South Africa’s 1Q15 sales climb
South Africa’s cement sales rose to 2.87Mt in the first quarter of 2015, according to the report released by the country’s leading producer, PPC, on behalf of the country’s eig...
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CPA responds to government's Summer Budget announcement
The Construction Products Association (CPA) welcomed the government's 2015 Summer Budget Statement announced yesterday, which backs British manufacturers and industry. Dr Dian...
Cemex UK to close all ready-mix plants for '90minutes Step-in' initiative
For one and a half hours on Monday, 13 July 2015, all 200 Cemex UK's readymix plants will be shut. On this day, the Cemex 90minutes Step-in will take place, with 600 colleagues...
Armenia reduces cement exports, imports rise
Armenia cut its cement exports 2.5-fold to 73,000t in 2014, down from 185,200t in 2013, according to a report by ARMINFO News (Armenia). It also increased its imports 2.2-fold,...
Romeo Group places order for carrier with Ningbo Xinle
Italian shipowners Giovanni and Vincenzo Romeo have just ordered a new 6700dwt cement carrier with delivery scheduled for 2017. A newbuilding contract has been signed with Nin...
SAMSON Materials Handling appoints new MD
SAMSON Materials Handling, part of the AUMUND Group, has appointed Malcolm Youll as its new managing director. Mr Youll will be based at the SAMSON office in Cambridgeshire, UK...
Torre Reforma: a concrete giant in Mexico City
Even before its official inauguration in late 2015, Torre Reforma, designed by the Mexican architect Benjamín Romano from LBR&A Arquitectos, is already an architectural icon in...
Holcim's public exchange offer for shares of Lafarge completed successfully
The public exchange offer made by Holcim Ltd for Lafarge SA has been successful, bringing the merger of the world's two largest cement majors close to completion. The French m...
KHD wins orders from JSW Cement, India
Humboldt Wedag India Private Ltd (India) and Humboldt Wedag GmbH (Germany), two subsidiaries of KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG, have signed contracts to supply equipment a...
Pakistan closes FY14-15 with 3.5% sales rise
Pakistan cement sales increased by 3.5 per cent in FY14-15 as strong domestic construction and housing activity boosted dispatches, according to Topline Securities. Total sale...
Conch reduces shareholding in two producers
Anhui Conch Cement has sold its shares in Xinjiang Qingsong Building Materials and Chemicals Group and Tangshan Jidong Cement Co in the April-June 2015 period, according to Re...
CG signs global supply agreement for electrical motors with Lafarge
Avantha Group company CG has signed a global supply agreement with cement major Lafarge for electrical motors. "We are extremely pleased to have entered into this agreement a...
Cementos Argos begins to pay 2014 dividends
Colombian cement company Cementos Argos has started paying shareholder dividends corresponding to its 2014 to profits. Common stock shareholders will receive COP44.5/share. Tho...
ADOCEM anticipates further consumption gains
ADOCEM, the cement producers’ association of the Dominican Republic, forecast cement demand in the country to rise seven per cent in 2015. The national cement association thi...
Menzel delivers seven motors to North African plant
Menzel Elektromotoren has engineered and delivered six new motors between late 2014 and June 2015 for a North African cement plant. A seventh will follow in August 2015. All...
S&P downgrades PPC on increasing debt
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) has lowered its long-term South Africa national scale rating on heavy building materials producer PPC Ltd to 'zaA' from 'zaA+'. At the ...
Graymont finalises Holcim NZ lime acquisitions
Graymont has finalised the previously-announced acquisition of two New Zealand-based producers, McDonald’s Lime and Taylor’s Lime from Holcim. “Completion of this acquisiti...
Lafarge Mahaweli Cement concludes Health & Safety awareness month, Sri Lanka
Lafarge Mahaweli Cement concluded its 2015 health and safety awareness month, with a number of themed activities held at the company's works located within Sri Lanka's Colombo ...
JSW Cement plans to expand Indian footprint
JSW Cement is planning to expand its current 6.4Mta slag-based cement capacity in the coming years with entry into new areas beyond south India under consideration. “We are p...
West China Cement appoints Liu Shan as director
West China Cement has appointed Liu Shan as non-executive Director. The appointment became effective on 1 July 2015.
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