March 29, 2012
Increased sales of cement, aggregates and ready mixed concrete have helped Heidelberg Cement to record a 12.6% rise in turnover in the third quarter…
March 29, 2012
Cemex has opened a new concrete plant in Ile-de-France in a bid to improve its environmental performance in the region. The new facility replaces an…
March 29, 2012
France-based Vicat has reported that its turnover between January and the end of September this year rose 5.9% to €1.53billion. The company has said…
March 29, 2012
Poland’s Dolnoslaskie Surowce Skalne has announced that it has acquired an 85% stake in sand and aggregate producer Kieleckie Kopalnie Surowcow…
March 29, 2012
Lafarge has reported sales of almost €4.5billion between June and September this year, up 6% on the same period last year. Nonetheless, operating…
March 29, 2012
Cemex UK hopes to improve its delivery capabilities with investment of £2.9million in 40 new Man vehicles, which will be based at its South Ferriby…
March 29, 2012
Holcim is planning to build a new crushing and mixing facility at La Pallice Port in La Rochelle, France in a bid to increase its cement production…
March 29, 2012
Lafarge is seeking to gain special authorisation to access 6million tonnes of aggregate reserves at its quarry in Moisson-Freneuse, France. The…
March 29, 2012
France-based Italcementi subsidiary Ciments Français has said that it expects a further drop in EBITDA in the last quarter of this year to be in line…
March 29, 2012
Italy-based Italcementi has reported that slow markets in Spain, Italy and Bulgaria have contributed to a 4.7% decline in sales to €3.6billion for…
March 29, 2012
Scotland-based M&K Macleod has invested in a new Sandvik screening equipment to boost aggregate production to meet demand. The precast concrete…
March 29, 2012
Ludwig Merckle has announced that he has raised his interest in Heidelberg Cement from just under 25% to 25.11% and regained a blocking minority in…
March 29, 2012
Ireland-based CRH has reported that its sales in the third quarter of 2010 were down 4% on the same period last year. Nonetheless, the company has…
March 29, 2012
CRH is aiming to improve its market share in Germany with increased investment in its distribution business there. The company has announced that it…
March 29, 2012
Construction of a new cycle path in the Netherlands by Heidelberg Cement subsidiary ENCI marks completion of the group’s first carbon neutral…