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What's driving Nigerian cement demand?

BUA Cement announced this week that it would seek finance from the International Finance Corp (IFC) for a 6Mta cement expansion of its Sokoto cement plant in Kalambaina, Nigeria. The aim is to mak...
News - 02 September 2022

Increasing scope 3 emission reduction investments

This week, Hanson UK reported on its investment in electric vehicles (EV). The need for more clean energy transport in the cement sector is expected to rise substantially as companies look to meet...
News - 26 August 2022

CSN gets green light to acquire LafargeHolcim Brasil

Brazil’s antitrust regulator CADE has given its approval to steelmaker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional’s (CSN) acquisition of Holcim’s local cement business. The deal is believed to be worth US$1bn...
News - 19 August 2022

Lafarge Emirates Cement uses first-of-its-kind finance facility to install WHR system

Standard Chartered, a UK-based banking and financial services company, has closed a ‘transition trade’ facility with Lafarge Emirates Cement to enable the cement producer to invest in a waste he...
News - 18 August 2022

Lafarge Canada opens first EV charging station

Lafarge Canada (Holcim group) has announced the opening of the company’s first four electric vehicle charging stations in Canada at its Kent Ave ready-mixed concrete plant in Vancouver, British ...
News - 16 August 2022

CBMI Engineering wins Algerian silo order

CBMI Engineering (Sinoma group) has signed a contract was signed with Lafarge Algeria (Holcim group) for the construction of cement storage silos at the Oggaz cement plant . The new cement si...
News - 09 August 2022

Lafarge Exshaw plant receives carbon capture funding

Lafarge Canada ’s Exshaw Cement plant is one of 11 recipients to receive funding from Emissions Reduction Alberta’s (ERA) CAD40m (US$31m) investment to kickstart CAD$20bn in carbon capture pro...
News - 21 July 2022

European Innovation Funding awarded for decarbonisation projects

The European Innovation Fund (EU Environment and Climate) has agreed funding for several cement and lime sector projects, with Holcim and Lhoist among the companies that will receive funding. ...
News - 15 July 2022

Cemtech Live Webinar: World Markets, Energy, Freight Update

  • Interview – the impact of the pandemic on the cement sector in Egypt:  Solomon Baumgartner, CEO of Lafarge Egypt • Perspectives on the Saudi Arabian cement sector and 20...
Videos - 11 July 2022

Cemtech Live Webinar: Impact of Covid19 on the cement industry

Overview of COVID-19 impact on global cement sector : Thomas Armstrong, ICR (UK)   • Impact of COVID-19 on the US Economy and cement sector : Ed Sullivan, Chief Economist, P...
Videos - 11 July 2022