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Lafarge France is to invest €100 million to upgrade the kiln at its Martres-Tolosane cement plant to allow the burning of alternative fuels.
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Lafarge France is to invest €100 million to upgrade the kiln at its Martres-Tolosane cement plant to allow the burning of alternative fuels.

Estelle Alberts has been appointed to manage Ohurongo Cement’s plant in Nambia – the first Namibian to hold the post.

Cemex UK has appointed Michel Andre as the new head of its Cemex UK business.

Growth in the Philippines’ construction sector will hit an average of 11.2% between 2017 and 2020, supporting a surge in demand for building materials.

Cemex USA has agreed to close its controversial Lapis sand mine on California’s Monterey Bay – the last coastal sand mine in the US.

Brazilian building materials company, Votorantim, has opened a new cement plant in Sivas, Turkey.

US-based Timken Group has acquired Dutch specialist in automated lubrication systems for off-highway equipment and heavy trucks, Groeneveld Group.

Finnish engineering company, Metso, is to introduce its new MX cone crusher to the European market at Steinexpo in Germany.

LafargeHolcim’s Indian subsidiary, Ambuja Cement, has secured additional limestone resources in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Output of construction aggregates in the US fell year-on-year in 1Q17 to 426 million t – a fall of 3%.

Ramco Cements will install an FCB TSV classifier from French engineering group, Fives, at the R R Nagar plant expansion in Tamil Nadu, India.

Buzzi Unicem has executed its agreement by acquiring the remaining share capital of Cementizillo SpA.