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Lafarge Hima commissions new plant, Uganda

Hima Cement last week opened its new plant set to raise annual production and supply of cement by an additional 500,000t. 

The opening of the plant now increases Hima Cement’s annual production c...
News - 03 August 2010

Lafarge Nigeria 1H pre-tax profit up 2.6%

Lafarge Cement (WAPCO) said its half year to June pre-tax profit rose 2.6 per cent to NGN6.38bn (US$42m) from NGN6.bn a year ago. The company said its turnover dropped to NGN23.05bn in the period...
News - 02 August 2010

Lafarge monthly exports to DRC reach 15,000t

Lafarge Cement Zambia is currently exporting 15,000t of cement to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) per month, commercial director Bwembya Chikwanda has disclosed.

Chikwanda said besides the...
News - 02 August 2010

European producers first-half performance weak

European cement makers posted weak or opaque outlooks on Friday, adding to investor concern about the patchy recovery in global construction markets. A lower outlook from Lafarge and a vague one ...
News - 01 August 2010

Lafarge

Lafarge continued to raise cash through disposals while maintaining control of strategic businesses. The sale of 11.2% in Lafarge Malayan Cement through a placing on the Malaysian stock exchange ra...
Corporate - 31 July 2010

Votorantim

The strength of cement demand in Brazil is such that Votorantim is being forced to import cement. Cement imports are coming from a number of countries, including Vietnam. Votorantim is benefiting f...
Corporate - 31 July 2010

Lafarge reduces 2010 demand forecasts

Lafarge said second-quarter profit fell 15 per cent and pledged to extend costs cuts and asset sales to reduce its debt as it reduced its forecast for demand in 2010. Net income fell to EUR329m f...
News - 30 July 2010

Launch of Lafarge Invention Awards 2010??

Lafarge, the world leader in building materials, has launched the Lafarge Invention Awards 2010 to reward inventive European R&D projects related to building materials (aggregates, cement, concret...
News - 30 July 2010

Govt OKs Lafarge India mining in Meghalaya, Bangladesh

The ministry of forest and environment (MoEF) on Monday told the Supreme Court that Lafarge Umiam could resume limestone mining in Meghalaya under the revised Conservation Plan and it had to pay u...
News - 27 July 2010

Lafarge honours 17 top distributors, Bangladesh

Lafarge Surma Cement (LSC) Limited has honored 17 of its best performing Distributors in an award giving ceremony at a city hotel recently, said a press release. During the last year, LSC has sho...
News - 23 July 2010