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India: government to relax mining lease transfer rulesThe government of India plans to enact a law that will allow companies that received mining licences without having gone through the auction process to transfer these leases, local media have repo...News - 13 January 2016 |
CRH confirms total disposal proceeds of EUR1bn for 2015CRH plc confirmed today total disposal proceeds of approximately EUR1bn in 2015. This comprises the previously announced sale of its clay and concrete products operations in the UK and the Group’s...News - 08 January 2016 |
India: consolidation and market growth on the rise?Corporate consolidation in the Indian cement industry has been hitting the headlines recently, with local press reporting on potential deals in the pipeline. Meanwhile, with construction activity ...News - 08 January 2016 |
Lafarge may need to divest of more Indian assets due to mining regulationsLafarge India has submitted a revised proposal to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to sell its entire 11Mta of assets in India, Business Standard reports, citing an investment banker fami...News - 06 January 2016 |
LafargeHolcimHolcim Belgique is closing five ready-mixed concrete plants in Flanders, a move that will affect around 60 employees. The works being closed are at Furness, Ostend, Bruges, Izegem and Herentals. ...Corporate - 05 January 2016 |
India: two new cement plant sites could go to auctionTwo proposed cement plants at Gumma, Chaupal, in the Shimla district and at Nauradhar in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, India, could be sold via public auction. The mining wing of the...News - 05 January 2016 |
New 1Mta plant planned for CameroonThe Switzerland-based Mira company has announced plans to build a 1Mta cement plant in the city of Douala under an agreement signed with the government of Cameroon. For an estimated investment ca...News - 29 December 2015 |
Spain: Matteo Rozzanigo appointed new president of AFCAMatteo Rozzanigo, CEO of the Spanish arm of FYM-Italcementi, has been appointed as new president of the Andalusian cement producers’ association (AFCA). Mr Rozzanigo graduated from the Universidad...News - 24 December 2015 |
2015: year in reviewAs the final week of 2015 approaches, we take a look back at some of the most talked-about topics of the year across the global cement arena. In terms of worldwide cement consumption trends, dem...News - 24 December 2015 |
Nigeria's long-term viabilityDespite short-term macroeconomic challenges, Nigeria’s demand for cement is expected to expand significantly in the longer term. Investments in infrastructure, population growth and private-sector...Articles - 23 December 2015 |