Special reports

The meeting was held on 9 May at the Palatin Kongresshotel Wiesloch, Germany.

World Cement spends five minutes with... Philippe Fonta, Founder and CEO of SCRUM Consult.

Dangote Cement PLC, Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced unaudited results for the three months ended 31 March 2019.

According to a report from global ratings agency Moody's, Chinese cement production has fallen from a peak in 2014 but will hold steady through 2020.

CRH has announced that it has entered into arrangements with J&E Davy to repurchase ordinary shares on CRH’s behalf for a maximum consideration of €350 million.

As part of a commitment to conserving and enhancing biodiversity across all business areas, building materials supplier CEMEX has worked with its employees to complete wildlife surveys at 23 quarries across the UK

David Chereb and Colin Sutherland, SC Market Analytics, present an outlook for cement in the US.

Scott Hazelton, IHS Markit, presents an outlook for construction markets in China.

Ricardo González, Global Bulk Technologies, presents a guide to mobile clinker shiploaders.

Eriez Metalarm metal detector sold to MMD Mineral Sizing (Europe) Ltd for the HALO Trust’s landmine removal efforts in Africa.

World Cement asks Philipp Leutiger, Chief Digital Officer at LafargeHolcim, how digitalisation is changing the cement and construction industries.

Michael Ireland, Portland Cement Association, discusses the future of US infrastructure in World Cement’s North America Guest Comment.

In the Guest Comment from World Cement April, LafargeHolcim’s Magali Anderson discusses the company’s journey to better health and safety.

On International Women’s Day, the GCCA has launched the Global Cement and Concrete Industry Women’s Network.

According to construction careers website Go Construct, the number of women entering construction from higher education are women.