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Mbeya Cement launches new product, Tanzania

Mbeya Cement, part of the LafargeHolcim group, has introduced higher-strength cement named Tembo Supaset 42.5 cement. Catherine Langreney, CEO of Lafarge Tanzania, said the product specifically a...
News - 14 October 2015

Limak Cement's evolution

Since 2000 the Limak Cement Group has evolved from owning a single cement plant to becoming Turkey’s second-largest producer in terms of clinker capacity. CEO and Board member of the Limak Holding...
Articles - 07 October 2015

CREDAI files complaint with India regulator

The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) has filed a complaint with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against cement manufacturers for the alleged manipu...
News - 06 October 2015

Lafarge Nigeria unit takes control of UNICEM

An affiliate of Lafarge Africa has completed a 100 per cent acquisition of Nigeria's third-largest cement manufacturer, United Cement Company of Nigeria (UNICEM). Lafarge said its affiliate Niger...
News - 06 October 2015

Lafarge Zimbabwe reports half-year loss

The local Zimbabwe unit of LafargeHolcim reported an after tax loss of ZMD1.39m for the half year to June from a loss of ZWD1.32m in the prior comparable period, on weak demand as the country’s co...
News - 05 October 2015

CRH

CRH completed the acquisition of certain assets in the Philippines on 14 September, the largest of which is Lafarge Republic.  CRH has secured a EUR484m investment by Abostiz Equity Partners, a...
Corporate - 01 October 2015

LafargeHolcim

Lafarge Malaysia is spending MYR330m (EUR68.5m) to acquire Holcim (Malaysia). This deal would raise Lafarge Malaysia’s capacity from 12.95Mta to 14.14Mta.  
Corporate - 01 October 2015

Semi-dust SCR at Mannersdorf

The 1.1Mta Lafarge Mannersdorf works in Austria is the country’s largest cement plant and a pioneer of environmental protection within the European cement industry. As part of these endevours, the...
Articles - 28 September 2015

Monolithic linings

Castable or monolithic linings made of fireclay with silicon carbide can offer significant benefits when used in certain, particularly-challenging parts of the cement plant pyroprocessing system. ...
Articles - 23 September 2015

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd to acquire Holcim Malaysia

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd plans to acquire Holcim (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, for MYR330m (US$77.4m) cash, as part of parent company LafargeHolcim Ltd’s plans to consolidate operations in the southeast Asian c...
News - 21 September 2015