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LafargeHolcim to start share buy-back programme

LafargeHolcim announces that it will start its share buy-back programme of up to CHF1bn (EUR916.9m) over 2017-18 on ...

Early strength development

This month Arthur Harrisson discusses early strength development in concrete, which is affected by many variables in...

MPA publishes long-term aggregate demand and supply study for GB

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has set out long-term aggregate demand and supply scenarios for Great Britai...

Union Bridge quarry replacement project

The existing quarry reserves of Lehigh Cement’s Union Bridge plant in Maryland, USA, will be depleted by the end of ...

Pakistan FY18 budget 'neutral' for cement industry

Announcing its FY18 Budget on Friday, the Pakistan government has increased the allocation for its Public Sector Dev...

FANCESA Cal Orck’o works to start production mid-2019

Bolivia’s Fábrica Nacional de Cemento (FANCESA) will finish all earthmoving works on the site of its new cement plan...

Colombian market contracts 15%

In April 2017 cement consumption in Colombia fell 14.9 per cent to 0.9Mt from 1.058Mt in April 2017, according to Co...

Egyptian Cement Co seeks loan for Sohag plant

Egyptian Cement Co has entered into negotiations with a local banking alliance to obtain a loan of EGP4bn (US$221m) ...

Paraguay: INC welcomes Senate move on cement use

The president of Paraguay’s Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC), Jorge Méndez, has welcomed the approval granted by ...

Jamaica Labour Ministry intervenes in Carib Cement unrest

Jamaica's Ministry of Labour has intervened following industrial action by workers at Caribbean Cement Company over ...