July 2013

Supplying Africa

The Nigerian cement industry is developing at breakneck speed, with a drive that reaches beyond the country’s borders. At the forefront of this trend is locally-based Dangote Cement. Speaking at t...
Articles - 16 July 2013

Searching for Mediterranean sun

The Mediterranean delivered a mixed bag of results in 2012. While southern Europe (France, Greece, Italy and Spain) tightened their belts as the eurozone crisis hit home and recorded an average 21...
Articles - 03 July 2013

PPC

June marks the launch of PPC’s online news service, which will provide regular updates and information to the cement industry. The new service replaces the now defunct Cement and Concrete Institut...
Corporate - 02 July 2013