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Cemex announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Fairborn, Ohio, cement plant and its cement terminal in Columbus, Ohio to Eagle Materials Inc. for approximately $400 million. The assets have an estimated 2016 EBITDA of $33 million...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) announced today that the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V. ("Cemex"), to purchase Cemex’s Fairborn, Ohio cement plant, as well as related...

Soap and Detergent-maker Nirma Limited is acquiring the entire cement operations (total capacity of 11 MTPA) of Lafarge India from Switzerland-based global building materials major- LafargeHolcim, at an enterprise value of USD 1.4 bn (~INR 9,400 crore...

Construction of the McInnis cement factory in Gaspe. (Jacques Gratton) Cement is created by crushing together calcium-rich rock, typically limestone, with clay and sand, then heating the mixture to nearly 2,000° C. Critics say the political process...

Africa’s richest billionaire, Aliko Dangote is consolidating his cement businesses across Africa into one company that will have the scale and resources to compete globally, he told reporters in Tanzania, according to the DailyTrust. Dangote said plans...