January 12, 2016
India-based Reliance Infrastructure is currently in an advanced stage of talks to have its cement operations sold in a deal worth around INR 50…
January 12, 2016
UltraTech Cement of India is believed to be in talks with Kenya-listed ARM Cement for the controlling stake in the latter. The Indian cement…
January 12, 2016
The Ivorian subsidiary of Moroccan group Cimenteries d'Afrique (CIMAF) aims to set up a new production unit in San Pedro, Côte d'Ivoire, which will…
January 12, 2016
For the fourth-quarter ended 31 December 2015, Qassim Cement recorded a 4.69% increase in net profit to US$37.40 million (€34.24 million) from US$35.…
January 12, 2016
It is reported that Ireland-based building materials company CRH will join the race to acquire Lafarge's cement business in India with annual…
January 12, 2016
Unevol is to be Sandvik Construction’s first distributor for drill rigs, rock tools and crushing and screening equipment throughout Cuba. The company…
January 11, 2016
Thierry Loison, the regional director of Cemex Bétons Nord-Ouest, is to replace Thierry Flandre as president of the Ready-made Concrete College in…
January 11, 2016
Pre-cast concrete products maker Sarawak Consolidated Industries (SCIB) will build a new factory by spending MYR 6 million (€1.24 million/US$1.36…
January 11, 2016
Adhi Karya, a state-owned engineering and construction company based in Indonesia, has set a capital spending of IDR 1.10 trillion (€72.67 million/US…
January 11, 2016
By the end of 2016, Egypt-based Suez Cement intends to complete the conversion of coal usage for cement production. According to its chairman, Omar…
January 11, 2016
Saudi Arabia-based Qassim Cement reported that its net earnings for 2015 reached SAR 586 million (€142.95 million/US$ 156.14 million), a 4%…
January 11, 2016
Semen Indonesia aims to increase its cement sales by between 5% and 6% in 2016 by shifting its business focus to the local market. Suparni, the…
January 11, 2016
HeidelbergCement has started its Aggregates-CI programme (Continuous Improvement) in order to continuously optimise the operational and commercial…
January 11, 2016
In December 2015, Lafarge launched eight BIM (building information modelling) versions of eight of its products and systems. The BIM solutions relate…
January 11, 2016
In Vietnam, a four-hectare asphalt emulsion facility worth US$22million (€20.26 million) will be built by France Emulsion, a paving solutions…