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Ashaka Cement approves Lafarge Africa's acquisition deal

Shareholders of Ashaka Cement Plc have approved the complete acquisition of the company by Lafarge Africa, in a deal with a cash consideration of NGN604.092m (US$16.8m) and total value of NGN5.9...
News - 31 October 2017

Livetouch Investments starts production at Redcliff plant

Livetouch Investments has commenced cement production at its 410,000tpa capacity plant in Redcliff, Zimbabwe, a senior company executive said. Managing director Dongning Wang told The Sunday Ma...
News - 30 October 2017

Ambuja Cement's strategy pays off

This week the 3Q17 results have been flooding in for Indian cement manufacturers with Lafarge-Holcim-owned ACC and Ambuja Cement reporting their results and seeing net profits rise to nearly dou...
News - 27 October 2017

LafargeHolcim's cement volumes increase by 4.7 per cent in 3Q17

LafargeHolcim announced cement volumes were up 4.7 per cent in 3Q17 and 1.8 per cent for the year to date. Globally, cement prices improved by 5.6 per cent in the quarter compared to the prior yea...
News - 27 October 2017

Lafarge Surma calls for a revaluation of Holcim shares to complete its merger

Lafarge Surma Cement (now LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd) has appealed to Bangladesh Bank to review its valuation of the Holcim share price, which the French cement maker says has been significantly...
News - 25 October 2017

Venezuela can't hide shortages and black market

This week ICR reported on the inauguration of the second line at the Las Llanadas cement plant in Trujillo, Venezuela. The Cementos Andino works is owned by Corporacion Socialista de Cementos an...
News - 20 October 2017

The future of concrete

In the second report from the international symposium “The Future of Cement’, which took place in Paris in June, we look at recent developments in the world of concrete in terms of production meth...
Articles - 10 October 2017

CRH back on the acquisition trail

Financial analysts have been predicting for some time that CRH was likely to hit the acquisition trail again to bolster its portfolio. The recent US focus to target Ash Grove Cement and Suwanee...
News - 06 October 2017

Petition bill submitted against Lafarge Brooksfield's tyre burning project

Nova Scotia's opposition New Democrats have presented a petition and a bill in the legislature calling on the Liberal government to ban tyre burning in the province. The party held a news conferen...
News - 05 October 2017

Geometrica’s jubilee showcase

This year marks a milestone anniversary for architectural, industrial and bulk storage specialists Geometrica. Providing structures for the cement industry for 25 years, the company reflects on so...
Articles - 05 October 2017