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Holcim

Holcim's turnover declined by 3.1 per cent in 2014 to CHF19,110m and in euro terms there was a 1.8 per cent reduction to EUR15,734m, while in US$ terms there was a 1.9 per cent decline. The operat...
Corporate - 05 March 2015

Lafarge

Lafarge's turnover eased by 1.9 per cent to EUR12,843m in 2014 and EBITDA came off 2.6 per cent to EUR2721m, having fallen by 9.4 per cent in 2013. Including share of associates, turnover eased by...
Corporate - 05 March 2015

CRH

CRH's turnover increased by 4.9 per cent in 2014 to EUR18,912m while EBITDA advanced by 11.3 per cent to EUR1641m. The trading profit before charging EUR49m of impairments rose by 28.8 per cent to...
Corporate - 05 March 2015

Cement companies walking the walk in sustainability

Results from an independent audit undertaken across the membership of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released today de...
News - 05 March 2015

Lafarge told to suspend operations in Slovenia over enviro permits

Slovenian producer Lafarge Cement said on Wednesday that the country’s environment inspectorate has ordered the plant to suspend operations for lacking environmental permits. The inspectorate ac...
News - 05 March 2015

Bestway Cement first-half profit up 5% YoY

Bestway Cement of Pakistan has posted a five per cent rise in half-year net profit to PKR3.94bn compared to PKR3.75bn (US$36.8m) in the comparative period of the previous fiscal . The second quart...
News - 05 March 2015

China succumbs to normality

With the gradual drop in China’s GDP growth to lower-single figures it has been argued that normality has returned to the world’s second-biggest economy. The cement sector has certainly respond...
Articles - 04 March 2015

China: Lafarge to buy out 45% interest in Lafarge Shui On Cement

Lafarge has signed an agreement to acquire the 45 per cent stake held by SOCAM Development Ltd in Lafarge Shui On Cement, for a consideration of HKD2553m (c€294m) subject to the completion of its ...
News - 03 March 2015

Holcim to offer shareholders merger sweetener?

Holcim is considering offering its shareholders a sweetener to win their approval for a planned merger with Lafarge, Reuters reported citing an article in a Swiss newspaper. Analysts have seen a ...
News - 02 March 2015

Russian demand expected to fall 15% YoY

Russian cement demand is expected to decline by 15 per cent this year on the back of a reduction in housing and infrastructure development, according to forecasts by CMPRO. A recent note by the r...
News - 02 March 2015