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The Kenyan cement company is planning to expand its reach in the East Africa region.
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The Kenyan cement company is planning to expand its reach in the East Africa region.

Twelve projects across nine countries in Africa and the Middle were recognised for their contribution to sustainable construction by the Holcim Awards 2014.

The TCL Group achieved a 6.5% rise in revenue in the first nine months of 2014.

Indian media is reporting that the Aditya Birla group has bid for around US$1.5 billion of Holcim assets in Brazil and the Philippines being divested as part of the merger with Lafarge.

The pozzolan quarry will support the company’s new 1 million tpa cement plant in Douala.

Sales of cement increased by 13.1% y/y in Lanzarote in January – September 2014 but fell by 5.73% y/y in the same period in Morocco.

The new government in India has announced a new blueprint for coal block allocation following the Supreme Court decision earlier this year to cancel allocations made between 1993 and 2010.

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions has received an order from Al Sawfa Cement Company, Saudi Arabia, for the construction of a complete cement production line.

According to the latest Construction Products Association Autumn Forecasts, the UK construction industry will grow 23% by the end of 2018.

Skyonic has prepared this special infographic to explain the benefits of the new Capitol SkyMine® project at the Capitol Aggregates cement plant in Texas.

Peter Sand reports that shipping demand remains subdued by slow global economic activity in this extract from the latest BIMCO Shipping Market Overview and Outlook Report.

The European Cement Association (CEMBUREAU) is concerned about the GHG emissions reduction, renewables and energy efficiency targets facing the cement industry.