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Spain: LafargeHolcim Valencia plant cuts production

LafargeHolcim's cement plant in Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, cut production by almost 10 per cent in 2016 in response to the import restrictions imposed by Algeria, its biggest market. The group i...
News - 13 January 2017

Improving markets for 2017

While 2016 appears to have seen limited growth in global cement consumption, improved fundamentals and returns are in store for 2017 as emerging markets are expected to nearly double their YoY gro...
Articles - 09 January 2017

The Addoha Group's expansion continues

Ciments de l’Atlas (CIMAT) announced the recent opening of the new 0.5Mta Diago grinding plant in Mali, which will increase domestic cement production in the country by around 25 per cent . Mali h...
News - 23 December 2016

France: Addoha Group's plant draws right-wing opposition

The CEO of Addoha Group, Anas Sefrioui, could see his Fos-sur-Mer cement plant project permanently held up due to local political contingencies. in 2012 Groupe Sefrioui, through its subsidi...
News - 22 December 2016

USA: ASTM honours Bruce Blair

The Bryant Mather Award from ASTM International Committee on Cement has been awarded to Bruce Blair, president and CEO of Consumers Concrete Corporation, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.   A member of...
News - 21 December 2016

Nigeria: Ashaka Cement to be delisted from NSE

The Board of Directors of Ashaka Cement Plc have opted for a voluntarily delisting of the company from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in violation of the exchange’s Free Float Deficiency prov...
News - 20 December 2016

Lafarge Surma Cement acquires Holcim Bangladesh

The Board of Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd has approved the acquisition of 100 per cent shares of Holcim Bangladesh from LafargeHolcim Group. The transaction is subject to approval by the shareholders ...
News - 15 December 2016

Energy market prospects

Cem Prospects 2016 gathered together cement producers, solid fuel traders, suppliers and freight specialists for a two-day conference exploring the energy markets and outlook for the year ahead. ...
Articles - 09 December 2016

South Korea: Hyundai Cement auction set to raise KRW600bn

The auction of Hyundai Cement, preliminary bidding of which is scheduled for 16 December, is set to attract bids from multiple prospective buyers, with the assets expected to fetch up to KRW600bn ...
News - 09 December 2016

LafargeHolcim

LafargeHolcim's underlying turnover for the first nine months amounted to CHF20,378m, a decline of 7.5 per cent while in euro terms there was a 9.2 per cent reduction to EUR18,848m. The Asia Pacif...
Corporate - 02 December 2016