August 28, 2014
In Germany, gravel companies Niederrheinische Kies- und Sandbaggerei of Rees and Suhrborg und Co of Wesel have been merged into Holemans Niederrhein…
August 28, 2014
The Irish building materials and insulation producer Kingspan Group posted an increase of 17% in its earnings before interest, tax, deductions and…
August 28, 2014
Cement sales fell 32% in Morocco in July 2014 to 788,112 tonnes, against 1,170,602 tonnes in July 2013. Cement sales in the first seven months of…
August 28, 2014
Australia-based cement and concrete manufacturer Adelaide Brighton registered a 3.9% rise in revenue to AUD 602 million (€426.05 million/US$561.97…
August 28, 2014
Usje, the Macedonian cement company, which is owned by Greece’s Titan, has seen its consolidated net profit for the first half of 2014 reach MKD 789.…
August 28, 2014
In the quarter of April-June 2014, Cahya Mata Sarawak (Cahya Mata), a cement and construction company of Malaysia, has recorded a 13.1% rise in…
August 28, 2014
Nigeria’s Lafarge Cement Wapco reports profit before tax of N17.74 billion (approximately US$109 million) for its half-year ended 30 June, a 29%…
August 27, 2014
Cemex has reportedly acquired the Bosnian concrete plant BINIS in Banja Luka. According to the acquisition agreement, Cemex will begin management of…
August 27, 2014
China Gezhouba Group posted a year-on-year growth of 23.65% in revenue to US$5.8 billion (CNY 35.68 billion) January to June 2014. China Gezhouba,…
August 27, 2014
The Dalmia Group is planning to merge OCL India and Dalmia Bharat, its listed cement firms, according to sources in contact with The Economic Times…
August 27, 2014
Chinese construction equipment manufacturer SDLG recently invited 50 major customers from Saudi Arabia and Qatar to watch a key clash in the SDLG-…
August 27, 2014
Caterpillar’s UK Building Construction Products division has been presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade, the…
August 27, 2014
Three potential buyers are interested in Lafarge’s Mannersdorf cement plant up for sale as a result of the planned €40 billion Holcim merger,…
August 27, 2014
ARM Cement, formerly Athi River Mining, has won local government approval for its proposed US$285m limestone mining plant in Kyuso district, Kenya.…
August 27, 2014
Screening, crushing, recycling and materials handling equipment distributor Blue Group has been appointed UK distributors for the range of specialist…