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Asia will drive cement growth, says Italcementi chief executive

Italcementi Group foresees stronger growth of 2-3 per cent this year, with the key driver being Asia, backed by economic recoveries in the European Union and North America. Given the expected str...
News - 16 March 2015

Bangladesh: MI Cement will package growth

MI Cement Factory Ltd plans to grow on the back of higher domestic cement demand. Bangladesh is expecting rapid development in terms of new public infrastructure, communication and housing facilit...
News - 16 March 2015

Cimaf inaugurates Ouadgadougou works

Morocco’s Ciments de L’Afrique (Cimaf) is close to inaugurating its Ouagadougou plant in Burkina Faso. The 0.5Mta works represents an investment of XOF25bn (US$40m), according to local press repor...
News - 13 March 2015

Vicat shows good profit growth in the USA, India and Africa

Vicat’s turnover increased by six per cent in 2014 to EUR2422.7m and the EBITDA emerged 3.6 per cent ahead at EUR442m, while at unchanged parameters the increases would have been eight and seven p...
News - 11 March 2015

Jaipur plant proposals, India

Five new cement plants will be set up in Jaipur, the largest city of the northern Indian state of Rajasthan,  with a total production capacity of around 3Mta. The mines department has issued a let...
News - 10 March 2015

Italcementi improves margins

Italcementi's 2014 turnover declined by a further 1.8 per cent to EUR4155.6m but the underlying EBITDA did improve by 3.2 per cent to EUR649.1m. The depreciation charge declined by 3.1 per cent...
News - 06 March 2015

HeidelbergCement inaugurates 0.7Mta CimBurkina works

HeidelbergCement has started production at its 0.7Mta CimBurkina grinding plant in Kossodo, Burkina Faso. The EUR42m grinding facility will be supplied with clinker from HeidelbergCement’s new 1....
News - 06 March 2015

Holcim

Holcim's turnover declined by 3.1 per cent in 2014 to CHF19,110m and in euro terms there was a 1.8 per cent reduction to EUR15,734m, while in US$ terms there was a 1.9 per cent decline. The operat...
Corporate - 05 March 2015

Lafarge

Lafarge's turnover eased by 1.9 per cent to EUR12,843m in 2014 and EBITDA came off 2.6 per cent to EUR2721m, having fallen by 9.4 per cent in 2013. Including share of associates, turnover eased by...
Corporate - 05 March 2015

HeidelbergCement

The preliminary figures from HeidelbergCement show a four per cent improvement in turnover last year to EUR12,614m, or by 8.4 per cent on a comparative basis and according to the latest accounting...
Corporate - 05 March 2015