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Lafarge and Holcim to make portfolio decisions in India

Holcim Ltd and Lafarge SA may sell some assets in India to clear the competition hurdle and are considering units in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh where the two companies have common presence. Holc...
News - 16 June 2014

Malaysia’s steady rise

As Cemtech Asia hosts its annual industry event in the vibrant city of Kuala Lumpur, we take a look at the prospects for the Malaysian cement sector where progress of government-led investments an...
Articles - 16 June 2014

Going under cover

Metal dome technology has ’covered’ an entire world of clinker, cement and raw materials facilities. During the handling of large volumes of dry bulk materials, cement companies are increasingly l...
Articles - 09 June 2014

Lafarge Nigeria calls for review of labelling

Lafarge Nigeria is calling for proper product labelling by manufacturers to address the wrong application of cement products. Lanre Opakunle, the company’s General Manager, Industrial Performanc...
News - 09 June 2014

EU clears Holcim and Cemex deal in Germany

Holcim has received unconditional clearance by the European Commission for its proposed acquistion of Cemex West in Germany. The decision follows a detailed Phase II review by the European Commiss...
News - 06 June 2014

Lafarge

Lafarge's first-quarter turnover declined by 1.6 per cent to EUR2633m under IFRS11 and by 0.4 per cent to EUR3136m under the accounting method previously used. The EBITDA edged ahead by 0.3 per ce...
Corporate - 05 June 2014

Lafarge to merge South Africa and Nigerian units

Lafarge has announced it is to consolidate its African operations by combining its businesses in Nigeria and South Africa. Lafarge will transfer its shares in its Nigerian and South African opera...
News - 04 June 2014

Ciments du Maroc to invest in grinding unit

Ciments du Maroc will be investing MAD170m (US$20.7m) in a new grinding unit in Jorf Lasfar, 110km southwest of Casablanca. The grinding centre will have a capacity of around 0.45Mta. Located 5...
News - 03 June 2014

Dangote Cement to sell first cement in Cameroon in July

Dangote Cement will start selling cement produced in its factory in Cameroon from July onwards. It expects works on its new plant to be finalised within a month, according to the company. Repre...
News - 02 June 2014

Lafarge Algeria awards Sinoma Djamoura contract

Sinoma has been awarded its second cement plant project in Algeria as the Lafarge-Souakri joint venture signed the turnkey contract for its Djamoura works in Biskra. The new works will have a pr...
News - 30 May 2014