March 17, 2015
Cement consumption in Spain increased by 8.3% in February 2015 to reach 810,104tonnes. It is the second consecutive monthly increase registered by…
March 17, 2015
China's Jiangsu province has decided to eliminate 3.7 million tonnes of obsolete cement output capacity in 2015, as part of its five-year action plan…
March 17, 2015
In China, Asia Cement posted a year-on-year growth of 11.77% in revenue to CNY 8.19 billion (€1.24 billion/US$1.31 billion) in 2014, thanks to its…
March 17, 2015
West China Cement posted a 6.8% decline in revenue to CNY 3.88 billion (€585.94 million/US$619.44 million) in 2014, while profit dropped 90.5% year-…
March 17, 2015
China-based Shaanxi Qinling Cement will push for a major asset restructuring in 2015, after it reported a second-year loss of CNY 250mn (€37.75…
March 17, 2015
According to the sale representative of Conch South Kalimantan Cement (Conch), Ihan M Palla, the Chinese cement producer plans to produce 10 million…
March 17, 2015
Chinese cement and clinker producer Hongshi Holding Group will be launching CNY 500 million (€76.18 million/US$79.85 million) unsecured super short-…
March 17, 2015
The Industrial Developmental Authority (IDA) of Egypt is planning to issue 12 new licences for new cement plants at Upper Egypt governorates in 2015…
March 17, 2015
Trimble’s supply of Loadrite L2180 loader scales to John Deere has led to the company being awarded a John Deere supplier innovation award for 2014.…
March 17, 2015
Kercim, a French company specialising in cement production and created in late 2012, has been bought Irish company Cement Roaston Holdings, which…
March 17, 2015
It has been reported that the French government is opposed to any absorption of cement group Lafarge by Swiss group Holcim. This follows news that…
March 17, 2015
Italcementi, the world's leading cement manufacturer, is tipping stronger growth of 2-3% cent this year, with the key driver being Asia, backed by…
March 16, 2015
The creation of the world’s biggest cement company through the €42 billion merger of sector giants Holcim and Lafarge is now uncertain after Holcim’s…
March 13, 2015
Caterpillar has entered into a technology and predictive analytics agreement with Uptake, provider of a dynamic analytics and insight platform for a…
March 13, 2015
Plans for a 20 acre expansion of Lafarge Tarmac’s Mountsorrel granite quarry in county Leicestershire, England have been approved. Lafarge Tarmac…