January 7, 2013
Through its building and public works branch Eiffage Travaux Publics, French group Eiffage has acquired quarry operator Budillon Rabatel. The amount…
January 7, 2013
The UK’s Mineral Products Association (MPA) and two of its constituent bodies, the British Lime Association (BLA) and the British Marine Aggregate…
January 7, 2013
Spanish cement company Cementos Portland has acquired state-of-the-art mobile equipment for unloading bulk cement at the Ipswich port in the UK. The…
January 7, 2013
CRH has revealed its 18 acquisition and investment initiatives undertaken during the second half of 2012. The transactions completed since the end of…
January 7, 2013
Emerging markets are again the focus of attention for major companies as construction activity remains high.Holcim’s third quarter figures show…
January 7, 2013
Emerging markets are again the focus of attention for major companies as construction activity remains high. Holcim’s third quarter figures show…
January 7, 2013
Emerging markets are again the focus of attention for major companies as construction activity remains high. Holcim’s third quarter figures show…
January 4, 2013
Titan Cement has raised €200 million via a bond issue, becoming the first Greek corporate to successfully tap the markets since the country’s debt…
January 4, 2013
Claudio Soare has been appointed Holcim Serbia’s new director, replacing Gustav Navaro. Holcim Serbia is part of Holcim, the leading Swiss-based…
January 4, 2013
Concretus Materials has applied for regulatory approval to acquire up to 51% of shares in Lithuanian cement plant, Akmenes Cementas. Saulius Pileckis…
January 4, 2013
CRH, the Irish producer of building materials, and Switzerland-based cement maker Holcim are in talks with the Shriram Group in a bid to buy a…
January 3, 2013
Leading mobile crushing and screening equipment firm Powerscreen has appointed Hugh Brennan as its new technical support manager. Speaking on the…
January 2, 2013
Spanish cement producer Cementos Cosmos is to make 60 redundancies at its plant in Sarria, northern Spain. This decision is said to effectively mean…
January 2, 2013
Lafarge secured the second best performance in the French benchmark CAC 40 stock market index in 2012, behind Gemalto. The building materials group's…
January 2, 2013
Austrian construction materials firm Asamer is predicting 2013 turnover to rise to €510 million – contrasting a €21 million 2012 fall to €452 million…