Europe & CIS

Formento de Construcciones y Contratas SA (FCC) has issued its 2009 financial results. Net profit fell on lower sales, but the cost reduction programme is proceeding as planned.

Ben Kien Shipbuilding Industry Co has reportedly signed a contract to build two 16 800 t cement carriers for Norwegian shipowning firm KGJ Cement.

FLSmidth & Co. AS has reviewed and adopted its Annual Report for 2009, as well as offering predictions for the cement and minerals sectors over the coming year.

Castle Cement Ltd. have been fined £250 000 for dust, noise and smoke pollution.

Lafarge has issued a statement following the release of its 2009 full year results. Excerpts from the statement are reproduced here.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has launched the Vision 2050 report, a study that lays out a pathway leading to a global population of some 9 billion people living well, within the resource limits of the planet by 2050.

On 10 February, HeidelbergCement presented its preliminary and unaudited sales volumes, turnover, operating income before depreciation (OIBD) and operating income (OI) for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. These figures reflected the impact of the global economic crisis on the overall construction industry.

The following is excerpted from Paul Maxwell-Cook’s article in the January issue of WORLD CEMENT describing the progress taking place at Cemex’s Broceni plant in Latvia.

For the second year in a row, Titan Cement has placed number one in the annual corporate accountability ratings for Accountability Rating Greece 2009, edging out close competition from Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company and Vodafone.

A broken tooth belonging to an ancient shark has been found at Cemex’s Barrington Quarry in the UK.

The sale of the UK’s Rubislaw Quarry has come to a close.

Through environmentally-conscious investments, Hanson has become the lowest carbon dioxide-emitting cement company in the UK.

A new dryer at Hanson UK’s West Drayton asphalt plant in Hillingdon in Middlesex is furthering the company’s sustainability effort.

The ltalcementi Board of Directors examined Group sales figures for the financial year ended December 31, 2009.

Restoration work at the former Lafarge Aggregates quarry near Alrewas in Staffordshire is on course to create a natural wetland wildlife reserve.