Italy: plant closure opposed
The mayors of the Pescara mining basin have voiced their opposition to the closure of Italcementi's Scafa plant and have asked the company to review its plans. They are also re...
Plant Closure
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Taiheiyo Cement ordered to close Nanjing plant, China
Taiheiyo Cement Corp has been ordered by the Chinese city of Nanjing to close a local production facility by the end of next year due to pollution concerns. Shutting the Nan...
Holcim (New Zealand) to close Westport plant, build new import terminal
Holcim (New Zealand) is to close its Westport cement plant as it looks to build a new import terminal elsewhere in the country. It has also put on hold plans for construction o...
China: concentration is the key
China Cement Association had drafted a plan to promote mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity and step up the elimination of obsolete capacity to increase concentration of the...
Heracles to permanently close Halkis cement works, Greece
Heracles Cement, the largest cement producer in Greece, is to permanently close the doors on its Halkis cement plant as the company restructures its business to adjust to the s...
Cementos Portland considers Spanish plant closure
Cementos Portland is considering the closure of one of its plants in Spain, due to the continued downturn in the Spanish cement market. Juan Bejar CEO of the company’s major...
Holcim to close Hungarian plant
Holcim is to close its cement factory in the Hungarian city of Labatlan (N Hungary) by next year, communications director of Holcim Hungaria Zrt., Iren Marta told local press ...
Further Spanish cuts ahead
The Spanish cement sector is facing more job cuts and possible further restructuring measures as local cement consumption continues to tumble. Management of Cementos Lemona p...
Australia: market uncertainties ahead
Challenging market conditions persist for Australia's cement sector due to weak residential and commercial activity combined with the potential impact of a new carbon tax which...
European cement majors: first half trends
The last week has seen three leading European cement majors release first-half 2012 results: Lafarge, HeidelbergCement and Italcementi. The latest figures appear to confirm the...