Hanson set to announce job losses, UK
Hanson has told its workers that demand for its core products, including asphalt, concrete and cement, had fallen by more than 10 per cent during the year and that 2013 was lik...
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FCC gives cement unit EUR100m loan
Spanish builder FCC said on Thursday it has given its Cementos Portland unit a EUR100m (US$129m) transitory loan as part of the cement arm's refinancing agreement with its cred...
Holcim’s Devil Slide facility reaches safety milestone, USA
Holcim (US) Inc announced today that its Devil's Slide facility located in Morgan, UT, surpassed the eight year mark without a lost time injury. "We congratulate the employee...
PPC appoints Ketso Gordhan as CEO, South Africa
The board of directors of PPC has announced the appointment of Mr Ketso Gordhan to the Board as Chief Executive Officer Designate from 1 November 2012. He will succeed Mr. Paul...
Gebr Pfieffer wins repeat order from Shree Cement, India
Gebr Pfeiffer SE has secured another order from India-based Shree Cement headquartered in Kolkata. This new contract will see Gebr Pfeiffer provide an MPS 5000 B vertical ro...
Arabian Cement Company fire damage, Saudi Arabia
Arabian Cement Company said that a fire which broke out at its third cement mill at its plant in Rabigh on 20 September was caused by an electrical problem, Construction Week r...
CCI asked to provide details on cement cartel ruling, India
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has asked the Competition Commission of India to submit fresh copies of its order levying over INR 6,300 crore (US$1.1bn)) in penal...
Ecuador sales rise 4.3 per cent, Jan-Sept
Sales by domestic cement producers in Ecuador reached 4.36Mt between January-September 2012, up 4.3 per cent YoY compared to the same period of last year (4.18Mt). Data from ...
Dunbar Cement Works celebrates safety milestone, UK
The Lafarge cement works at Dunbar, UK has celebrated a safety milestone after achieving a year without a ‘Lost-Time Incident’, where an accident causes an employee or contract...
Indonesia/Japan agree on infrastructure plan
Indonesia and Japan have reach an agreement that could see up to US$43bn invested in 45 infrastructure projects in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, by 2020. The deal was reac...
Lucky Cement wins sustainability award, Pakistan
Lucky Cement Limited, Pakistan's largest cement manufacturer and exporter, has received the Best Sustainability Report and the Best Corporate Report Awards - 2011. Lucky Cem...
Shree cement expands limestone mining capacity, India
Shree Cement is expanding its limestone mining capacity from 11.4Mta to 14.4Mta on a 750ha unit in Ras, district. Pali, Rajasthan. Shree Cement is planning to expand the cap...
Lafarge awarded Carbon Trust Standard recertification
Lafarge, has joined an elite set of ‘green' firms to achieve recertification of the Carbon Trust Standard. Only a third of companies have succeeded in regaining the Standard - ...
Kerala Cement Dealers Association to shut indefinitely
Cement dealers, under the Kerala Cement Dealers Association, will down close down indefinitely from 15 November in the state, The Hindu reports. Association State committee ...
ArcelorMittal chief to bid for Lafarge/Tarmac assets, UK - report
Chairman and CEO of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, Laskshmi Mittal, is reportedly bidding for assets put up for sale by Anglo American and Lafarge UK, according to reports b...
Lafarge Malayan Cement leads on analyst revisions
Lafarge Malayan Cement leads on analyst revisions among 12 companies in the Malaysian materials sector tracked by at least three analysts, data from Thomson Reuters StarMine sh...
CRH announces termination of negotiations in India
CRH plc announced that it has terminated negotiations with Indian cement producer Jaypee Cement Corporation (Jaypee) regarding the possible purchase by CRH of an equity stake i...
US shipments rise 14% YoY, Jan-July 2012
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for the year through July were 44.4Mt, up by about 14%, data from the US Geological Survey (...
Siam Cement awaits Myanmar investment law to proceed with plant
Siam Cement Group of Thailand is waiting for Myanmar to pass its foreign investment law before proceeding with plans to build a 5000tpd cement plant in the country. Speaking...
APCMA re-elects Aizaz Mansoor as chairman
The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has re-elected Aizaz Mansoor Sheikh unanimously as Chairman of APCMA in its Annual General Meeting held at APCMA Secre...
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