16 September 2016
Cement means prizes for Cimerwa 16 September 2016
Rwanda: As part of efforts to promote consumption of ‘Made in Rwanda’ products, local cement manufacturer Cimerwa has launched a campaign in which more than 100 lucky winners will walk away with cash prizes worth a total of US$85,000. Busisiwe Legodi, the company chief executive officer, said the ‘Buy, Build & Win’ campaign would encourage Rwandans to buy locally-produced cement and enhance the competitiveness of the country's sole cement producer.
LafargeHolcim cuts 250 jobs as it completes merger 16 September 2016
Switzerland: LafargeHolcim has announced that it will shed around 250 jobs as part of a reorganisation of its global operations. The announcement comes following the completion of merger proceedings between the former Lafarge and Holcim.
There will be 250 job reductions in corporate functions by the end of 2017, of which around 130 will be in Holderbank, Switzerland, 80 in L'Isle d'Abeau, France, and the remainder in other global sites in the rest of the world. This represents around 0.25% of LafargeHolcim’s 100,000 staff.