LafargeHolcim starts trading on SIX in Zurich and Euronext in Paris
Following the successful completion of the merger between Holcim and Lafarge, LafargeHolcim today starts trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich with the ticker symbol LHN ...
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Iranian quarterly production update
Iran's Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade announced on Sunday that in the first three months of this year cement and clinker production reached 15.77Mt and 19.26Mt, respecti...
Burnpur Cement inaugurates Jharkhand plant, India
Burnpur Cement's 800tpd cement plant in Patratu was yesterday inaugurated by Raghubar Das, chief minister of Jharkhand state, India. Addressing the gathering Burnpur Cement ...
Kazakhstan: Steppe's 1H volumes edge ahead, revenue falls
In the first half of 2015, Steppe Cement Ltd sold 717,654t of cement for KZT8277m (US$44.3m), which compares with 709,459t of cement for KZT9125m in the first half of 2014. Thi...
Cemex Dominicana increases packing and palletising capacity
Cemex Dominicana recently announced a US$6m investment to increase the packing and palletizing capacity of its cement plant at San Pedro de Macoris (east). It said the investm...
PCA statement regarding the complaint filed against EPA, Corps, on Waters of the US Rule
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) released the following statement regarding the complaint the association filed today against the US Environmental Protection Agency and Ar...
Hail Cement 2Q15 net earnings down 28%
Saudi-based Hail Cement reported net earnings of SAR28.6m during the second quarter of 2015, down 38 per cent compared with SAR46m in the comparative period of last year. Net ...
Holcim and Lafarge complete global merger
Holcim Ltd and Lafarge SA on Friday completed their global merger and have launched LafargeHolcim, a world leader in the building materials industry. All conditions for the co...
FLSmidth to supply DG Khan new plant, Pakistan
FLSmidth has signed a contract worth EUR57m with DG Khan Cement Company Ltd to supply engineering and equipment for a 8500tpd greenfield cement plant in Pakistan. The plant wil...
Sanghi inaugurates Kutch grinding plant, India
Sanghi Industries' new 1.2Mta grinding plant was inaugurated on Friday by Gujarat Chief Minister, Anandiben Patel, in the western Indian state's Kutch district. The new unit li...
Lafarge Africa to supply Nigerian electricity grid
Lafarge Africa said on Friday it had applied to Nigeria's energy regulator for a licence to generate 260MW of electricity to supply to the country's grid. Nigerian Electricit...
OCC first-half net profit down
Oman Cement Co (OCC) net profit declined by just over 40 per cent in the first half of this year to OMR5.44m (US$14.1m) from OMR9.09m in 1H14, the company said in its filing of...
Holcim Philippines to make offer for local assets of Lafarge
Holcim Philippines will make an offer to acquire the assets of Lafarge Group in the Philippines as part of the merger process between the two cement majors. In a disclosure ...
China: Hubei ETS compliance deadline postponed
Chinese cement firms under Hubei's carbon market will be forced to spend millions of yuan to meet targets as authorities rejected pleas for leniency, but they now have more tim...
LH merger: final results of public exchange offer
France's Financial Market Authority published the final results of the public exchange offer initiated by Holcim Ltd for the shares of Lafarge SA. Following the settlement-del...
Holcim: Fontana steps down, changes in Executive Committee
Holcim confirmed today that in connection with the successful public exchange offer and the expected closing of the merger with Lafarge, Bernard Fontana will step down from his...
CEMBUREAU calls for 'truly Circular Economy'
CEMBUREAU has taken note of the European Parliament’s adoption of its ‘Own Initiative Report on Resource Efficiency: moving towards a circular economy’. The European cement ass...
DBN set for bigger stake in Ohorongo, Namibia
The Development Bank of Namibia (DNB) is set to increase its stake in Ohorongo Cement this month, according to a report by AllAfrica news citing officials working on the new sh...
Paraguay: INC’s kiln returns to normal service
Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) announced that its kiln at the Vallemi works is back up and running since Tuesday after a six-day stop due to technical issues. At presen...
Cemex awards ecoperating Plus certification to building in Tijuana, Mexico
Cemex announced that it has awarded the ecoperating Plus certification to Torre Cosmopolitan, a sustainable and innovative commercial building, located in Tijuana, Baja Califor...
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