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DTI requests further information on Philippine pricing

Philippine cement producers have until next week to provide the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) with further information explaining reasons behind their higher selling prices. Last month...
News - 06 May 2013

Lafarge Canada Inc in multi-partner initiative to invest $8m in low carbon fuels

Lafarge Canada Inc, Natural Resources Canada, the Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy and Carbon Management Canada announced in a statement that they are joining forces and inves...
News - 06 May 2013

Lafarge

Lafarge is pulling out of the cement market in Ukraine, where it is set to drop from fifth to sixth place when Altcom's two new production lines are both in service. The proposed sale of the 1....
Corporate - 03 May 2013

OCI to settle tax dispute with Lafarge

OCI has agreed to pay about EGP7bn (US$1bn) over five years to settle a tax dispute on the sale of its cement unit to Lafarge back in 2007, Bloomberg has reported. The payments will start in Ma...
News - 02 May 2013

Baring Asia in talks with Lafarge India for minority stake

Private equity firm Baring Asia is said to be in advanced talks with Lafarge India to invest about US$240m for a minority stake, according to reports by Reuters. The deal is likely to be announce...
News - 01 May 2013

Opportunities in new Africa

Africa is a land of opportunity, rich in potential and certainly the next challenge for many cement producers. The sub-Saharan region is changing rapidly and the race is on to be a part of the gro...
Articles - 01 May 2013

Lafarge sells Ukraine cement plant to CRH

Lafarge is to sell its cement activities in Ukraine to CRH plc for an enterprise value of EUR96m. Lafarge, through its subsidiary Mykolaivtsement, operates a 1.3Mta integrated wet-process work...
News - 26 April 2013

Sinoma: prepared for the future

International Cement Review speaks with Mr Wu Shoufu, president of Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd of China, about the company’s structure, its growing success in the cement industry and p...
Articles - 24 April 2013

South Korean cement producers to withdraw price hikes

Major cement producers in South Korea have withdrawn price rises announced earlier in 2013 and will maintain current prices for a year. Manufacturers such as Tongyang Cement, Hanil Cement and S...
News - 24 April 2013

Waste processing facility launched, Philippines

The Mundo Verde Corporation, in partnership with the Quezon local government, has officially launched a waste processing facility in Payatas, Quezon City, to turn municipal waste into fuel for u...
News - 23 April 2013