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Holcim exits Uganda and Tanzania

Holcim has signed agreements to divest its businesses in Uganda and Tanzania. It has agreed to sell Hima Cement Ltd , its local subsidiary in Uganda, to the Sarrai Group, for an enterprise valu...
News - 15 November 2023

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh registers a 58% growth in profit during 9M23

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh ( Holcim group ) saw a 58 per cent YoY growth in profit to BDT5.21bn (US$77.2m) for January-September 2023 period against BDT3.308bn earned in the corresponding period o...
News - 13 November 2023

Lafarge Africa reduces CO2 emissions through AF use

Lafarge Africa has reduced is CO 2 emissions from 595kg CO 2 /t  in 2021 to 574kg CO 2 /t in 2022 through the use of alternative fuels and energy-efficient technologies. According to the compan...
News - 10 November 2023

Zimbabwe issues import licences to meet demand

The Zimbabwean government has issued cement import licences to ensure supply while two of the country’s leading cement producers deal with production issues. According to ZimEye, Lafarge a...
News - 10 November 2023

Afrimat's acquisition of LSA gets Commission approval

South Africa’s Competition Commission has approved Afrimat’s acquisition of Lafarge SA , subject to a number of conditions. The deal, which is worth nearly ZAR1bn (US$54.59m), was found to raise ...
News - 08 November 2023

Holcim Algeria buys automatic ship loader for Djendjen port operations

Holcim Algeria invested EUR3m in an automatic ship loader for its operations at Djendjen port. The 18,000tpd ship loader will speed up clinker loading at the port, reducing waiting times and d...
News - 26 October 2023

Aggregate Industries harnesses AI to improve tanker driver safety

Aggregate Industries , working with its partner Lomas Distribution, has become the first cement manufacturer in the UK to install new artificial intelligence (AI) technology to prevent cement tan...
News - 12 October 2023

Lafarge Canada's Exshaw plant signs 38.5MW solar power project

Lafarge Canada Inc ( Holcim )  and ATCO Ltd announced that they have entered into a 12.5-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA). Under this agreement, Lafarge’s Exshaw cement plant will ...
News - 09 October 2023

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh sets up rainwater storage for the community

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd  ( Holcim group ) inaugurated a “Rain Water Harvesting for Safe Drinking Water for the Community” project near its plant in Chhatak , Sunamganj, on 29 September 2023...
News - 02 October 2023

Lafarge Canada bets on ITCs to boost clean energy investments

Lafarge Canada  ( Holcim Group) is among the companies counting on   investment tax credits   (ITCs) for its plant in Exshaw, Alberta, Canada, where it has a plan to capture 1Mta of carbon emiss...
News - 19 September 2023