Infrastructure Materials Corp. has announced the acquisition of Canadian Infrastructure Corp. (CIC), a privately-held company, which owns three cement grade limestone properties.
Having failed to impress Cimpor with its original bid back in December, CSN has made an alternate offer.
Things begin to look up for Ash Grove, Cemex Davenport closes and Holcim invests in clean energy.
Brazilian conglomerate Carmago Correa Group has acquired a 22.17% stake in Cimpor while CSN files antitrust complaint against Votorantim.
USGS figures for cement production, export and import in November 2009.
Michigan-based Geocycle is increasing production of AFs for local cement manufacturers.
Cemex has announced that consolidated net sales decreased 17% in the fourth quarter of 2009, to US$3.4 billion, and decreased 28% for the full year, to US$14.5 billion, versus the comparable periods in 2008.
Extracts from the United States Geological Society Mineral Commodity summary, January 2010
The United States Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries, January 2010, has been released. The cement section has been reproduced here.
Headwaters Incorporated, a diversified building products company dedicated to improving sustainability by transforming underutilised resources into valuable products, has announced results for its 31 December 2009 quarter, the first quarter of fiscal 2010.
Lafarge has sold to Votorantim its 17.28% interest in Cimpor. The transaction will be completed in principle through an exchange of the Cimpor shares held by Lafarge for certain of Votorantim's assets in Brazil.
The last few days have seen further developments in the bid for a stake in Portuguese cement manufacturer, Cimpor.
Columbus McKinnon Corporation, a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, has announced it is contributing more than US$40 000 worth of products to aid the recovery efforts in Haiti.
Lafarge North America, Inc. is to make improvements totalling US$170 million at 13 plants across the US. The EPA claims the company violated the Clean Air Act, and has hit back with a large fine.
Reports suggest that more than one tenth of container ships are lying idle, waiting for orders to sail.