Cameroon to build fifth cement plant
Cameroon-based Engineering Construction Manufacturing and Trading Ltd (ECMT) has announced the construction of a cement plant in Ebolowa (south) for a cost of CFA15bn (US$26.7m...
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LafargeHolcim wins contract from Highways England
LafargeHolcim has won a GBP500m (US$661m) contract from Highways England to supply cement bound works and asphalt over the next four years for a regional investment programme, ...
Hillhead 2018 sets record attendance
Unprecedented crowds descended on Hillhead 2018, which took place over three days last week at Tarmac's Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, in Derbyshire, UK. According to the offic...
Dangote forecast to increase market share in sub-Saharan Africa
The removal of tariffs and non-tariff barriers under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will help Dangote Cement Plc’s expansion plans in sub-Saharan Africa and i...
Hima Cement taken to High Court over mining in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Activists under the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) has taken Hima cement to the High Court over encroachment into Queen Elizabeth National Park, ...
ICR interviews Cementir's Francesco Caltagirone Jr
In the July issue of ICR, cement associations and producers reflect on the past three decades, highlight the industry’s achievements and look at the way ahead as climate change...
Vietnamese consumption rises 30% YoY in June
Vietnamese cement consumption has increased 30 per cent YoY to 8.71Mt in June, according to the Construction Materials Department of the Ministry of Construction. Approximately...
Ukraine's ICIT to initiate anti-dumping investigations
On 4 July 2018, Ukraine's Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade (ICIT) announced the initiation of two anti-dumping investigations into imports of steel and cemen...
Ghana's cement manufacturers form association
Several of Ghana's leading cement manufacturers have formed the Cement Manufacturers Association of Ghana (CMAG) to protect and accelerate the development of the industry, acco...
Pakistan cement consumption grows 13.8% in fiscal 2017-18
Pakistan cement industry ended fiscal 2017-18 on a jubilant note, by posting yearly growth of 13.84 per cent with domestic consumption increasing by 15.42 per cent and exports ...
Cemex UK closes old Thorpe HQ building
This week Cemex UK's former office headquarters in Thorpe, Surrey, closes after 28 years and Cemex UK's HQ will now be run from Cemex House Rugby. The company has had close li...
Argentine domestic dispatches down 4% YoY in June
Argentina’s cement market contracted by 3.5 per cent to 970,978t in June 2018 from 1.007Mt in June 2017, according to the latest data from AFCP, the country’s cement associatio...
Tighter margins forecast for Malaysian cement producers in 2H18
Malaysia cement players are receiving warnings from financial analysts that margins are expected to come under more pressure in the coming months, while a contraction of cement...
Martin Marietta acquires CRH America's divested asset
US-based Martin Marietta Materials has acquired CRH America’s Mallard Sand & Gravel business, which will add approximately 30Mt of aggregates to the company’s reserves. CRH was...
Botswana to restrict cement imports
The Botswana Government will restrict cement imports from September 2018. According to the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Bogolo Kenewendo, the step is part of the...
Dangote to issue shares as part of its NGN150bn Commercial Paper Programme
Dangote Cement Plc has announced the issuance of NGN50bn (US$13.9m) series 1 and 2 notes under its NGN150bn Commercial Paper Programme, announced on 27 June 2018. The serie...
LafargeHolcim acquires leading Texan ready-mix concrete company
LafargeHolcim has acquired Tarrant Concrete, a leading providing of ready-mix concrete in the Dallas/Fort-Worth area in Texas, USA. Jan Jenisch, CEO of LafargeHolcim: “The ac...
Ohorongo Cement to open solar power plant
Ohorongo Cement is to be serviced by a solar power plant that is being constructed by Gildemeister Energy Solutions GmbH is co-developer and engineering, procurement and constr...
LafargeHolcim appoints new Head of Middle East/Africa
LafargeHolcim has appointed Miljan Gutovic as the Head of Region Middle East/Africa and Member of the Executive Committee of the Franco-Swiss building materials producer, effec...
Saudi cement sector expected to record revenue decline in 2Q18
Saudi Arabia’s cement sector is expected to record a fall in revenue in the 2Q18, according to Al Rajhi Capital. The companies monitored by Al Rajhi are expected to announce a ...
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