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Holcim Romania record loss of €8.67mn in 2012Holcim Romania, a subsidiary of the Swiss group Holcim, recorded a loss in 2012 its first annual loss in 10 years. The €8.67 million (RON 37.70mn) deficit is said to be due to a rise in costs. The... 24 May 2013
Cemex's 82.6% April substitution rate for alternative fuels in GermanyCemex's strategy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions has seen its plants in Germany achieve a substitution rate for alternative fuels of 82.6% in April 2013. During the month, the firm's Kollenback... 23 May 2013
Armaton building reinforced concrete plant in NovosibirskArmaton, a part of First Construction Fund, is looking to build a reinforced concrete plant on a 12 ha plot in an industrial and logistics park in Novosibirsk, Siberia. The park management company... 22 May 2013
Italcementi extends five-year bond by €150mnItalian cement manufacturer Italcementi has reopened the five-year senior bond originally launched on 21 February 2013. While the bond was originally valued at €350 million this has now been extended... 22 May 2013
First ever Plantworx show hailed a success after attracting over 11,000 visitorsThe debut PLANTWORX construction equipment exhibition at Stoneleigh Park, in Warwickshire, central England, has been hailed a success after attracting more than 11,500 visitors over the course of the... 21 May 2013
Greece's Titan Cement revenues rise yet higher losses in Q1 2013In the first quarter of 2013, Titan Cement of Greece posted a 19% rise in its revenues, to €51 million in comparison with the corresponding period in 2012. Titan also posted an EBITDA loss of €2... 21 May 2013
Ironplanet appoints Davide di Paola as director of tradingIronPlanet has appointed Davide Di Paola as director of trading, and he joins from Compangnia Generale Trattori, a Caterpillar dealer in Italy where he was sales manager in the used construction... 21 May 2013
Holcim Srbija on Serbia opens new concrete factoryConstruction and building materials company Holcim Srbija says it has opened its new concrete factory in Dobanovci, Serbia. Holcim Srbija invested €2 million in the new plant, and will invest a... 20 May 2013
FLSmidth to build Equatorial Guinea cement factoryDanish group FLSmidth has been awarded a contract for the construction of a cement factory in Akoga, Equatorial Guinea. The order from Grupo Abayak Akoga Cemento is valued at just over DKK 500mn (€67... 20 May 2013