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Lafarge Malaysia shareholders vote down RPTs with YTL CementMinority shareholders of Lafarge Malaysia have voted down a plan to enter into recurrent related party transactions (RPTs) with YTL Cement, estimated to be worth about MYR3.5bn (US$837.92m). The...News - 24 September 2019 |
Routes to carbon neutralityThis week CemNet reported on a number of significant industry announcements relating to carbon reduction initiatives by cement companies. In Europe, where carbon reduction is being driven throu...News - 20 September 2019 |
LafargeHolcim's Brookfield plant starts tyre burningLafargeHolcim's Brookfield cement plant in Nova Scotia, Canada, has begun burning 20tpd of scrap tyres to reduce its coal use and lower its carbon footprint. "For every tonne of coal that we re...News - 19 September 2019 |
Turbulent times for Africa?For the cement sector, turmoil has probably come to a head in many parts of Africa. Cement demand has slowed or fallen back into the red in many African countries, while overcapacity and low utili...Articles - 17 September 2019 |
Malaysian infrastructure demand to escalate cement price risesMalaysia's building materials are expected to se a price rise in the 3Q19 as large construction projects hike up demand for products such as cement. The construction industry is expected to pick...News - 11 September 2019 |
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh meets top brass of State of MeghalayaLafargeHolcim Bangladesh held talks over the continued cross-border transfer of limestone between the state of Meghalaya in India and Chhatak in Banglaesh. The meeting was arranged on the sidel...News - 11 September 2019 |
Dangote CementDangote Cement is among five companies calling for an investigation into cement imports into South Africa. According to The Concrete Institute (ITC), imports have risen by 139 per cent since 2016....Corporate - 28 August 2019 |
Czech cement market can ride the construction waveThis week Cemex reported that its cement sales in the Czech Republic had increased by 70 per cent and yet it had still made a net loss of US$13.18m in 2018. Cemex's 2018 results were impacted by...News - 23 August 2019 |
Reviving a 60s modern marvelBuilt in the early 1960s, the Lafarge cement plant in Ravena, New York, USA, has seen many changes. As part of a three-year modernisation project, the facility improved its grinding section with t...Articles - 14 August 2019 |
LafargeHolcim and Solidia Technologies launch first commercial ventureLafargeHolcim and US-based Solidia Technologies ® have announced its first commercial venture to supply EP Henry’s paver and block plant in Wrightstown, New Jersey, with a reduced-CO 2 cement. ...News - 09 August 2019 |