Cement News tagged under: ready-mix
Azerbaijan records 2% decline in cement production04 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsAzerbaijan has seen a two per cent YoY decline in cement production to 2.8Mt during the 10M19, according to the State Statistical Committee. Overall construction materials output rose by 3.8 per cent YoY in terms of value to AZN648.7m (US$382.3m). Ready-mix concrete production surged 27.8 per cent to 1.52Mt compared with the 10M18, while the output of prefabricated concrete structures decreased 55.4 per cent to 35,700m 3 . |
LafargeHolcim's takeover of Somaco to be investigated27 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsRomania's competition authority is to analyse LafargeHolcim's acquisition of Romanian precast concrete producer Somaco. LafargeHolcim had signed an agreement in July with Romanian-based Oresa for the acquisition of Somaco. LafargeHolcim wants to develop its ready-mix and aggregates business in Romania and Somaco owns five precast concrete plants and one aerated block company. Somaco reported net sales of EUR56m in 2018. If the Competition Council is satisfied that the multinational... |
Cement production rises 5% in Azerbaijan24 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsIn the first four months of 2019, the total value of building materials production in Azerbaijan rose five per cent YoY to AZN240m (US$141.5m). Cement production increased 5.2 per cent over the same period to 0.99Mt. Ready-mix concrete advanced 11.7 per cent YoY to 0.42Mt. However, production of precast concrete building structures declined 52.5 per cent to 14,100m 3 . |
LafargeHolcim makes two ready-mix acquisitions05 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has announced the acquisition of US-based Transit Mix Concrete Co on 1 February 2019. As part of the transaction, the company will take ownership of seven ready-mix concrete plants and a sand quarry. Furthermore, in January 2019, LafargeHolcim acquired the precast and ready-mix businesses of Alfons Greten Betonwerk in northern Germany. As a result, the company added one precast and one ready-mix plant in Lower Saxony to its operations. "In line with our Strategy 2022 – 'Build... |
Mexican ready-mix prices to rise 20%13 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsMexico's ready-mix concrete producers are set to raise prices by 20 per cent. The Mexican Association of Independent Concrete Producers (AMCI), representing 70 per cent of the production companies in Mexico, cited the rising cost of cement and aggregates, including sand and limestone as well as higher prices for diesel and electricity. The price rise will come into effect on 1 January 2019. "This increase... is due to the rise in 2018 of all our inputs," said Jorge Pérez, Cemex's Media Rel... |
Breedon to find remedies with CMA to conclude Tarmac quarry deals26 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsBreedon Group Plc's proposed phase 1 acquisition of certain assets from Tarmac, in exchange for a number of ready-mixed concrete plants and a cash payment, as announced on 13 December 2017 has been reviewed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA has cleared Breedon's acquisition of four quarries from Tarmac but has concluded that there is a realistic prospect of a substantial lessening of competition in three local areas in England and Wales in relation to the supply of r... |
Tokyo Cement Co (Lanka) incorporates ready-mix subsidiary16 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Colombo Stock Exchange has been informed that Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC is incorporating Tokyo Supermix (Pvt) Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary. The Primary objective for setting up the company is for operate manufacturing and distribution of ready-mixed concrete and value added cement products under a separate entity. Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC proposes to transfer all the assets and liabilities of the ready-mix operation to the fully owned subsidiary company. |
AfriSam wins two SARMA awards15 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsSouth African cement producer AfriSam dominated at the recent Southern African ReadyMix Association (SARMA) awards by winning two of the four accolades bestowed on the industry’s top performers for 2017. SARMA’s annual awards, held in Gauteng during the Concrete Conference in August, saw AfriSam receive both the 'Best Plant' award for its Wynberg ready-mix facility and the 'Best Fleet' award for its Gauteng ready-mix fleet. "The team is justifiably excited about winning this prestigious... |
Azerbaijan: Akkord Concrete and Gazakh Cement merge28 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Akkord Industry Construction Investment Corporation OJSC has merged two of its businesses. The Akkord Concrete LLC and Gazakh Cement plant LLC have been merged, according to a news report from the Azeri-Press Agency. The news agency says the merger between the two enterprises was made known by the Ministry of Taxes. Akkord Cement LLC operates the 1Mta Gazakh cement plant in Dash Salahli village. Akkord Concrete LLC operates 10 concrete plants in the country with a ready-mix product... |
USA: Summit Materials enters Las Vegas market with acquisition05 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsSummit Materials Inc has acquired Sierra Ready Mix LLC (Sierra), a vertically-integrated aggregates and ready-mix concrete business located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The acquisition provides Summit with premier, well-located assets in an expanding market. Sierra is a well-established aggregates and ready-mix concrete supplier in the Las Vegas market with an excellent reputation for quality and service. It operates a sand and gravel pit and two ready-mix concrete facilities, and has a well-bala... |