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Lafarge Malaysia expect to 'break even' despite poor 1Q18 results

Lafarge Malaysia recorded its fifth consecutive quarter of net losses for the period ended 31 March this year, on weaker demand and higher competition, coupled with the increase in coal and petcok...
News - 29 May 2018

Lafarge Africa plans to cut debt over the next 18 months

Lafarge Africa Plc plans to cut debt over the next two years as it seeks to boost profit before resuming expansion, according to the company’s chairman, Mobolaji Balogun. The company expects its l...
News - 25 May 2018

Burning used tyres

One way of reducing the fossil fuel requirement in clinker production is through the use of alternative fuels (AFs). Walter Materials handling, part of the ATS Group, looks at one plant that has ...
Articles - 24 May 2018

Lafarge Malaysia reports 3% fall in revenue for 1Q18

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd has announced that its net loss widened in the 1Q18 period, increasing to MYR68.73m (US$17.27m) from MYR48.93m of the previous year. Furthermore, revenue fell 2.7 per cent to ...
News - 24 May 2018

Lafarge Africa announces NGN34.3bn loss in 2017

Mobolaji Balogun, Chairman of Lafarge Africa Plc, on Wednesday said the overall drop in domestic cement demand was instrumental to the group’s NGN34.3bn (US$95.1m) loss before tax in the 2017 fina...
News - 17 May 2018

LafargeHolcim appoints new CEO of US Cement

LafargeHolcim has appointed Jamie Gentoso as the new CEO of its US Cement operations. Ms. Gentoso has previously worked as the senior vice president of concrete at Sika Corp US, and succeeds John ...
News - 15 May 2018

Going to Graceland

The 2018 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference will be held between 6-10 May in Nashville, Tennessee. Therefore, the timing is right for ICR to visit Graceland and examine the recent d...
Articles - 02 May 2018

Zambia pushes on with cement growth

Zambia is currently seeing one of the most rapid growth rates in investment in cement capacity on the African continent. While the country has a cement demand of around 1.8Mta and a population o...
International Cement Review Editor's Blog - 16 April 2018

Zambia pushes on with cement growth

Zambia is currently seeing one of the most rapid growth rates in investment in cement capacity on the African continent. While the country has a cement demand of around 1.8Mta and a population of ...
News - 13 April 2018

Event Preview: IEEE-IAS/PCA Nashville 2018

The 60th IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference and Exhibition takes place in the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, between 6-10 May 2018. This year's technical conf...
Articles - 11 April 2018