May 20, 2014
According to Indriani Siswati from Holcim Indonesia, the cedment company is aiming for its Plant I in Tuban to start grinding clinker t the end June…
May 20, 2014
Some 400 people have protested against a project by French construction materials group Lafarge to deepen its Grand-Vallon quarry in Sénas, amid…
May 20, 2014
Swiss cement manufacturer Holcim was ranked in the top 50 most valuable Swiss brands for the first time in 2014 with a value of CHF 1.2 bllion (€982.…
May 20, 2014
Turkey's Competition Board (RK) has launched an investigation on the country's cement sector. RK claims that the sector is involved in serious…
May 20, 2014
Lafarge Group has launched a new cement plant with a capacity of 2 millon tonnes/year in the Kaluga region (Central Federal District). Investments…
May 20, 2014
In 2013, Eurocement-Ukraine, a unit of Russia's Eurocement Group, produced 1.41 million tonnes of cement worth UAH 959.27 million (€59.57 million),…
May 20, 2014
According to All Pakistan Marble Mining Processing Industry and Exporters Association chairman Sanaullah Khan, marble exports totalled US$70 million…
May 16, 2014
CEMEX announced today that its board of directors, by unanimous decision, has appointed Rogelio Zambrano as chairman of the board of directors and…
May 14, 2014
Weir Minerals has launched the WEMCO extra-heavy-duty vortex pumps range across Europe, following its success in the French market. The WEMCO range,…
May 14, 2014
Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria, local unit of French building materials maker Lafarge, posted a net profit of NGN 8.10 bllion (€36.8 million) in the…
May 14, 2014
The Kwanza Sul Cement Plant (FCKS) costing around US$600 million (€432.5 million) in Angola has started operation and it will have daily cement…
May 14, 2014
According to a study of Informa D&B the sales of Portuguese cement in foreign markets surpassed the €133 million in 2013 and Algeria is the main…
May 14, 2014
Onne van der Weijde, area manager for India and member of Holcim senior management is leaving Holcim effective 1 June, 2014. Member of the Holcim…
May 14, 2014
Lafarge Cement Zambia is reported to be planning to double its cement production capacity in Zambia by 2017. Construction of a new production line is…
May 14, 2014
LiuGong has opened its Hong Kong subsidiary when Mr Wang Xiaohua, chairman of LiuGong Group; Mr Zeng Guang’an, chairman of LiuGong Machinery and…