August 5, 2014
Cemex will secure unconditional European Union antitrust approval for its planned acquisition of Swiss peer Holcim's Spanish units, Reuters reports a…
August 5, 2014
German conveyor belts manufacturer, the ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group, has opened a sales office in Lima, the capital city of Peru, with the goal of…
August 5, 2014
Aggregate Industries and Siemens today announced a landmark strategic partnership that will see over £2m invested in cutting edge technologies to…
August 5, 2014
Lafarge and Holcim have taken a further step towards their planned merger of equals to create LafargeHolcim, which it is said will be the most…
August 4, 2014
Greek cement producer Titan says its second-quarter net profit more than doubled thanks to strong growth in the United States, increasing to US$18.6…
August 4, 2014
From 22-25 September 2014, the Caterpillar Visitor and Learning Centre in Leicester, United Kingdom, will become the stage for a major international…
August 4, 2014
Italiam cement firm Buzzi Unicem has transferred its plant located in Cadola to a subsidiary of Austrian company Wietersdorfer (W&P Cementi).…
August 4, 2014
Nigeria has reportedly become the country with the largest cement capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa at 28.3 million tonnes/year, with the country's…
August 1, 2014
A sharp rise in financing costs is said to be behind Italcementi's turnover decline of 6% to €2.048.4 billion in H1 2014. The running Ebitda improved…
August 1, 2014
HeidelbergCement expects the information on the sale process of its building products business will be sent out to potential buyers in late September…
August 1, 2014
Chinese construction equipment manufacturer SDLG has opened a new parts warehouse in Jurong, west Singapore. As Shandong Lingong Machinery (known as…
August 1, 2014
Following the marked improvement in UK mineral products sales from mid-2013, the latest Mineral Products Association (MPA) figures indicate further…
July 31, 2014
Cement producer PPC Zimbabwe (PPC) is this month expecting to start building a new plant in Harare, Zimbabwe, after securing US$18 million for the…
July 31, 2014
Production at Hanson Cement's Padeswood cement plant will increase after an investment by Heidelberg. The firm is looking to reinstate a railhead and…
July 31, 2014
Israeli government to end cement monopoly The Israeli government is set to end the country's cement monopoly. Antitrust Commissioner David Gilo has…