Ireland: two former divisions of Quinn to be acquired
A consortium, including some executives from Sean Quinn's old business empire, expects to buy two divisions of the old business over the next two months. The Quinn Business Ret...
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Holcim and Lafarge announce proposed asset disposals
Two months after the announcement of their planned merger, Lafarge and Holcim have revealed the list of proposed divestments. In Europe the merged entity aims to have “a sig...
LH Merger update: plants for sale
Finally, exactly two months after the first official announcement of their 'merger of equals', Lafarge and Holcim clarify which plants are likely to be put up for sale. No su...
Italcementi reaches threshold for squeeze-out of Ciments Français
Italcementi said on Thursday it had bought more than 95 percent of share capital of Ciments Français, reaching the threshold for the squeeze-out of minorities at its French uni...
Italcementi sets Ciments Francais bid price
Italcementi said on Tuesday it had fixed the price in a takeover bid for the shares in its French unit Ciments Francais that it does not yet own at EUR79.5/share. The takeover...
Vicat improves cement shipments by more than 12%
Vicat's first quarter turnover increased by 9.2 per cent to €536m, which represents an underlying improvement of 14 per cent. The cement turnover improved by 6.8 per cent to...
Holcim to reorganise Obourg, Belgium
Holcim Belgique announced its plans to adapt the organisational structure of its Obourg cement works near Mons, a step which would affect 48 jobs. The company attributes the...
French cement market advances 6.6% in 1Q14
Cement consumption in France increased 6.6 per cent to 4.386Mt in 1Q14 compared to 4.115Mt in the same period of last year, according provisional data released by French cement...
Guy Sidos appointed chairman of Vicat Group
Jacques Merceron-Vicat, chairman of the Vicat Group has appointed current CEO, Guy Sidos, chairman in addition to his position as CEO. The board also appointed Jacques Merceron...
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. The EBITDA came down by 9.4 per cent to EUR3102m and the trading...