R&D Magazine published their annual study conducted with Battelle, providing an outlook for the major Research and Development metrics for the coming year. The report is excellent and filled with solid information and well founded projections. Parts of the report are focused on who will lead R&D spending for the next year. While it’s no surprise [...]
Lafarge says they will double their commitment in India over the next five years. Bruno Lafont, Chairman and Global CEO says that Lafarge primarily intends to expand organically through greenfield plant construction, but that they will not rule out acquisitions if the opportunities present themselves. Lafarge expects a consolidation in the Indian cement market in the [...]
2009 was year where cement industry news was really dominated by three factors: the economy, the Chinese, and the environment. Here are some of the stories we at BGE believe were the most important of the year:
It’s the economy, stupid – The economic collapse and its effect on the cement industry may have started in ernest in [...]