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Canada: McInnis Cement CEO quits after new plant cost overruns

The chief executive officer of McInnis Cement, Christian Gagnon, has stepped down after it emerged that the cost of ...

Siam Cement acquires 65% share in Lafarge Holcim Vietnam

LafargeHolcim Ltd has signed an agreement with Siam City Cement Public Company Ltd f or the divestment of its 65 pe ...

USA: cement shipments rise 5.1% in May

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2016 were about 8.2Mt, up...

UK: Breedon looks to the future with Hope

The 200-strong team at the Hope Cement works in Derbyshire celebrated becoming part of Breedon Groupl Plc with a vis...

7th Brazilian Conference on Portland Cement

São Paulo was the destination for international delegates attending the CBCi event where implementing COP21 and clima...

LafargeHolcim zero fatality rate

Safety Coaching, a safety consultancy firm, has helped LafargeHolcim create safer sites and improve incident reporti...

Vicat's 1H16 results in the USA continue to improve

Vicat's first half turnover eased by 0.4 per cent to EUR1237m, which amounts to a 4.3 per cent increase on a compara...

Pakistan: Gharibwal Cement industrial park

Gharibwal Cement Group and China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITC) have signed a deal to set up ...

LafargeHolcim announce further Chinese sales

LafargeHolcim has, for the second time in a week, announced that it is to sell some of its Chinese assets. Reuters r...

Titan Cement takes US$100m stake in Brazil's Cimento Apodi

Greece's Titan Cement Group has announced that it is to take a 50 per cent equity stake in Companhia Industrial de C...