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Cementis Océan Indien to acquire Holcim's Indian Ocean subsidiaries
03 November 2021Africa/Asia: Holcim has agreed to sell Holcim Madagascar, Holcim Reunion, Lafarge Comoros, Lafarge Mauritius and Lafarge Mayotte to Cementis Océan Indien, a newly launched subsidiary of Mauritius-based Taylor Smith Investment. The Les Echos newspaper has reported that Cementis Océan Indien's acquisition of Lafarge Seychelles is on-going.
Cementis Océan Indien chair Colin Taylor said "The companies that have been bought are all financially solid.” He added "Cementis is positioned as the regional leader in the production and distribution of cement."
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies secures first retail supply contract for H-Iona slag cement
29 September 2021France: Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has signed a contact with Réunion-based retailer Ravate Group, under which the latter will stock its H-Iona slag cement in its shops in Réunion, Mauritius and Mayotte until 2025. The producer says that the first deliveries will follow in late 2021.
Owners Julien Blanchard and David Hoffmann said “Providing professionals and the general public with the possibility of buying very low-carbon cement, and thus of helping fight global warming, is a source of great pride for Hoffmann. We are delighted to have signed this first H-Iona distribution contract with Ravate Group, an independent family-run business with which we share many values such as innovation and respecting the environment. This partnership will allow us to increase our current order book and generate deliveries of bags of cement from 2021. We intend to sign more partnership deals of this type in order to be able to supply H-IONA and its exceptional benefits, notably environmental benefits, to as many people as possible.” Ravate Group operates over 40 outlets.