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Castolin Eutectic presents HeidelbergCement with Conservationist of the Year Award

Maintenance, repair, wear protection and joining specialist Castolin Eutectic has presented HeidelbergCement AG with its Conservationist of the Year Award 2014. Established in 1973, the award r...
News - 26 August 2014

Mannersdorf sale draws interest

The Mannersdorf cement plant in Austria, which has been put up for sale by Lafarge ahead of its proposed merger with Holcim, has drawn interest from three notable parties, the daily WirtschaftsBla...
News - 26 August 2014

Brazil: still on the expansion trail

Brazil’s cement producers continue to expand their capacity as they prepare for anticipated market growth. The first five months of 2014 have seen demand slowly climb 2.8 per cent to 28.8Mt, a tre...
Articles - 26 August 2014

Lafarge Zambia reports first-half profit rise

Lafarge Zambia reported a 66 per cent rise in first half profit to ZMK181m (US$29,86), due in part to favourable volumes and cost control measures.   Company chief executive officer, Emmanuel Riga...
News - 25 August 2014

Exshaw achieves environmental milestone

Lafarge Canada Inc announced its cement plant in Exshaw, Alberta, has met its target to reduce emissions of dust, sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) and oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) from its existing cement ki...
News - 21 August 2014

Lafarge Zambia considers review of headcount

Lafarge Zambia is considering reducing its workforce of 670 employees by around 30 per cent, according to a memorandum circulated by a group of unionised workers. A sales report from Lafarge dat...
News - 20 August 2014

Sustainability at Brazil’s CBC

The sixth CBC Congress of Brazil, co-hosted by Assoçiacão Brasileira de Cimento Portland (ABCP) and Sindicato Nacional Da Indústria Do Cimento (SNIC) was held in São Paulo, Brazil, on 19-21 May 20...
Articles - 20 August 2014

Argos considers acquiring Holcim and Lafarge Latin America divestments

Colombia's Cementos Argos is currently looking into acquiring the assets Lafarge and Holcim are planning to sell in Latin America, particularly Mexico and Brazil. However, it has not yet finalised...
News - 15 August 2014

Solidia Technologies signs partnership agreement with Linde Group

The US start-up Solidia Technologies has signed a partnership agreement with the Linde Group, a gases and engineering company, that includes the development, demonstration and commercialisation of...
News - 15 August 2014

Dynamis completes pryroprocessing orders

Brazil-based Dynamis has carried out a number of key pyroprocessing projects for the global cement industry over the past year. Below is an update of the company's recent cement industry reference...
News - 14 August 2014