
New training programmes for Lipetskcement employees in 2013
Lipetskcement, a subsidiary of Eurocement Group, conducted preparatory programmes, retraining and qualification courses for 246 employees in 2013.
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Lipetskcement, a subsidiary of Eurocement Group, conducted preparatory programmes, retraining and qualification courses for 246 employees in 2013.

Irish building materials company CRH has announced its acquisitions and investments for 2H13, bringing total spending for the year to €690 million.

Cemex is carrying out a repair initiative with Banamex and Mexican boxer Saúl “Canelo” Alvarez to help Quechultenango residents affected by tropical storms.

Materials technology group Ceram will change its name to Lucideon in February in response to its expanding portfolio and business acquisitions.

Mac Process and Schenck AccuRate, both part of the Schenck Process Group, have officially integrated their North American operations.

A rise in construction and infrastructure projects in Qatar in 2013 has boosted economic growth in the country by 6.2%, according to the latest report released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics.

The European Commission has rejected a referral request from the German Competition Authority on the grounds that the impact of the acquisition would extend beyond national borders.

A ranking of Chinese cement producers by capacity puts Taiwan Cement Corp. in sixth place while China National Building Material Group takes first.

Estimated construction spending in the US in November 2013 indicates month-on-month growth.

Pakistani cement sales saw an increase of 3.8% in December 2013 and the country records its highest ever local cement dispatches for the first six months of the current fiscal year.

Saudi cement demand took a hit in 2013 due to a government crackdown on visas and the departure of hundreds of thousands of expatriate workers from the country.

Iran, the world’s fourth largest cement producer, could overtake US production if the country’s 75 million tpa nominal capacity becomes actual capacity.