November 21, 2014
It is reported that HeidelbergCement, having three large cement plant in Ukraine and occupying 23.8% of the local market, has stopped production at…
November 21, 2014
The newly-developed 55kW Hatz diesel engine 4H50TIC is among the TOP 10 of the GreenTec Awards 2015, one of Europe’s most prestigious environmental…
November 21, 2014
The 2014 winner of the international Swedish Steel Prize is Belaz from Belarus. The prize was awarded for the company’s “innovative and new…
November 21, 2014
The UK Mineral Products Association (MPA) played an active and supporting role at the CBI Minerals Group’s Living with Minerals 5’ (LWM5) Conference…
November 20, 2014
The aggregates market in The Netherlands has been given a boost after the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment and the State Secretary…
November 19, 2014
Cement consumption in Spain grew by an encouraging 5% in October 2014, compared with the year-ago period, to reach 1.037 million tonnes. And Oficemen…
November 19, 2014
Egypt-based South Valley Cement Company (SVCC) has signed an agreement with five local lenders for a long-term syndicated loan facility worth US$178.…
November 19, 2014
Swiss cement giant Holcim said it expected to have chosen buyers for assets it must divest to seal its merger with France's Lafarge by the end of…
November 14, 2014
The British Geological Survey (BGS) has released the 10th edition of the Directory of Mines and Quarries (DMQ 2014),an invaluable directory…
November 14, 2014
Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla is reported to have said he is open to buying overseas cement factories in a deal similar to his US$5.8…
November 14, 2014
Romanian ceramic blocks producer Cemacon recorded a net profit of RON 3.70 million (€835,946.22/US$1.04 million) in the first nine months of 2014,…
November 14, 2014
The merger plans between French concrete block and slab manufacturer Alkern and its competitor precast concrete producer Duroux have been finalised.…
November 14, 2014
The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has reported that the sales of cement increased to a total of 8.197 million tonnes in the…
November 14, 2014
The Commercial Court of the Kemerovo region (Siberia), Russia, has initiated bankruptcy proceedings against Kuznetsk Cement Plant (Novokuznetsk,…
November 14, 2014
China Resources Cement Holdings' concrete sales totalled 11.65 million m³ in January-September 2014, up by 10.3% year-on-year. Cement and clinker…