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A bumpy recoveryWhile Central America offers a healthy potential for infrastructure development and housing construction, limited economic growth and investment are expected to hinder a corresponding rise in ceme...Articles - 02 July 2014 |
Messebo Cement shifts to biomass usage, EthiopiaEthiopia-based Messebo Cement is establishing a biomass processing plant to help partly substitute imported coal usage in its manufacturing process, thereby reducing production costs. The new fa...News - 27 June 2014 |
Set for rationalisation?With the construction sector predicted to grow by just 1.1 per cent in 2014, there is little for South Korea’s cement producers to look forward to. As the focus turns to overseas markets, cement e...Articles - 18 June 2014 |
Going under coverMetal dome technology has ’covered’ an entire world of clinker, cement and raw materials facilities. During the handling of large volumes of dry bulk materials, cement companies are increasingly l...Articles - 09 June 2014 |
LafargeLafarge's first-quarter turnover declined by 1.6 per cent to EUR2633m under IFRS11 and by 0.4 per cent to EUR3136m under the accounting method previously used. The EBITDA edged ahead by 0.3 per ce...Corporate - 05 June 2014 |
HeidelbergCementHeidelbergCement's first-quarter turnover improved by 5.7 per cent to EUR2749.8m and the EBITDA improved by 15.7 per cent to EUR228.8m and the trading profit jumped from EUR9.3m to EUR50.4m. The n...Corporate - 05 June 2014 |
Lafarge to merge South Africa and Nigerian unitsLafarge has announced it is to consolidate its African operations by combining its businesses in Nigeria and South Africa. Lafarge will transfer its shares in its Nigerian and South African opera...News - 04 June 2014 |
Positive outlook for Pakistan producersThe government of Pakistan said yesterday it expects the domestic cement industry to prosper during fiscal FY14-15, led by improvements in local pricing and demand. According to the Pakistan Eco...News - 03 June 2014 |
Sustaining European cementThe current economic recession is providing the European cement industry with a challenging business environment. Resource and energy efficiency, carbon sequestration and reuse, low-carbon cement ...Articles - 02 June 2014 |
Dangote CementDespite gas shortages affecting its leading plants in Obajana and Ibese, Dangote Cement reported a 4.2 per cent increase in cement sales in Nigeria in 1Q14 to 3.5Mt, compared to the same period la...Corporate - 27 May 2014 |