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CSI: trend of continuous decline in CO2 emissions by cement industry

The Cement Sustainability Initiative’s (CSI) recently-published “Getting The Numbers Right” (GNR) report for 2014 ha...

Italcementi sells its own shares to HeidelbergCement for EUR40.9m

Italcementi tendered on 19 September 3,861,604 company shares, corresponding to all of its own shares held, for a t...

LafargeHolcim to consider pulling out of more markets

LafargeHolcim is muling over the option to withdraw from several markets to make last year's merger a success, chair...

UK: Westbury cement works chimney demolished

The Westbury cement works, owned by Tarmac, constructed its site in the early 1960s. This weekend a 122m-high chimne...

Rwanda: dealers and developers call for Cimerwa price drop

Cement dealers and property developers in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, have called on Cimerwa to cut its prices, Rwanda...

Kenya: East African Portland Cement MD refused to reinstate sacked staff

Simon Peter ole Nkeri, managing director of East Portland Cement Co, is being sued for contempt of court by five for...

New 1.5Mta cement plant for Mali

Mali's government and Gaia Equity Ltd have signed on 16 September a memorandum of understanding and an establishment...

Uganda: Hima Cement signs supply deal with Guangzhou Dongsong

Uganda's Hima Cement and Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Group have signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of...

Positive signs of recovery

Cembureau talks to ICR about the current trends in the European cement sector.

Ignore FSI potential at your peril

Dekra Insight outlines why any potential for serious injury is something that cannot be ignored by cement plants.