Cement Australia stake up for sale?
One of the two main shareholders of Cement Australia is reported to consider a potential sale of its 50 per cent stake, according to market sources. The value of Cement Aust...
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Buzzi Unicem strengthens US distribution network
Buzzi Unicem has added three new terminals to its distribution network, acquired after the merger between Lafarge and Holcim. Located in Rock Island (IL), Grandville (MI) and E...
Mexico: Holcim launches new cement
Holcim México has launched a new cement, Holcim Fuerte, on the local market. The product is targeted at the self-construction and housing sector. The new product offers a 30...
Holcim to close five Belgian concrete plants
Holcim Belgique announced the closure of five concrete plants in Belgium to union representatives. The step will affect around 60 employees in Brugge, Herentals, Izegem, Oosten...
Sri Lanka: Holcim village inaugurated by President
Sri Lanka's President Maitripala Sirisena inaugurated Holcim Village in Akmeemana, Galle, this week. The initiative was constructed and conceived by Holcim under its Sustainabl...
Looking forward to growth
15 July 2015 saw the official launch day of LafargeHolcim, the merger between building materials giants, Lafarge and Holcim, which brings into being a world leader with 386.5Mt...
China: Huaxin first-half profit plunges 82%
Huaxin Cement reported 1H15 net profit of CNY89m, down 82 per cent YoY, in line with the company’s guidance at the end of July indicating a drop of 80-85 per cent. The Holci...
Footwear waste to be used as alternative fuel for Vietnam kiln
Work is underway to commission a Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) manufacturing plant for Holcim Vietnam to process solid footwear production waste from the country’s main shoe facto...
CRH completes Lafarge-Holcim transaction
CRH announced that the transaction to acquire certain assets from Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd for a total enterprise value of EUR6.5bn is now complete, with the exception of the ...
Holcim's profits hurt by the strength of the Swiss currency
Holcim's cement deliveries declined by two per cent to 67.6Mt in the first six months, and the underlying advance was 2.1 per cent. Shipments of aggregates rose by 3.4 per cent...