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C&CA elects chairman for 2015-17 period

Mohd Yusri Md Yusuf, managing director of Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad (CIMA), has been elected chairman of the Cement & Concrete Association of Malaysia (C&CA) for the period 2015-17 at t...
News - 26 November 2015

Philippines: Republic Cement Services Inc considers expansion

Republic Cement Services Inc (RCSI) is considering building production facilities in Visayas and Mindanao, Philippines, given the government's drive to improve the country's infrastructure. The M...
News - 26 November 2015

Algeria: Biskra plant on course for 2016 production start

Lafarge Algeria and Souakri’s joint venture, the 2.7Mta Biskra cement works, will enter into production in 2016, a group official said on Tuesday. During a presentation to journalists at Lafarge ...
News - 26 November 2015

Malaysia: Lafarge Malaysia buys local Holcim company

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd has bought Holcim (M) Sdn Bhd from PT Holcim Indonesia in a deal worth MYR325.5m (US$75.5m). Lafarge Malaysia Bhd now becomes part of the LafargeHolcim Group, the biggest mate...
News - 23 November 2015

CRH reiterates 2015 guidance

CRH reported that its third-quarter trading environment benefitted from continued positive momentum in the Americas where overall economic recovery is driving construction demand. The backdrop in ...
News - 19 November 2015

Lafarge Malaysia net profit boosted by cement revenue

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd, the country's largest cement manufacturer, recorded a 28.9 per cent increase in net profit to MYR70.65m (US$16.30m) for the third quarter ended 30 September 2015 from MYR54.8...
News - 19 November 2015

UK: Breedon to acquire Hope Construction Materials

Breedon Aggregates of Leicestershire, UK, has agreed to acquire Hope Construction Materials for GBP336m (US$510.94m). Hope Construction Materials, is a major producer of cement, concrete and aggre...
News - 18 November 2015

Lafarge begins public offer for Heracles shares, Greece

The Greek Capital Market Commission has approved a Lafarge Cementos SAU information bulletin over a public offer to the shareholders of Heracles Cement SA, submitted on 30 July 2015. The public of...
News - 12 November 2015

Egypt's new-found energy

Following its successful navigation of turbulent social and political waters, the Egyptian cement industry has more recently had to face the challenge of overcoming gas shortages and a phase-out o...
Articles - 09 November 2015

US: Summit Materials reports 3Q rise in volume and prices across all lines of business

Summit Materials net revenue increased 22.4 per cent to US$426.3m in the third quarter of 2015, compared to US$348.1m in the same period a year earlier. The increase in net revenue was primarily ...
News - 04 November 2015