HeidelbergCement inaugurates Scantogo clinker plant, Togo
HeidelbergCement inaugurated the 1.5Mta new greenfield Scantogo clinker plant in Togo on 6 March 2015. The new US$250m plant is located at Tabligbo, some 80km north east of the...
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Vicat shows good profit growth in the USA, India and Africa
Vicat’s turnover increased by six per cent in 2014 to EUR2422.7m and the EBITDA emerged 3.6 per cent ahead at EUR442m, while at unchanged parameters the increases would have be...
Italcementi improves margins
Italcementi's 2014 turnover declined by a further 1.8 per cent to EUR4155.6m but the underlying EBITDA did improve by 3.2 per cent to EUR649.1m. The depreciation charge decl...
EAC producers call for review and uniformity of standards
Regional producers in the East African Community are calling for cement and limestone standards to be reviewed and harmonised in accordance with international best practices. ...
Ghana: calls for end to bagged imports
The Strategy and Corporate Affairs Director of GHACEM, Dr George Dawson-Ahmoah, has called on the country’s government to ban imports of bagged cement into the country, stressi...
Lafarge's final full year turnover and EBITDA in decline
Lafarge's turnover eased by 1.9 per cent to EUR12,843m in 2014 and the EBITDA came off 2.6 per cent to EUR2721m, having fallen by 9.4 per cent in 2013. Including share of assoc...
10th Cemtech MEA opens in Dubai
Cemtech Middle East & Africa 2015 opened at the Grand Hyatt Dubai, UAE, today with over 270 participants for a two-day conference covering the worldwide cement industry and man...
Vicat increases cement shipments by 13.7%
Vicat's turnover improved by six per cent in 2014 to €2423m, which translates into an underlying increase of eight per cent on a like-for-like basis. Turnover in cement adv...
Ashaka board recommends Lafarge buy-out offer to minority shareholders
The board of directors of Ashaka Cement has advised minority shareholders to accept the buy-out mandatory tender offer (MTO) by Lafarge Africa. Lafarge Africa has offered to...
Ethiopia: talks on 10-year industry development strategy
Discussions are being held by stakeholders on a draft 10-year cement development strategy for the development of Ethiopia’s cement industry. State Minister of Industry Mebrat...