April 3, 2012
Lafarge has celebrated the opening of a new quarry in Var, France this week. The new installation at the sand and gravel site represents an…
April 3, 2012
Spain’s cement producers association Oficemen has announced the appointment of Cemex Espana director general Joaquin Estrada as its new chairman.…
April 3, 2012
Local authorities in La Rochelle, France have granted approval of plans from Holcim to develop a new cement unit in the region. Under the scheme, the…
April 3, 2012
Grupo Maresa has officially opened its new €5million concrete plant in Hortaleza in Spain. The company claims that the new facility is the most hi-…
April 3, 2012
France’s national union of quarry and construction materials industries (Unicem) is to join forces with the French aggregates association (UNPG) to…
April 3, 2012
Holcim has reported higher net sales and better operating results for the first quarter of 2010, compared to the same period last year with March…
April 3, 2012
AR Aggregates has said it is aiming for quality rather than quality with it latest equipment purchase for its newest UK operation. The newly formed…
April 3, 2012
Cimpor has announced that it has appointed Castro Guera as its new chairman and former board member Francisco Lacerda as its new CEO. António Carlos…
April 3, 2012
Lafarge has reported sales in the first three months of the year were down 10% on the same period last year at €3.2billion. Nonetheless, the company…
April 3, 2012
Despite difficult trading conditions in the first two months of the year, CRH has reported in its interim management statement that conditions have…
April 3, 2012
Lafarge has announced that its involvement in the French Fête de la Nature will involve public open days at 17 of its quarries between 19 and 23 May…
April 3, 2012
Anglo American has announced that it is to sell Tarmac’s building material business in France and Belgium to Foundations Capital for €67million.…
April 3, 2012
Holcim is reported to be planning to resume activity at its limestone quarry in Antoing near Tournai by 2015. The company expects to extract around 4…
April 3, 2012
France-based Vicat has announced sales of €398million for the first quarter of 2010 – a 6.2% decline on the same period last year. The company has…
April 3, 2012
Continuous economic growth in Indonesia is the main driver behind a decision by Holcim to build a new US$450million cement plant on the island of…