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FLSmidth wins North African plant project

FLSmidth has won a EUR100m contract to build a 12,000tpd greenfield cement plant in North Africa. The contract inclu...

May 2017 issue

Vulcan Materials, Martin Marietta, CRH and Saint-Gobain see good start to 2017. Knauf Gips plans to open a new gypsu...

Hume 1Q hit by lower prices, higher operating expenses

For the three months to the end of March 2017, Malaysia-based Hume Industries recorded revenue of MYR158.5m (US$36.7...

Wonder Cement looks to lift capacity to 11Mta

Wonder Cement plans to set up three units in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana to increas...

Cemengal completes contract for Cemindo Gemilang

Cemengal of Spain has completed an engineering and supply contract for Indonesian cement producer Cemindo Gemilang. ...

Pakistan cement exports hit by strike action

Exports of cement and other commodities from Pakistan via seaports in Karachi have been affected by a strike by good...

Brazil's Jan-April sales down 10.1%

In the first four months of 2017, Brazilian cement sales to the domestic market totalled 17Mt, according to prelimin...

Dispute between Lafarge Cement Jordan and employees resolved

The dispute between Lafarge Cement Jordan and its employees ended on Monday evening after negotiations led by the La...

Lafarge Africa to seek shareholders approval

Lafarge Africa is to seek shareholders’ approval for a NGN140bn (US$443m) rights issue during its 58th Annual Genera...

HeidelbergCement launches fourth edition of Quarry Life Award

HeidelbergCement has launched the fourth edition of competition to boost biodiversity in quarries. The 'Quarry Life ...