French cement market expands 3% in 2017
The French cement market grew by 3-4 per cent in 2017, according to estimates by the French cement association SFIC. "2017 was the year of the recovery, with renewed dynamis...
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Vicat enters EUR1.3m ARM venture with Serpol
Vicat and Serpol have entered a EUR1.3m joint venture, Terenvie, to treat oil-polluted soil and turn it to cleaned, mineral-rich land. This source of silica or clay can then be...
LafargeHolcim in talks with PPC
LafargeHolcim announced that it is in talks with the board of directors of PPC regarding a possible transaction in Africa. “No agreement with PPC has yet been reached and no...
Aalborg Portland opens new Rochefort terminal
Aalborg Portland has celebrated the opening of its new Rochefort terminal to improve its local presence for white cement customers in southwest France. "We are very please...
Vicat suffers from currency weakness in several countries
Vicat's first half turnover edged ahead by 0.8 per cent to EUR1248m, or by 0.9 per cent on a comparative basis, but the EBITDA declined by 8.7 per cent to EUR188m and the margi...
Positive trends in European construction recovery
The recovery in European construction activity appears to be making progress with improvements being seen in the housing segment in some key markets, while civil engineering ac...
SFIC: French cement demand to grow 3-4% in 2017
A boom in the French housing market is fuelling domestic cement demand. While in 2016 cement consumption reached 17.5Mt, the market is expected to continue its expansion this y...
Lafarge France to modernise Martres-Tolosane unit
Lafarge France will invest EUR100m in the modernisation of its cement plant at Martres-Tolosane in Haute-Garonne, France. The company is currently selecting a contractor to ...
Vicat expects improved Europe, US, India and west African markets
Vicat's first-quarter turnover eased by 0.5 per cent to EUR551m, which represents an underlying advance of 1.4 per cent. The cement turnover declined by three per cent to EU...
Who will gain from French construction boom?
Analysts have been optimistic about the prospects of the French construction market during 2017. The Federation Francaise de Batiment reports that the recovery is underway, ...