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China: concentration is the key

China Cement Association had drafted a plan to promote mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity and step up the elimi...

Positive start for Semen Baturaja on IDX, Indonesia

Semen Baturaja has received a positive response from the market during its first day of trading on the Indonesian St...

Galilei Group plans Angolan investment

The Galilei Group of Portugal plans to enter the Angolan market as part of a joint venture, its chief executive Fern...

Siggenthal cement works shifts to lignite, Switzerland

Holcim’s Siggenthal cement works in Switzerland is changing over its fuel supply from anthracite to lignite. It is e...

Qassim Cement line resumes production, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia-based Qassim Cement Company (QCC) said that a fire which broke out last Wednesday was caused by a fuel ...

Searching for Mediterranean sun

While the Maghreb countries report sunny skies, the southern European cement industry remains under a dark cloud. For...

Holcim

Holcim is selling its 74.1 per cent stake in Holcim Nouvelle Calédonie, which operates a 0.2Mta grinding centre, to ...

Lafarge

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe is planning to invest between US$180m and US$200m over the next decade to increase cement ca...

HeidelbergCement

HeidelbergCement has commissioned a new cement mill in Liberia, with a capacity of 0.5Mta. The US$14m investment cov...

Cemex

Cemex is investing around US$100m (EGP700m) in its Egyptian operations. The cement producer is increasing its capaci...