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CRH Ciment SA and Comnord SA accepts Romania’s Competition Council fine for unauthorised mergerCRH Ciment and Comnord SA have been retrospectively fined RON3,056,314 (US$802,409) by Romania’s Competition Council for the implementation of a merger carried out before receiving the council's a...News - 16 January 2018 |
Lafarge starts low-carbon fuel research projectLafarge Canada Inc, in cooperation with the University of Calgary, Queen’s University and Pembina Institute, is carrying out a million-dollar study on the environmental benefits of introducing low...News - 12 January 2018 |
Cauldon’s six decadesLast year saw Aggregate Industries celebrate six decades of cement production at the Cauldon plant, the first dry-process cement works in the UK. Ignacio Mirasol, plant manager at Cauldon, takes u...Articles - 10 January 2018 |
Lafarge completes Holcim shares acquisitionLafarge Surma Cement Ltd (LSCL) has completed the required documents to transfer the shares of Holcim Bangladesh Ltd (HBL) to LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd. The step was part of the acquisition ...News - 09 January 2018 |
Ready to serveAfrica leads the charge for recently-commissioned cement plants. Although orders may be down on previous years, there is a more diverse geographical spread of newly-completed cement facilities and...Articles - 08 January 2018 |
Lafarge Africa to sell SA unit?Lafarge Africa could put up its South African unit for sale, according to analysts at Exotix Capital. Proceeds of the sale could then be used to strategically shore up and stabilise the company’s ...News - 05 January 2018 |
Lafarge Malaysia to step up cost and efficiency driveFollowing its MYR135m net loss for 9MFY17, Lafarge Malaysia confirmed it will pursue ongoing strategic initiatives to achieve profitability in the near term, according to Focus Malaysia. The co...News - 04 January 2018 |
LafargeHolcimThe 39.9 per cent-owned LafargeHolcim associate Huaxin Cement is investing in a US$140Mta cement works that it is building in Nepal. Lafarge Malaysia’s turnover came down by some 13 per cent t...Corporate - 03 January 2018 |
Cementos Molins reduces price for LafargeHolcim Bangladesh to US$62mCementos Molins (Spain) has reduced the purchase price for LafargeHolcim Bangladesh to US$62m, compared to the US$117m originally announced in December 2016 for 100 per cent of the company, which ...News - 28 December 2017 |
2017: a year of mergers and acquisitionsThis week CemNet news takes a look back at the big stories of 2017 in the world of cement, while recalling the big mergers and the growth markets of 2017. The year began with discussions of ...News - 22 December 2017 |