October 13, 2015
Lafarge Africa has committed NGN 200 million (€884,809.05/US$ 1.01 million) for the rehabilitation of the 3km Agbesi-Itori road in the Ogun State as…
October 13, 2015
French company Kerneos, based in Dunkerque, is celebrating 40 years of existence. It specialises in high alumina cement, which was patented in 1908,…
October 13, 2015
Cement manufacturer Cimentos da Beira, based in Mozambique, has announced plans to start exporting part of its production to neighbouring countries,…
October 13, 2015
Dutch construction company H4A is testing a new type of tarmac which uses lignin to bind the sand and gravel together. It is said that nothing…
October 13, 2015
The takeover of Cemex USA's Gypsum Supply Division has been successfully completed by US LBM Holdings, as per the announcement on 9 October 2015.…
October 13, 2015
French building materials supplier Vicat has reorganised its performance concrete products into four distinct ranges, which vary according to use and…
October 13, 2015
Cemex has introduced its inclusive social and business programme portfolio in the Dominican Republic in order to improve access to housing,…
October 13, 2015
Net profit of Qassim Cement increased 4% to SAR 445 million (€104.47 million/US$118.66 million) in the first nine months of 2015 from SAR 429 million…
October 13, 2015
Dangote Cement of Nigeria has commissioned its new cement plant in Mtwara in Tanzania. The 3 million tonnes/year plant is the biggest plant in the…
October 13, 2015
The Rudny Cement Plant of the Kostanay region, Kazakhstan, has postponed its launch until 2016. The project costs KZT 14.8 billion(€47.45 million/US$…
October 13, 2015
Metso and Boliden have signed an extension of their service contract for Boliden's Aitik copper mine in Gällivare, northern Sweden. The 3+2-year…
October 13, 2015
Earthmoving attachments solutions provider, Miller UK, has been recognised by Hewden for its continual product development and innovative design…
October 13, 2015
Lafarge's Egypt arm intends to invest US$16.8 million (€14.95 million) in a recycling project thereby expanding the total investment in the local…
October 13, 2015
Ron Wirahadiraksa, 55, has been appointed LafargeHolcim’s new chief financial officer and a member of the executive committee. He will succeed group…
October 7, 2015
Foreign trade in construction machinery and equipment held up in the first six months of 2015, confirming a positive balance of trade for Italian…