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Lafarge awaits gov't decision on petcoke usage, Egypt

Lafarge has been ordered by Egypt’s Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs (MSEA) to halt its preparations to build storage units for petcoke, according to a statement by the ministry on Tues...
News - 07 February 2014

Eagle Materials boosted by acquisition

Including its share of the jointly-owned Texas Lehigh Cement, the turnover of Eagle Materials for the first nine months to 31 December 2013 rose by 37.2 per cent to US$757m. The trading profit ...
News - 05 February 2014

Lafarge Pakistan to issue 143m to Pakistan Cement Holdings

Lafarge Pakistan Cement Ltd (LPCL) has received formal approval from the country's Securities and Exchange Commission to issue 143m shares to its holding company at par value (PKR10/share). Thi...
News - 04 February 2014

HeidelbergCement

HeidelbergCement's Belgian subsidiary CBR has further increased its position as the leading cement producer in Belgium by the acquisition of the Espabel cement grinding plant in the port of Ghent ...
Corporate - 04 February 2014

Lafarge

Lafarge Republic in the Philippines, is building an additional cement mill at the Norzagaray works. This will provide an additional capacity of 0.85Mta and should come online during the second qua...
Corporate - 04 February 2014

Philippines: cement prices start to rise

Local cement manufacturers raised prices from 1 February 2014 by an average of PHP8/40kg (US$0.17/40kg) bag of cement to PHP220 (US$4.85) from PHP212 (US$4.67) per bag amid strong demand for ceme...
News - 04 February 2014

Nigeria: coalition demand 42.5 grade of cement

A coalition of civil society groups and professional bodies in the construction industry is launching a campaign in Nigeria for the standardisation of cement production and importation. Specifical...
News - 04 February 2014

Canada: competitors annoyed at government funding of cement project

The Quebec government has drawn criticism regarding its CAD250m (US$225m) guaranteed loan for the new McInnis Cement plant at Port-Daniel-Gascons. The McInnis project is scheduled to produce 2Mt...
News - 03 February 2014

CeMAP recognised for sustainability efforts

The Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) has been recognised for its sustainable development initiatives, beating 38 other industry organisations in the Sustainable Develop...
News - 03 February 2014

Port-Daniel cement investment, Canada

Canada is expected to contribute CAD350m (US$313m) to build a 2Mta cement plant in Port-Daniel. The investment, will take the shape of repayable loans and participation, Pauline Marois, premier o...
News - 30 January 2014