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VDZ Congress 2013

As Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel prepares for a third term in office, the country’s cement association VDZ gathered in Düsseldorf for its four-yearly congress. Held in the Maritim Hotel betwe...
Articles - 12 November 2013

Italcementi 3Q13 sees cement sales in North America and Asia rise

Italcementi Group sales for the year to 30 September 2013 reflected an easing in the reduction in volumes, assisted by continuing healthy performance in Asia, the confirmed upturn on the North Ame...
News - 08 November 2013

KHD interim report

KHD has released an interim report on business development, its financial position and the general economic scene. It stresses that the global economy remains sluggish, particularly due to weak gr...
News - 08 November 2013

Myanmar: government names successful joint venture cement plant bids

Myanmar's cement sector is set to expand with the prospect of several new state-led joint ventures coming into existence after the government gave the go-ahead to 13 companies to establish project...
News - 08 November 2013

India: AP cancels the Anantapur mining leases of Penna Cement

The failure of Penna Cements to begin its limestone mining operations in Thadipatri Mandal, Anantapur  district, has led the Andhra Pradesh government to force the cancellation of the mining lease...
News - 07 November 2013

Holcim management reshuffle

Holcim has announced a series of changes in their most senior management team that will further streamline and focus the leadership of the company. Bernard Terver, a member of the Holcim Executive...
News - 07 November 2013

HeidelbergCement

HeidelbergCement India, which markets its cement under the Mycem Cement brand, sold 17.7 per cent less cement at 2.21Mt, though in the third quarter a 20.9 per cent increase was recorded. The s...
Corporate - 05 November 2013

Holcim

ACC Limited in India increased cement deliveries in the three months to the end of September by 2.6 per cent to 5.546Mt, while the nine-month number was off by 0.5 per cent at 18.08Mt. The turnove...
Corporate - 05 November 2013

Holcim held back by weaker Indian and Mexican markets

Holcim's turnover for the first nine months declined by 6.1 per cent to CHF14,941m, as weaker Indian and Mexican markets hold back the company's performance. In euro terms the reduction was 8.0 pe...
News - 05 November 2013

Brazil: market developments

Brazil’s recent economic woes have impacted on the scale of the cement sector’s profits and factory utilisation rates, but there is plenty of need for capacity expansion according to industry play...
Articles - 04 November 2013