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Asset maintenanceEffective maintenance management plays a key role in operational excellence. Major cement producers such as Lafarge have gained their market position as an result of improving their operations thr...Articles - 06 October 2014 |
JK Cement starts commercial production at Rajasthan unitJK Cement has commenced production and dispatch of cement from its new cement manufacturing facilities at JK Cement Works, Mangrol, Chittorgarh district, in the state of Rajasthan. In a filing to...News - 02 October 2014 |
PPC chief executive quits, South AfricaKetso Gordhan, the chief executive officer of PPC Ltd (PPC), resigned from his post at South Africa’s largest cement maker because of differences with the board. Mr Gordhan, who was appointed at...News - 23 September 2014 |
Mediterranean's changing faceAgainst a background of war, economic uncertainty and favourable demographics, major cement producers in the Mediterranean balance their portfolios to seize opportunities offered by this challengi...Articles - 22 September 2014 |
New FLSmidth Service Centre in Zacatecas, MexicoFLSmidth recently opened its newest service centre in Zacatecas, Mexico. The official opening was attended by Zacatecas state governor, Miguel Alonso Reyes; Patricia Salinas, secretary of economy ...News - 19 September 2014 |
Lafarge Africa completes consolidation processLafarge Africa Plc, formerly Lafarge Cement Wapco Nigeria Plc, has announced the completion of its acquisition of the Lafarge group’s shareholdings in Lafarge South Africa Holdings and United Ceme...News - 17 September 2014 |
PPC says slower domestic economic growth hurting volumesSouth Africa's largest cement producer, PPC, has said slower domestic economic growth and declining infrastructure spending has resulted in a "particularly tough" domestic market. “Low single-di...News - 15 September 2014 |
Ash Resources’ new Commercial Manager, South AfricaAsh Resources, South Africa’s leading manufacturer and supplier of fly ash products, has appointed Nicola Viljoen as its new Commercial Manager with effect from 1 September 2014. In her previous...News - 12 September 2014 |
Ashaka Cement stake changes handsLafarge Group has sold 58.61 per cent of its stakes in Ashaka Cement Plc to Lafarge Africa Plc in a deal valued at NGN41bn (US$252m). Lafarge sold 1.3bn ordinary shares of its Ashaka Cement at N...News - 11 September 2014 |
Dubai to acquire interest in Dangote CementInvestment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the main investment arm of the Emirate of Dubai, has agreed to purchase a minority interest in Nigeria's largest cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement plc...News - 09 September 2014 |