April 4, 2014
According to the Federal Customs Service (FCS), crushed stone imports exceeded 25.567 million tonnes worth US$399.2 million (€294.77 million) in 2013…
April 4, 2014
Lafarge has appointed of Guillaume Roux as the new country chief executive officer, Nigeria and Benin Republic. Also an executive vice president, who…
April 4, 2014
The Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) has signed a letter of intent with Fives FCB to build a fifth cement plant line with a clinker production…
April 4, 2014
Italian building materials producer Buzzi Unicem saw a consolidated net loss of €50.70 million in 2013, compared to a net loss of €28.5 million a…
April 4, 2014
The performance of the Portuguese cement company Cimpor in 2013 yielded a dividend volume of €1.83 million to its largest shareholder, InterCement,…
April 4, 2014
Breedon Aggregates, the UK’s largest independent aggregates business has been presented with the Best Construction and Materials PLC Award in the…
April 2, 2014
Nigeria-based Dangote Group is aiming for the company to become one of the world’s top 100 companies within three years. Aliko Dangote, Africa’s…
March 31, 2014
Marshalls recorded pre-tax profits of £13 million (€15.55 million/US$21.49 million) in 2013, up from profits of £9.3 million the previous year. The…
March 31, 2014
The Gujarat and Delhi High Courts in India have approved the merger of Ambuja Cements with Holcim India, along with a proposed reduction of capital.…
March 31, 2014
Kenya-based East African Portland Cement (EAPCC) posted a pretax profit of KES 171 million (€1.43 million/US$1.97million) in the second half of 2013…
March 31, 2014
Spanish construction company, FCC, is increasing its controlling stake in Spanish cement company Cementos Portland, from its current 69.8% to 78%,…
March 31, 2014
In 2013, Indonesian state-owned cement producer Semen Baturaja has recorded a revenue of IDR 1.16 trillion (€73.7 million/US4101.84 million), up by 6…
March 31, 2014
Turkish packaging firm, Isiklar Ambalaj has invested in a production facility worth €7.24 million in Iraq. The company has started to produce…
March 31, 2014
Nigeria-based Dangote Cement has registered a jump in its revenue in 2013 to NGN 386.20bn (€1.7 billion/US$2.34 billion), up by 29%. The company has…
March 31, 2014
Construction companies and asphalt distributors in Mexico have warned that the country is suffering a 20% shortage of the product which started in…