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Building on achievements

In its recently-published Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2011, Holcim tracks its progress in achieving its sustainability targets. For the company’s new CEO, Bernard Fontana, sustainable...
Articles - 06 August 2012

CRH closing in on Jaiprakash cement stake - report

CRH is reported close to picking up 51 per cent stake in Jaiprakash Associates' cement operations in Gujarat at an enterprise value of about INR4200 crore, the Economic Times of India has cited tw...
News - 06 August 2012

European cement majors: first half trends

The last week has seen three leading European cement majors release first-half 2012 results: Lafarge, HeidelbergCement and Italcementi. The latest figures appear to confirm the upturn in North Ame...
News - 06 August 2012

Lafarge: July '12

Lafarge's 1H turnover increased by an underlying 4.9 per cent to €7614m and the EBITDA rose by 7.8 per cent to €1523m, while the trading profit increased by 14.7 per cent to €1022m. A lower €46m g...
Corporate - 03 August 2012

Holcim: July '12

The Holcim associate Huaxin Cement has announced that it expects profits to fall by at least 50 per cent in the year 2012, largely because of the reduction seen in cement prices. The Holcim ass...
Corporate - 03 August 2012

Madras Cement net profit rises 25%, India

Madras Cements Ltd said on Thursday it earned a net profit of INR123.01 crore for the quarter ended June 2012 as against INR98.30 crore it earned in the corresponding quarter last year, an increas...
News - 03 August 2012

Italcementi’s profits fall in spite of recoveries in North America and India

Italcementi’s first half turnover came off by 4.9 per cent to €2299.8m while the running EBITDA declined by 11.6 per cent to €328.7m. The trading profit fell by 37.4 per cent to €100.6m, and after...
News - 02 August 2012

Sagar-Vicat venture to begin operations in October, India

The joint-venture cement plant between Sagar Cements of India and Vicat Group of France will begin operations in October. “The clinkerisation is expected to be completed by September end,’’ Mr ...
News - 02 August 2012

Ciments Francaise first-half revenue declines

Ciments Francais, part of the Italcementi Group, reported that consolidated revenues for the first half of 2012 amounted to EUR1.9m, down 4.8 per cent YoY reflecting a 6.5 per cent drop in activit...
News - 31 July 2012

HeidelbergCement revenues rise driven by North America and Asia

HeidelbergCement has reported a rise in revenue and profit for the second quarter of 2012 driven by increased sales in North America and Asia as well as successful price increases. The group has c...
News - 31 July 2012