Lafarge's profit drops in Europe and Latin America, but group net profit jumps
Lafarge's turnover declined by 3.9 per cent to EUR15,198m in 2013, having increased by 3.5 per cent in 2012.
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Cementos Cosmos restarts Toral kiln, Spain
After a two-month shutdown and an investment of around EUR2m, Cementos Cosmos has lit the kiln at its Toral de los Vados plant following an upgrade project.
Lafarge sees improved operational trends in fourth quarter
Lafarge saw a continued improvement in fourth quarter volumes, supported by ongoing growth in most emerging markets, the recovery in the US and stabilising conditions in Europe.
Lacklustre start to year for Spain
Spanish cement producers can only hope for a better 2014 as demand figures for January 2014 show a 13.6 per cent fall to 764,011t, according to the country’s cement association,...
Buzzi sees advances in Russia and US
Italian cement major Buzzi Unicem saw turnover decline by 2.1 per cent last year to EUR2754m as the company saw another fall in its domestic market of Italy, but Russia and the ...
HeidelbergCement's results hit by currency effects
The preliminary full-year 2013 figures from HeidelbergCement show turnover easing by 0.6 per cent to €13,936m, though on an underlying basis there was a 3.4 per cent increase. E...
CBR to close Harmignies cement plant, Belgium
CBR, part of HeidelbergCement, announced Wednesday to staff representatives that the company plans to close the Harmignies 0.22Mta white cement plant in Belgium, a move which is...
Cemex to export 100,000t white cement from Sagunto
Mexico-based cement producer Cemex anticipates it will export 100,000t of white cement through the port of Sagunto, Spain. A first shipment is expected to leave the port for Gre...
Swiss shipments advance 3.8% YoY
Swiss cement shipments in 2013 rose by 3.8 per cent YoY, latest data from local association cemsuisse reveals.
CRH full-year development spend
CRH announced a total of seven acquisitions and investment initiatives in the second half of 2013, taking full-year development activity to EUR0.69bn. The company invested EUR0....