May 9, 2012
Due to good economic conditions in Asia and Latin America and growing demand for construction materials in North America and Africa Middle East…
May 8, 2012
Sadi Servizi Industriali (Sadi), the Italian provider of environmental remediation, waste management, engineering and building material services,…
May 8, 2012
HeidelbergCement Ukraine recorded a US$8.91million (€6.82million) net loss in the first quarter of 2012. The company includes cement plants of…
May 8, 2012
Three brokers have upgraded their recommendations on Lafarge after the French building group recorded better than expected Q1 2012 results. While…
May 8, 2012
Eurocement Ukraine, part of the Russian Eurocement Group, recorded a US$478,677 (€363,883) net profit in 2011. The company more than doubled its long…
May 8, 2012
Falling sales in France, Belgium, Spain, Greece and Egypt led to Ciments Français recording a 7.9% drop in consolidated revenues to US$1.17billion (€…
May 8, 2012
Volvo CE has reported record first quarter year sales. Sales between January 1 and March 31, 2012 were up 17% on the same three months of 2011.…
May 8, 2012
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe)/(HCME) has appointed Moriaki Kadoya as its new president and CEO. He is also the new regional CEO of Hitachi…
May 4, 2012
Cemex has revealed significant progress in key indicators related to sustainable construction. “We are proud to have reached an alternative fuels…
May 4, 2012
Lafarge’s first quarter figure show that the group’s sales were up 5% to €3.353 billion and that net income group share improved to €18 million.…
May 3, 2012
Following 21 months of rebuild investment the Yeoman Bontrup has been relaunched from Glensanda Quarry, Morven, western Scotland. The 100,000tonne…
May 3, 2012
HeidelbergCement’s group revenue improved by 8% to €2.8 billion in the first quarter of 2012, and the outlook for 2012 is positive. The company says…
May 3, 2012
Chinese construction equipment manufacturer LiuGong Machinery Corporation completed its first overseas acquisition by buying Polish company HSW (Huta…
May 1, 2012
The global market for construction aggregates is expected to increase 5.2% per year through to 2015 to 48.3 billion tonnes. The represents a slower…
May 1, 2012
As part of its strategy to sell non-strategic assets worth € 500 million in 2010, Lafarge has sold assets worth €120 million in France, Switzerland…