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PPCThis month has seen South Africa’s Competition Tribunal once again turn its attention to alleged cartel activity in the cement industry. The Competition Commission previously argued in 2008 tha...Corporate - 31 January 2019 |
EAPCC denies reports of potential acquisitionKenya’s East African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) has denied recent reports that it was in early-stage talks with LafargeHolcim about a potential acquisition. "It has never featured in any board d...News - 22 January 2019 |
Bangladesh: robust and stableLarge-scale infrastructure, growing urbanisation and strong foreign direct investment are fuelling rising cement demand in Bangladesh. But will it be enough to utilise production capacity as new p...Articles - 16 January 2019 |
Lafarge Zimbabwe appoints new CEOLafarge Zimbabwe has appointed a new CEO to lead the company as it fights to maintain its market share following a rise in imports and increasing competition from domestic rivals. Kaziwe Siame K...News - 11 January 2019 |
Lafarge Cement UK adds Rapid Cement to its product rangeLafarge Cement UK (Aggregate Industries group part of LafargeHolcim) has introduced Rapid Cement to its packaged range of cements. The Portland cement product contains calcium aluminate for rapid ...News - 04 January 2019 |
CILAS ships first clinker exports to west AfricaCiment Lafarge Souakri (CILAS) carried out it first export operation of 35,000t of clinker from Algeria’s Annaba port to west Africa. The shipment is part of LafargeHolcim Algeria’s drive to exp...News - 18 December 2018 |
Graeme Bride appointed as plant manager of Tarmac's Aberthaw facilityUK-based Tarmac has appointed a new plant manager, Graeme Bride, at its facility in Aberthaw, south Wales. Mr Bride has 19 years of cement plant management experience from time spent in Nigeria ...News - 12 December 2018 |
GBL's Albert Frère dies at 92Belgian investor Albert Frère has died at the age of 92, according to his investment company Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL). Mr Frère, who had a private fortune estimated at around EUR6bn, support...News - 06 December 2018 |
LafargeHolcimLafargeHolcim is selling its 80.6 per cent interest in Holcim Indonesia to Semen Indonesia, subject to government approval, for US$1411m. At present, the government-controlled Semen Indonesia has ...Corporate - 04 December 2018 |
Lafarge Malaysia records 3Q18 net loss of MYR109mLafarge Malaysia recorded a net loss in 3Q18 of MYR109.28m (US$26m) down 160 per cent from MYR42.01m in 3Q17. Revenue fell by 14 per cent YoY to MYR495.1m in 3Q18. The decline in earnings was d...News - 21 November 2018 |