Arkan to close UAE factory
Building materials industrial conglomerate Arkan has announced its decision to permanently close its Emirates Cement Factory (ECF) in Al Ain, Gulf Digital News has reported. The...
Plant Closure
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Iraq: Badoush Cement Factory destroyed in struggle for Mosul
Reports from Iraq indicate that Badoush Cement Factory has been destroyed in the fighting resulting from the Iraqi government’s efforts to retake western Mosul from Islamic Stat...
USA: Lafarge to part-close Joppa plant
Lafarge North America has announced it is to close one of the two kiln lines at its Joppa plant in southern Illinois and lay off about 40 workers.
Qatar Cement signs US$100m deal with Saudi investors
The Qatar National Cement Company has agreed a US$100m financing deal with Samba Financial Group of Saudi Arabia, the Peninsula newspaper reports.
New Zealand: Cape Foulwind closure
Holcim has ceased operations at its Cape Foulwind cement plant in New Zealand following a three-year closure process. The company chose to start importing cement rather than man...
Havre and La Couronne units to become grinding centres
As part of the restructuring following the merger LafargeHolcim will be closing down cement production at the Havre and La Couronne cement works in France.
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, Oostend...
Holcim NZ gets set to increase imports
Holcim New Zealand has confirmed its Westport cement plant will close by the second half of 2016 as the company now has all the final approvals to go ahead with its investment t...
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...
Cementir’s Taranto cement plant to cease clinker production by year-end
Cementir is to cease clinker production from its 1.4Mta integrated Taranto works at the end of December, but milling operations are set to continue at the southern Italy-based p...