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2014 MPA sales volumes positive as construction markets improve
Minerals products markets performed strongly in 2014 as construction output grew by six per cent, according to MPA f...
Zimbabwe: Chinese project faces mining hurdle
Chinese plans to set up a cement-making factory in Zvishavane have run in to problems after it emerged that the mini...
Vietnam records 47% rise in January cement demand
Vietnam’s cement consumption increased six per cent MoM and 47 per cent YoY to 4.37Mt in January 2015, according to ...
CRH strikes deal to acquire €6.5bn Holcim and Lafarge assets
CRH has reached a deal to acquire €6.5bn in the assets of Lafarge and Holcim who are restructuring to win regulatory...
USA: Charlevoix cement plant expansion cleared
The Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners has approved the proposal by St Marys Cement to expand its cement plant...
ICR February 2015
ICR February 2015 reflects on the UAE’s increased optimism in its cement sector, to coincide with Cemtech MEA in Dub...
CRH withdraws from aerated concrete in Poland
The Polish CRH subsidiary Grupa Ozarow has now received Polish competition authority approval to sell its aerated co...
Vietnam monthly output up 27% YoY
Vietnam is estimated to have produced 5.2Mt of cement in January, down 8.1 per cent from December 2014 but up 27 per...
Saudi firms’ net profit up 6% YoY
The net profit of the Saudi cement firms has registered an increase by six per cent in 2014, reaching US$1.56bn comp...
Hanson Cement set to become BMF member, UK
Hanson Cement will become a member of the Builders Merchants Federation, effective 1 February 2015. Hanson Cement o...