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Lafarge announces plans to reduce debt and drive sales growth from existing markets and products rather than through new acquisitions.
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Lafarge announces plans to reduce debt and drive sales growth from existing markets and products rather than through new acquisitions.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan attends commissioning ceremony at the Obajana plant as Dangote Cement continues with expansion plans.

St Marys Cement receives the first ISO 50001 certification in North America for energy management at its Bowmanville plant.

Aditya Birla Group, which owns UltraTech Cement, has announced plans to open a cement plant in Karnataka.

The MPA has warned that the HMRC Brief on Landfill Tax could have a detrimental impact on aggregate recycling and quarry restoration projects.

FLSmidth has acquired slurry XRF analysis developer, Process Engineering Resources Inc., to further its mining and minerals offerings.

M.H. Azadi et al. discuss the application of waste calcium carbonate powders from marble stone sawing as a cement raw material

Ludowici’s shareholders and Australian regulatory bodies have approved FLSmidth’s acquisition proposal.

Haver & Boecker has expanded its line-up with the acquisition of Newtec Bag Palletizing from Newtec International Group S.A.

ASEC Cement continues capacity expansion at Algerian cement plant whilst constructing 1.9 million tpa greenfield plant in Egypt.

Shushmul Maheshwari, RNCOS, Russia, presents an overview of the cement sector in the MENA region and Turkey. This article is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the June 2012 issue of World Cement.

Paul Maxwell-Cook provides news and updates on recent cement terminal projects around the world. This article is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the June 2012 issue of World Cement.