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Lafarge Canada begins low-carbon concrete project

Lafarge Canada and TransAlta Corp have entered into an agreement to advance low-carbon concrete projects in Alberta with a project to repurpose landfilled fly ash. Landfilled fly ash must fir...
News - 11 January 2023

Cookstown Cement rebranded as Cemcor

The Cookstown cement plant acquired in January 2022 by LCC Group and David Millar for GBP56m has been rebranded to Cemcor following significant investment from its new ownership. The Cookstow...
News - 03 January 2023

Cemtech MEA 2023 speakers

SPEAKING AT CEMTECH MEA 2023, DUBAI, UAE Panel discussion 1: The cement plant of the future Luc Rudowski, head of innovation, thyssenkrupp BU Pol...
Events - 23 December 2022

Nigeria: challenges abound

Despite the economy being challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigerian cement demand remained robust in 2020 and 2021. While the country’s longer-term potential remains intact, pressure is buildi...
Articles - 23 December 2022

ZSE halts all share trading in Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Ltd (ZSE) has implemented a securities halt in the trading of shares in Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Ltd . The halt is effective from 23 December 2022 until further notice....
News - 23 December 2022

Lafarge Cement fully converts Brookfield Cement Plant to OneCem

Lafarge Canada has announced the full transformation of its Brookfield Cement Plant in Nova Scotia to a greener portfolio. From now on, the plant will only produce reduced carbon Portland lime...
News - 21 December 2022

CBAM introduction far from easy

This week the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) moved a step closer to reality when the EU outlined plans to introduce the new border tax on imports of carbon-intensive cement and other in...
News - 16 December 2022

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe appoints new Acting CEO

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Ltd has appointed Innocent Zulu Chikwata as Acting Chief Executive, effective from 1 December 2022. Mr Chikwata has 16 years experience in the fast-moving consumer goo...
News - 13 December 2022

Lafarge Egypt to increase AR rate to 50%

Lafarge Egypt plans to increase its alternative fuel rate to 50 per cent in the near future. Speaking at the Euromoney Egypt Conference 2022 in Cairo last week, Ahmed Khalifa, chief financial of...
News - 12 December 2022

Birla Corporation announces new MD and CEO

Birla Corp Ltd (BCL) has announced the resignation of its managing director and chief executive officer, Shri Arvind Pathak. Mr Pathak, who is leaving the company for personal reasons, will rema...
News - 11 November 2022