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Swiss cement dispatches stable in 201811 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsIn Switzerland and Liechtenstein, total cement deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased two per cent YoY to 1,088,196t from 1,067,145t in the 4Q17, according to Cemsuisse, the Swiss cement association. For the full year, deliveries edged up 0.2 per cent to 4.289Mt from 4.272Mt. While import data are not yet available, they are expected to show lower imports due to reduced demand in the Swiss construction industry. Some 51.5 per cent of cement was supplied by rail, but the sh... |
Switzerland sees cement deliveries fall 2% in 3Q1810 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Switzerland slipped 1.7 per cent YoY to 1,144,790t in the third quarter of 2018, according to Cemsuisse, the country’s cement association. In 3Q17 1,164,378t of cement was dispatched. In the January-September 2018 period dispatches remained largely stable at 3,201,205t when compared with sales of 3,205,171t in 9M17. The share of deliveries to ready-mix concrete plants has risen to 72.2 per cent while 20.6 per cent of cement is sold to concrete plants on major const... |
Swiss cement sales return to positive growth09 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsSwitzerland’s domestic cement deliveries has increased 2.9 per cent YoY to 1.22Mt in 2Q18, returning to positive growth for the first time since 4Q16, according the country’s cement association, Cemsuisse. In the first half of 2018, deliveries advanced 0.8 per cent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. However, cement deliveries by rail has decreased by 0.9 per cent to 51.6 per cent of the total. |
LafargeHolcim announces jobs restructuring at corporate offices25 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has announced proposals to simplify its corporate organisation. Around 200 corporate jobs will go and the corporate offices in Paris and Zurich will close. Remaining positions in Switzerland will be moved to the company's Holderbank site and a new corporate office in Zug. In Paris remaining positions would be moved to Clamart in the southwest of the city. The plan is targeted to be completed by the end of 2018. Jan Jenisch, CCEO of LafargeHolcim: "This painful but necessary s... |
Vigier Cement unveils world's largest electrical dump truck24 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsVigier cement work's quarry, near the Swiss town of Bienne revealed the largest electrical vehicle in the world on Friday 20 April. The E-Dumper named 'Lynx' weighs 58t empty, with tyres measuring 2m in diameter and nine steps up to the drivers' cabin. It was built from a diesel-powered dump truck. The fuel tank was replaced by the biggest battery ever made for an electric vehicle, which weighs 4.5t. The vehicle was formerly a diesel Komatsu dumper truck, which was disassembled and r... |
Swiss 1Q cement sales fall 2% YoY09 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsDomestic deliveries in Switzerland declined by 2.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the country’s cement association, Cemsuisse. Volumes decreased from 853,180t in 1Q17 to 834,252t in 1Q18 as cold weather in March extended the winter period and fewer working days affected cement demand. |
LafargeHolcim announces five-year strategy02 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has announced its new five-year strategy to grow faster than the overall market and cut costs. The plan targets an annual sales growth of 3-5 per cent, recurring EBITDA growth of at least five per cent, improvement in free cash flow to over 40 per cent of EBITDA and increasing the return on invested capital to over eight per cent, according to Reuters. The company also reported that it received a CHF3.8bn (US$4.04bn) impairment charge within the 4Q17, and as a result posted ... |
Swiss cement sales slip 3% in 201708 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Switzerland saw a 2.8 per cent fall to in 2017 as Cemsuisse reports a domestic sales volume of 4.3Mta. The drop follows a 4.2 per cent rise in 2016. The initial drop in the 1H17 was partly absorbed in the 2H17, but the 4Q17 saw a 0.8 per cent decline. Cemsuisse said the share of rail transport increased YoY to account for 53.3 per cent of all deliveries. |
LafargeHolcim in talks with PPC27 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim announced that it is in talks with the board of directors of PPC regarding a possible transaction in Africa. “No agreement with PPC has yet been reached and no assurance can be given at this stage that a transaction will materialise,” said the building materials producer in a brief statement. |
Swiss Cement distribution falls by 2.7% in 3Q1706 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsDeliveries of Swiss cement in the 3Q17 saw a slight decrease in shipments of 2.7 per cent compared with the same period last year. Compared with the 2Q17, sales were down further at -4.7 per cent. At the end of September, total YtD shipments were down by 3.5 per cent compared to the previous year. |