December 21, 2015
Turkish cement firm Limak Cimento is reportedly keen to make an African acquisition worth €1 billion. National media reports the firm possibly buying…
December 21, 2015
Hong Kong-based Energy International Investments Holdings’ (Energy International) CNY 185 million (US$28.54 million) acquisition of Samoa-based…
December 21, 2015
The French building supplies sector could be set for a good recovery in 2016, according to Union nationale des industries de carrières et matériaux…
December 21, 2015
British Gypsum has announced its annual Corporate Responsibility Review, highlighting the firm's latest achievements in economic sustainability,…
December 21, 2015
China-based Huaxin Cement is preparing to invest US$150 million in building a cement production plant in Kazakhstan’s Aktobe region. A linked…
December 21, 2015
Chinese investors are reportedly looking to build a cement plant in the Osh region of the Kyrgyz Republic. The facility will have a 2 million tonnes/…
December 21, 2015
As part of the reparation of the southern dyke of the Port of Le Havre, the Mexican building materials giant Cemex will be providing C40 XS3 - Dmax20…
December 21, 2015
Aggregates producers could be about to see their materials in high demand in Qatar after reports in The Gulf Times that rulers are preparing to…
December 21, 2015
Novoroscement, one of Russia’s major cement producers, may become the general sponsor of the Kuban football club (South). A decision on whether the…
December 21, 2015
Mexican cement giant Cemex has applied a cement price rise of between 10% and 12%. The increase, which took effect from 14 December 2015, affects…
December 21, 2015
Lafarge Zambia (Lafarge), in partnership Congolese Railways and Zambia Railways, has commissioned a new modern rail loading facility in Ndola. The…
December 21, 2015
LafargeHolcim and CDC Group (CDC), the UK’s development finance institution, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a company to produce…
December 18, 2015
The Slovak capital Bratislava has set aside €44.5 million for road construction and repairs during 2016. The road budget is part of next year’s…
December 18, 2015
The Ministry of Infrastructure has boosted its budget for 2016 to US$1.65 billion, an increase of $60.2 million over last year. According to a report…
December 18, 2015
Shandong Lingong Construction Machinery (known as Lingong) recently celebrated two important milestones - its 100th SDLG motor grader sale in Europe…