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Spanish watchdog includes Lafarge and Holcim in cartel proceedings

Spanish competition regulator CNMC has included Lafarge and Holcim in the proceedings for alleged cartel agreements brought up against a number of sector players at the end of 2014. Additionall...
News - 15 April 2015

Future Board of Directors of LafargeHolcim nominated

Holcim and Lafarge have nominated their candidates for the future Board of Directors of the combined merged company, subject to closing of the transaction. The designated Board of Directors wi...
News - 14 April 2015

Bamburi upbeat on outlook

Kenya-based Bamburi Cement’s operating growth increased by 5.8 per cent last year to KES5.5bn (US$60m) and is upbeat on the outlook for both local and export sales. “We are very optimistic about...
News - 14 April 2015

Canada: a reversal of fortune

After a prosperous era on the back of strong international commodity prices, Canada faces a more challenging time in terms of cement demand. The competitive landscape is also set to change with th...
Articles - 13 April 2015

Eric Olsen appointed as future CEO of LafargeHolcim

Lafarge and Holcim have approved the appointment of Eric Olsen as the future chief executive officer of LafargeHolcim, to be in office as from the closing of the merger project. Eric Olsen,...
News - 09 April 2015

Lafarge Zambia to kickstart expansion project in 2H15

Lafarge Zambia will begin work on a EUR200m expansion project in the second half of this year, Emmanuel Rigaux, chief executive of the Lafarge unit, said last week. The work will double Lafarge Za...
News - 08 April 2015

FCB TSV™ Classifier for Lafarge Ain Sokhna plant

Fives will supply a new high-efficiency separator for the Lafarge Cement Egypt petcoke grinding unit in the frame of its conversion from open to close circuit by Imsat (Romania). Thanks to the ...
News - 07 April 2015

LH merger: Galchev demands improved terms

Russian billionaire, Filaret Galchev, who holds 10.8 per cent of Holcim through Eurocement holding, is demanding a renegotiation of the deal by Holcim and Lafarge to create the world’s largest cem...
News - 06 April 2015

HeidelbergCement turned down merger with Holcim

HeidelbergCement turned down a merger with Holcim, following discussions in late 2013 between Holcim chairman Rolf Soiron and HeidelbergCement’s biggest shareholder, Ludwig Merckle, who owns 25 pe...
News - 06 April 2015

Holcim

Holcim has sold its remaining 27.5 per cent stake in Siam City Cement for CHF655m (EUR624m) in a share placement that will yield a CHF465m (EUR348m) profit. A 24.9 per cent stake went to a member ...
Corporate - 02 April 2015