Although recovering from the 2008 economic slump, the global cement market is still in a fragile state and geared towards consolidation....

Seaborne cement traffic suffered badly during the global economic downturn but there are now signs it is slowly recovering....

Merger plans by two of the world’s biggest cement producers are set to face a lengthy review by European Union antitrust authorities....

Mogensen Raw Materials Handling has supplied and commissioned a specially designed vibratory conveyor to the Lafarge cement plant at Voskres...

Lafarge, the world’s largest cement maker, has reduced its growth estimates for cement demand in 2010 in response to the ‘uncertain’ e...

UK ports were largely caught unprepared by the surge in coal imports a few years ago. Paradoxically, with major investments now in place, th...

Self-unloading vessels have retained their importance in “niche” international trades and continue to dominate trades within the North A...

International cement shipments look set to increase as importing regions switch to being net exporters following expanson of domestic produc...

LaFarge recently returned the bulk cement storage ship JB FORD to service at Superior, Wisconsin, after having the vessel drydocked for pain...

French building materials giant Lafarge is boosting its presence in Australia by importing cement into South Australia through a new local s...

Two of France's leading cement manufacturers, Lafarge and Calcia, have together invested E1.8 mill in a new motorised barge to transport sla...

Traditionally, the crushing and drying of slag and dross produced in steel-making takes place at the mill site and it is then shipped as raw...

Current estimates indicate that overall supply and demand of cement has remained remarkably stable in recent years, despite major swings in ...