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UK firm wins Iraq cement plant expansion contract

The Iraq ministry of industry and minerals has awarded a contract to expand a large cement factory to a UK private equity firm, a small step on the road to securing foreign investment in the count...
News - 24 May 2010

Lafarge becomes first Malaysian cement company To win green label award

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd has become the first Malaysian cement company to receive the Green Label certification from the Singapore Environment Council. The company’s president and chief executi...
News - 24 May 2010

South Africa: Cement makers quiet on new co-operator

Cement producers AfriSam and NPC-Cimpor are remaining quiet on which of them has broken ranks and recently committed to fully co-operate with the Competition Commission in its investigation into t...
News - 21 May 2010

PCA recognises cement terminals’ safety records

On April 27, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) recognized ten cement distribution terminals with the best safety records in North America at PCA’s Spring Meeting in Chicago. For U.S. operatio...
News - 10 May 2010

Lafarge to raise China capacity

Lafarge said it would increase its cement production capacity in China by 80Mt in the period from 2010 to 2011, sources reported. The company plans to add 177Mt of cement production capacity in e...
News - 10 May 2010

Lafarge launches US$200m renovation on Iraqi plant

Lafarge has launched a US$200m renovation of an Iraqi plant on Thursday to boost production and achieve a bigger share of the local cement market, reports Reuters. On a tour of the plant, one of ...
News - 07 May 2010

Lafarge 1Q sales down on poor weather

Lafarge reported a first quarter 2010 decline in turnover by 9.7% to €3276m as unfavourable weather conditions, notably in Europe, North American and China, upset results. The fall was also attrib...
News - 07 May 2010

Lafarge 1Q sales down on poor weather

Lafarge reported a 10 per cent drop in first-quarter sales on Wednesday as tepid economic growth and a harsh winter slowed construction work, sending its shares down.   But the group kept its outl...
News - 05 May 2010

Lafarge Nigerian unit sees 3Q profit down by half

Lafarge Cement Wapco, the Nigerian unit of the world’s biggest cement maker Lafarge, expects third quarter pre-tax profit to halve to NGN3.4bn from a year earlier. The company on Wednesday foreca...
News - 05 May 2010

Hearing set for Lafarge Ravena plant, USA

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is giving the public another chance to voice concerns about proposed air pollution permit for the Lafarge cement plant. A community group that h...
News - 04 May 2010