The world in 2016 and outlook for 2017
This year will be a challenging year for the multinational cement companies, which are now faced by uneven economic performance in the emerging markets, combined with a new era ...
France
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France: cement demand up 1.7%, positive outlook for 2017
Cement demand in France has increased 1.7 per cent to 17.4Mt in 2016, according to the French cement association, SFIC. The association expects this trend to continue in 2017 th...
France: Addoha Group's plant draws right-wing opposition
The CEO of Addoha Group, Anas Sefrioui, could see his Fos-sur-Mer cement plant project
France: Cemex highlights involvement in Grand Paris project
Cemex has released details of its work on the Grand Paris infrastructure project, the largest such programme in France. The company has supplied over 55,000m 3 of concrete for t...
Vicat advances in the USA in spite of poor weather in California
Vicat's turnover for the first nine months of the year eased by 0.9 per cent to EUR1867m, which represents an underlying improvement of 3.4 per cent. Turnover in cement was 1.9 ...
Ecocem invests EUR30m in new JV plant
Ireland’s Ecocem has invested EUR30m into a new production plant in the north of France as part of a joint venture with ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel company.
LafargeHolcim Martres-Tolosane plant installs whole-tyre injection system
LafargeHolcim has installed a whole-tyre injection system at its plant at Martres-Tolosane, near Toulouse, France.
EUROSAC Grand Prix Award is won by dy-pack
This year’s EUROSAC Grand Prix Award went to dy-pack for the Self-dy sack a pasted paper valve bag with a dustproof, self-closing internal valve. A plastic lip in the valve area...
France: Daniel Group to buy Lafarge quarries
Daniel Group is to buy three assets of Lafarge in France. The Baudreix-Mirepeix site comprises a 200,000tpa alluvial gravel quarry and a concrete plant. The agreement will also ...
France: Saint-Pierre-la-Cour plant to raise alternative fuel usage
Lafarge is to increase its alternative fuel usage at Saint-Pierre-la-Cour, the biggest cement plant in France, reports Aggregate Research. The replacement rate of fossil fuels c...