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HeidelbergCement net loss widens, confirms 2013 outlook

HeidelbergCement said its first-quarter loss widened in the first quarter of 2013 compared to a year ago as sales were impaired mostly by a weak European market. However, the German cement major r...
News - 08 May 2013

Lafarge sales down on 1Q weather effect, confirms 2013 goals

Lafarge reported a six per cent decline in sales in the three months to the end of March as it was impacted by harsh winter weather conditions and production issues in Algeria and Egypt. However, ...
News - 07 May 2013

Lanco Industries withdraw proposal for Andhra Pradesh plant, India

Lanco Industries has withdrawn its proposal to establish a 0.3Mta mini cement plant in Andhra Pradesh, India. The decision was made after the company reviewed the current market situation in th...
News - 07 May 2013

Give high energy costs the BOOT

E.ON Masdar Integrated Carbon (EMIC), which offers unique end-to-end project development, implementation, investment, financing, and operational solutions, offers an alternative business model for...
Articles - 07 May 2013

Tax write back boosts ACC and Ambuja Cements 1Q, India

Holcim's Indian cement interests, ACC and Ambuja Cements, managed to post an improved first-quarter performance YoY despite a decline in sales, largely due to a writeback of income-tax provisions...
News - 06 May 2013

Vicat

Vicat's first-quarter turnover was ahead by 1.2 per cent to €491m, which represents an underlying improvement of 2.7 per cent. The cement turnover was up by 1.8 per cent to €304m, with cement ship...
Corporate - 03 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

Pakistan nine-month exports volumes slip

Pakistan exported 6.22Mt of cement in the first nine months of FY12-13 earning US$421.12m, compared to 6.245Mt at US$342.95m in the same period of last year. This shows that exports fell by 0.39 ...
News - 30 April 2013

The business case for water

Water is a natural resource used at all Holcim operational sites across the world. Conscious of growing global water sustainability challenges, Holcim, in partnership with the International Union ...
Articles - 26 April 2013