Holcim held back by weaker Indian and Mexican markets
Holcim's turnover for the first nine months declined by 6.1 per cent to CHF14,941m, as weaker Indian and Mexican markets hold back the company's performance. In euro terms the ...
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British Columbia industry reaching milestone
Just two years after its launch in Canada, a new cement type that results in 10 per cent lower CO2 emissions is rapidly becoming the preferred standard for the majority of new ...
Lafarge Canada launches new safe and sustainable bagging solutions
Lafarge Canada Inc announced three new additions to its packaged cement offerings in eastern Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada. Effective this month, Lafarge Canada will be ...
Lafarge Canada Inc in multi-partner initiative to invest $8m in low carbon fuels
Lafarge Canada Inc, Natural Resources Canada, the Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy and Carbon Management Canada announced in a statement that they are join...
Canada: carbon tax hurting cement industry
British Columbia (BC) Conservative leader John Cummins has spoken out against the provincial carbon tax, claiming it threatens to kill the cement industry in Canada. “The BC ...
Cimbec to start construction in spring 2013
Cimbec Canada, the company behind Canada’s Gaspé cement project, is expected to start construction on its Port Daniel cement works in the spring of 2013, according to Denis Bou...
Lafarge Canada receives approval to expand quarry
Lafarge Canada has received approval to expand its Flamborough quarry, according to local press reports. The company applied for the 31ha expansion of its existing aggregate...
Lafarge Exshaw project heading for approval, Canada
The proposed Lafarge Canada cement plant expansion application for Exshaw will go back to the Municipal District of Bighorn's planning commission today after being tabled last ...
Lafarge: June '12
Lafarge has launched its 'Sustainability Ambitions 2020' programme, which sets 34 new sustainability ambitions. These include an increase to 50 per cent of the portion of non-f...
Industry welcomes government investment in biofuels technology
The Cement Association of Canada has applauded the Government of Canada's announcement that it will invest almost $1million in Ontario-based Pond Biofuels towards the advancem...