Asia & Pacific Rim

LafargeHolcim has agreed to sell most of the non-listed Chinese cement assets of Lafarge China Cement to Huaxin Cement Company.

Vivek Bhatia is to become the new CEO of thyssenkrupp Asia Pacific.

Concrete Design Handbook and Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures are two key publications produced by the Cement Association of Canada.

LafargeHolcim has announced changes to its Executive Committee in reflection of the evolution of the portfolio

Caterpillar has been ranked 7th in Woman Engineer Magazine’s ‘Top 50 Employers’ for 2016.

On 28 July China Resources Cement Ltd commenced operation of its 6000 tpd clinker production line in Lianjiang City

Sika has released its results for 1H16.

A Philippine rights body has set a deadline for cement firms to answer a complaint that their carbon emissions caused human rights violations.

HeidelbergCement significantly increased results in second quarter of 2016.

Lin Fu-Chun's company creates new temples by pouring concrete into a giant mould and waiting for it to dry.

Thailand's largest industrial conglomerate Siam Cement Pcl reported a 15% rise in quarterly net profit on 27 July.

Menzel Elektromotoren constructed and delivered two special motors within an extremely short reaction time.

Volvo Construction has released its results for 2Q16.

Cemex Holdings Philippines opened at 11.20 pesos, above the offer price for Southeast Asia's second-largest initial public offering this year.

A white paper released by Rockwell Automation outlines a five-step approach to help organisations combat a global skills shortage.