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LafargeHolcim announces new Middle East/Africa organisation

LafargeHolcim has announced its new organisation for the Middle East and Africa region. "This new organisation will further increase our market focus, our operational performance and support the d...
News - 06 March 2018

PPC makes several changes to its board

PPC has announced that Jabu Moleketi has been appointed as chairperson, with immediate effect. Mr Moleketi replaces Peter Nelson who, along with non-executive directors Sydney Mhlarhi and Dawn Ear...
News - 06 March 2018

LafargeHolcim incurs major impairment charges, rolls out 5-year strategy

LafargeHolcim's underlying turnover for 2017 amounted to CHF26,129m, a decline of 2.9 per cent, while in euro terms there was a 10.2 per cent decrease to EUR22,672m. The Asia-Pacific region genera...
News - 05 March 2018

Value chain is being bypassed in Namibia's cement sector

Namibia's cement industry is suffering from oversupply and low protection for the existing domestic producers. Infant Industry Protection (IIP) is afforded to an infant industry for a period of ei...
News - 02 March 2018

FLSmidth acquires Sandvik Mining Sytems

FLSmidth has announced that its acquisition of Sandvik Mining Systems has been finalised. The deal will see the integration of continuous surface mining and minerals handling technologies into the...
News - 01 March 2018

North Africa: mixed fortunes

ICR takes a look at the current economic and political challenges facing cement producers in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, and how they are responding to this rapidly-changing landsc...
Articles - 26 February 2018

Jabu Moleketi nominated for PPC chairman

South Africa’s PPC has received nominations for Jabu Moleketi for the position of chairman of the board to succeed Peter Nelson as it aims to “strengthen the board with its strategic priorities,” ...
News - 23 February 2018

PPC

PPC has reported improved revenue in the nine months ending 31 December 2017, compared to the same period a year earlier, driven by good operational cost management. Group EBITDA also tracked ahea...
Corporate - 22 February 2018

Vicat's 2017 profits lower at pretax, but higher at net level

Vicat's turnover improved by 4.5 per cent in 2017 to EUR2563.5m while EBITDA eased by three per cent to EUR444.2m, while at unchanged exchange rates and other parameters the changes would have bee...
News - 20 February 2018

PPC makes three new appointments

PPC has appointed its current interim Chief Executive, Johan Claassen as CEO and an executive director of the group with immediate effect. "Since his appointment as interim CEO Johan has overse...
News - 15 February 2018