
Breedon Aggregates acquires Huntsmans Quarries Ltd
UK-based Breedon Aggregates has purchased Huntsmans Quarries Ltd, which operates a limestone quarry in Naunton.
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UK-based Breedon Aggregates has purchased Huntsmans Quarries Ltd, which operates a limestone quarry in Naunton.

Cemex has inaugurated a new distribution facility in Rubí, Barcelona, for white cement and other construction materials.

According to research by Timetric, factors such as an increase in house building and infrastructure development, as well as low interest and unemployment rates, are set to drive the Australian construction industry.

Cement sales on the national market improved by 9.86% y/y in May, although exports fell by 3.4%.

Salem Alawi Mohammed Baabood will replace Mohamed Ahmed al Dheeb as Chief Executive Officer of Raysut Cement Co, the sultanate’s largest cement manufacturer.

The newly elected government in Malawi put construction at the forefront of its campaign promises.

Claudius Peters has been awarded a contract by PT Semen Padang for cement storage silos and packing plants.

Lancashire Waste Recycling, the waste-to-fuel processing plant that supplies Hanson Cement, has received funding of £300 000.

The Swiss Agency for Development funds a limestone calcined clay clinker cement developed by an EPFL-led consortium; while start-ups present eco-friendly naturally grown bricks and solar paneled roads.

Holcim Brazil, Votorantim Cimentos and Cimpor have released statements denying CADE’s allegations of price fixing in the cement and concrete market and have reaffirmed plans to contest the ruling.

India’s Shiva Cement posted a standalone net profit of Rs.96.34 lakh for the quarter ended 31 March 2014, a huge 252.5% y/y increase compared to the corresponding quarter in 2013.

Lafarge will transfer its shares in its Nigerian and South African businesses into Lafarge WAPCO Nigeria Plc, which will then be renamed Lafarge Africa Plc. The new business will have a cement capacity of 12 million tpa.