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Lafarge acquires Kercim grinding plant, France

Lafarge has acquired Ciments Kercim's grinding plant, located in the bulk terminal port of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, wes...

July 2014 issue

Wienerberger makes sustainable progress,  Saint-Gobain Russia receives EBRD equity boost and Lafarge Tarmac goes up ...

Colombia boosts Cemex Latin American Holdings

First-half turnover at Cemex Latin American Holdings improved by 6.1 per cent to US$864m while EBITDA declined by 7....

ARM Cement first-half pretax profit 20% higher YoY

ARM Cement's pretax profit rose 20 per cent to KES1.2bn (US$13.68m) in the first half of 2014, the Kenyan firm said ...

Tanga Cement and TANESCO sign power supply agreement

Tanga Cement Company and Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) have signed a power supply agreement that ensure...

Ashaka to fast-track Gombe plant expansion, Nigeria

The board of directors of Nigerian producer Ashaka Cement plc, with the support of parent company Lafarge, has agree...

Semen Indonesia increases Vietnam spend

Semen Indonesia has increased the amount it plans to spend on its next Vietnamese acquisition as it sets its sights ...

Namibia: Ohorongo's biomass boost

Namibia-based Ohorongo Cement plant plans to use blackthorn as biofuel for cement production, helping the southern ...

Turkey: Cimsa acquires local cement producer

Sabanci group company Cimsa has acquired fellow Turkish producer Sancim Bilecik Cimento in a deal reportedly worth U...

Cemex heading towards strong earnings rebound

Cemex is expected to post a significant rebound in pretax earnings for the full year, driven primarily by the US rec...