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Holcim Indonesia to integrate two subsidiaries

Holcim Indonesia plans to integrate two subsidiaries as part of efforts to improve operational efficiency, the compa...

Cemex Latam to participate in construction of 12,000 sustainable housing units

Cemex Latam Holdings (CLH) announced today it expects to participate in the construction of approximately 12,000 sus...

Pakistan sales edge ahead in 9MFY13-14

Pakistan cement sales during the first nine months of the current fiscal rose marginally by 0.7 per cent to 24.705Mt...

French cement market advances 6.6% in 1Q14

Cement consumption in France increased 6.6 per cent to 4.386Mt in 1Q14 compared to 4.115Mt in the same period of las...

Lafarge and Holcim agree cement merger

Holcim and Lafarge have confirmed today their intention to combine the two companies through a merger of equals, to ...

Saudi Arabia's cement industry looks forward to good times

Saudi Arabia's cement companies are preparing for long-term cement demand growth as they expand their capacity. Howe...

Venezuela cement capacity set to increase

With a total capacity of 9.09Mta and 20 production lines, Venezuela’s cement industry is stable, according to the co...

African Forum checks dynamics of cement prices

Zambia has recently recorded intermittent increases in the cost of cement, prompting government to call for addition...

Cemex to appeal Spanish fine

Cemex said Spanish tax authorities have fined its Spanish subsidiary EUR455m (US$620m) following an audit of the un...

Holcim and Lafarge confirm talks on possible merger

Holcim and Lafarge have confirmed that they are in advanced discussions regarding a "possible combination." The wo...