25 September 2015
India’s competition authority approves Italcementi purchase 25 September 2015
India: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved German firm HeidelbergCement's proposed acquisition of Italcementi SpA in India. The CCI first announced this information in a tweet that said that it had approved of the 'acquisition of Italcementi SPA by Heidelberg Cement AG.'
Bedeschi purchases US unit from Dearborn 25 September 2015
Italy/US: Bedeschi SPA of Padua, Italy has announced the recent asset purchase of Bedeschi Mid-West Conveyor LLC (BMWC) from Dearborn Mid-West Conveyor Co, a leading provider of turnkey bulk material handling systems for the utility, mining, cement, fertilizer, refinery and marine terminal markets.
Founded in 1947 BMWC is located in Lenexa, Kansas, from where it designs, fabricates and installs bulk materials handling systems.
Rino Bedeschi, Managing Director of the Bedeschi Group said, "We are excited about BMWC becoming part of the Bedeschi Team. Having been in business for 107 years, we are sure the merger will serve our clients with a wider range of products and services with broader organisational capabilities for future domestic and international projects."
LafargeHolcim launches Maua cement campaign 25 September 2015
Brazil: Cement group LafargeHolcim has announced the launch of a new promotional campaign for its Maua cement brand in Brazil. The campaign, launched in Rio de Janeiro with the concept 'Orgulho de Fazer Bem Feito' or 'Proud of doing things well', will include radio spots and outdoor advertising in addition to point-of-sale material. The campaign also includes a radio competition that will award smartphones to eight winners.
Dangote reissues call for concrete roads 25 September 2015
Nigeria: Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Cement, has repeated his plea to the Nigerian Federal Government to urgently adopt concrete roads in the country. Dangote stated that the adoption is hoped to be to the benefit of Nigerians if the government embraced the option of using concrete for roads in the country. Dangote claims that, aside from being very cheap, concrete roads are more durable with near zero maintenance cost.
"We are pushing for Nigeria to have concrete roads. It is cheaper to lay a concrete road that will last 50 years than to lay a bitumen road. It will also help in eliminating corruption, because if you go and build a bitumen road, it will have to be adequately maintained unlike a concrete road that is very durable," he commented.