Holcim has reported strong growth in its aggregates business in the first quarter of 2011 with volumes up 16.3% to 34.3million tonnes, however raw…
March 12, 2012
Higher demand in emerging and developed markets has been cited as the driver behind Lafarge’s 9% increase in sales in the first quarter of the year,…
March 12, 2012
Mild winter weather and stronger than expected recovery in Europe have been cited by Heidelberg Cement as the main driver of increased turnover in…
March 12, 2012
Spain-based Elite Cement has announced that a 35% stake in its business has been sold to Lafarge but the company will continue to operate…
March 12, 2012
Higher waterproofing levels and greater durability are promised by Holcim’s new Supercem range of concrete and cement products.
March 12, 2012
Vicat has announced a debt restructure which extends its average debt maturity and has refinanced a €445million multi-currency revolving credit…
March 12, 2012
French bird protection group Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux and Cemex France have announced that they have renewed their cooperation agreement…
March 12, 2012
According to local media reports, the price of natural sand was up 12.6% year on year in March this year.
March 12, 2012
France’s quarry and construction materials organisation UNICEM has recognised a further four Cemex quarries as having reached the highest standard in…
March 9, 2012
As the TV cameras focus on the UK’s Silverstone racing circuit for the British Grand Prix this weekend, they will no doubt put the redeveloped pits,…
March 9, 2012
Installation of a wind pump at Lafarge’s Finningley sand and gravel quarry near Doncaster, UK to help solve flooding issues has helped the company…
March 9, 2012
Heidelberg Cement has officially opened the latest phase of work to modernise its cement plant at Górazdze in Poland. The company has said that the…
March 9, 2012
Lafarge Granulats Ouest chairman Bénédicte de Bonnechose and Cetra Granulats chairman Manuel de Sousa have officially opened a new joint venture…
March 9, 2012
France-based quarry and construction materials association UNICEM has announced that it has reappointed Denis Maître as its chairman.
March 9, 2012
Six concrete producers in Hungary are being investigated by the competition office GVH because of suspected cartel activity.