In the financial year 2014, Holcim’s cement volumes exceeded the previous year’s level, backed by a stronger economy in North America and growth momentum in some emerging markets such as India, the Philippines, Indonesia and Mexico offsetting a challenging situation in Latin America. Consolidated cement sales were up 1.0 percent to 140 million tonnes, a like-for-like increase of 1.4 percent. Holcim increased…
Read MoreMcInnis Cement welcomed the Quebec government’s decision to draft legislation confirming that its Port-Daniel–Gascons’ project is not subject to the environmental assessment process. The company is confident that Bill 37 will dispel the uncertainty surrounding the project and will help in maintaining jobs. The proposed cement plant will create approximately 2,300 jobs per year during construction, including 700 on site.…
Read MoreArgos announced that, based on solid results in the majority of the 12 countries in which it operates, the company closed 2014 with record figures. Argos sold 12.5 million metric tons of cement – about 8 percent more than in 2013, and in the concrete business, there was an increase of 18 percent in its sales, totaling 11 million cubic…
Read MoreLehigh Southwest Cement passed a final hurdle on Feb. 6 when it secured all of its permits to use alternative fuels for cement production at its Tehachapi, Calif., plant, reported the Tehachapi News. The company will use engineered municipal solid waste in a bid to partially replace fossil fuels.
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Cemex renewed its global alliance with BirdLife International, the world’s largest nature conservation coalition, for three more years. The company has national relationships with BirdLife partners in the U.S., Mexico and the Dominican Republic, among others. “This global alliance continues to demonstrate the mutual benefits that conservation action, both within and outside the quarry, can create for both nature and business,” said…
Read MoreHolcim Ecuador reaffirmed its confidence in the country by inaugurating the second phase of the modernization project at its Guayaquil cement plant, representing an investment of about $400 million over the past five years. The project enables Holcim to produce 4,500 tpd of clinker at the plant replacing the need for imports (600 tpy) and increasing the company’s cement production…
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Results from an independent audit undertaken across the membership of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), demonstrates that leading cement companies are improving their sustainability through the CSI collaborative approach. Seventeen member companies were audited against their commitments and responsibilities set out in the Charter of the CSI, a global effort by 24 major…
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HeidelbergCement completed the sale of its North American (excluding Western Canada) and United Kingdom building products business, collectively Hanson Building Products, to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. “I am very glad to be able to hand over Hanson Building Products to a buyer, which as an experienced financial investor, will support the sustainable development of the business going forward,” said Dr.…
Read MoreTwo European cement giants – Holcim and Lafarge – mended their merger plans after it faltered when Holcim’s board of directors “concluded that the combination agreement can no longer be pursued in its present form.” The move was made under pressure from the company’s shareholders as Lafarge’s earnings outlook dimmed.
Read MoreThe Supervisory Board of HeidelbergCement AG amended the structure of its Managing Board with the addition of a deputy chairman position. Dr. Dominik von Achten, Managing Board member in charge of the North America group, group purchasing and the competence center materials, assumed the role on Feb. 1. It was also announced that Dr. Bernd Scheifele will continue as chairman…
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