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UltraTech Cement

UltraTech Cement, along with 10 other companies, was given a reprieve earlier this month when a US$945m fine issued by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for cartelisation was set aside by ...
Corporate - 23 December 2015

ITAC announces final anti-dumping duties

South Africa has imposed final anti-dumping duties on Portland cement originating in or imported from Pakistan, ranging between 14.29 and 77.15 per cent, effective 18 December 2015. The duties wil...
News - 23 December 2015

Trading places

The Caribbean and central America region is a significant trading hub and for some cement producers active in the region it is of considerable strategic importance. In this report ICR provides an ...
Articles - 21 December 2015

Lafarge Zambia to raise cement exports to DR Congo

Cement exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are expected to increase after Lafarge Cement Zambia Plc drew up an agreement with Zambia Railways Ltd (ZRL) to export 400tpw of cement to ...
News - 17 December 2015

CMA consults on cement price announcement order

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it is consulting on a further draft order to prohibit Great Britain cement suppliers from sending price announcement letters to their customer...
News - 16 December 2015

Competition Appellate Tribunal sets aside penalty on 11 cement companies

The Competition Appellate Tribunal of India has set aside a US$945m penalty imposed on 11 cement firms by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on accusations of cartel behaviour and asked t...
News - 14 December 2015

Blazing the acquisition trail

North American construction materials company Summit Materials has been engaged in an impressive phase of expansion, enhancing its portfolio both organically and through acquisitions. Having effec...
Articles - 14 December 2015

Lafarge reaches major expansion milestone, Canada

On Monday, 30 November 84 year-old Tony Levstik returned to the control room at the Exshaw Cement Plant, decommissioning the oldest of the Plant's two production lines. Mr Levstik retired from Laf...
News - 07 December 2015

US Southeast's comeback story

Cement demand in the US Southeast (ie, Florida plus the ‘Piedmont’ states of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and North and South Carolina) was hard hit by the Great Recession. Since the 2010 trough, ...
Articles - 07 December 2015

LafargeHolcim

LafargeHolcim is making an offer to acquire the shares in the Greek Heracles Cement SA. The offer runs until 11 December and, if successful, the Heracles Cement shares would be de-listed from the ...
Corporate - 02 December 2015