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Lafarge's final full year turnover and EBITDA in decline

Lafarge's turnover eased by 1.9 per cent to EUR12,843m in 2014 and the EBITDA came off 2.6 per cent to EUR2721m, having fallen by 9.4 per cent in 2013. Including share of associates, turnover ease...
News - 18 February 2015

Kenya: Pokot's power plant plans

Pokot Cement plans to construct a power plant to supply its upcoming cement works in Kenya as well as the national grid. Of the 64MW capacity, 50MW will be sold to the national grid, according to...
News - 18 February 2015

Best energy consumption

When it comes to achieving the best energy consumption, what are the key factors a cement producer needs to address? In this article, extracted from the newly published Cement Plant Environmental ...
Articles - 16 February 2015

India Cements posts third-quarter net loss

India Cements Ltd posted a net loss for third quarter, compared with a profit a year ago, dragged down by muted cement sales in the south. The Chennai-based firm posted a net loss of INR116.8m, ...
News - 12 February 2015

Binani reportedly in talks to sell Rajasthan grinding unit

Binani Cement is in discussions to sell its 1.2Mta grinding unit at Neem Ka Thana, Rajasthan, to reduce debt. The company is looking for prospective buyers and is hoping to complete the sale afte...
News - 12 February 2015

ACC resumes Chaibasa mining operations, India

ACC has resumed limestone mining operations at the captive mines of its Chaibasa cement plant in Jharkhand in eastern India, the company informed the exchanges. The Holcim group company had suspe...
News - 11 February 2015

HeidelbergCement volumes boosted by North America, UK and new capacities

Preliminary full-year results from HeidelbergCement show improvements in sales volumes, revenue and operating income despite negative exchange rate effects, leading the company to describe 2014 as...
News - 10 February 2015

Mangalam Cement gets grinding go-ahead

Mangalam Cement’s board of directors have approved the construction of a new grinding plant in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that at a...
News - 10 February 2015

CRH: climbing the building materials ladder

News that CRH has beaten off competition to acquire a package of assets from Lafarge and Holcim ahead of their planned merger has been welcomed by the market, but not everyone is convinced by t...
News - 06 February 2015

Wonder Cement to double capacity, India

India-based Wonder Cement, part of the RK Marble Group, plans to more than double capacity by year-end. The company, which operates a 3.35Mta cement works in Nimbahera, in the northern Indian stat...
News - 04 February 2015