August 3, 2015
CRH has completed the transaction to acquire certain assets from Lafarge and Holcim for a total enterprise value of €6.5 billion, with the exception…
August 3, 2015
Cemex says that the proceedings formally initiated by the European Commission on December 8, 2010 against Cemex and other companies regarding anti-…
July 31, 2015
In the first half of 2015, turnover for the French building materials supplier Saint-Gobain was up 4.8% to €19.86 billion (US$21.80 billion). Net…
July 31, 2015
In the first half of 2015, turnover for the French industrial minerals specialist Imerys was up 12% (or down 3.9% on a constant currency and…
July 31, 2015
HeidelbergCement has released its sixth Sustainability Report. The Sustainability Report 2013/2014 highlights topics and challenges for…
July 31, 2015
Mexican cement company Cemex has confirmed that it has received an upgrade from Fitch Ratings from 'B+' to 'BB-' due to the conversion of around US$…
July 31, 2015
US-based cement producer, Essroc, has concluded the purchase of a 500,000tonnes/year slag cement grinding facility located in Camden, New Jersey.…
July 31, 2015
Chinese cement and clinker maker and seller Tangshan Jidong Cement is tol inject CNY 1.09 billion (€159.77 million/US$175.56 million) into its wholly…
July 31, 2015
In China, total profit of the cement industry during January-June 2015 fell by 61% year-on-year to CNY 13.27 billion (€1.93 billion/US$2.14 billion…
July 31, 2015
In the first half of 2015, turnover for the Moroccan cement group Ciments du Maroc (Cimar) was up 7.6%, compared with the same period in 2014, to MAD…
July 31, 2015
Tunisian cement group Ciment de la Méditerranée (CMG) has received authorisation from the Ministry of Industry to develop a clinker production site…
July 31, 2015
The Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) has approved a proposal by Shivam Cement and Hongshi Holding Group of China to invest NPR 36 billion (€319.28…
July 31, 2015
The finance director of Semen Indonesia (SI), is reported as saying that the state cement company is planning to allocate some US$4.30 billion (€3.88…
July 31, 2015
Finnish construction and infrastructure company Lemminkäinen's net sales fell to €492.1 million in the second quarter of 2015 from €510.5 million in…
July 31, 2015
Lafarge Africa has reported a pre-tax profit of NGN 29.72 billion (€136.03 million/US$149.33 million) in the first half of 2015, up 13% from the…