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Bridge over the Potomac River uses Lafarge’s slag cement, USA

NewCem slag cement from cement giant Lafarge is playing a key role in one of the largest public works projects in the mid-Atlantic region. A partnership of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA...
News - 17 March 2010

Lafarge says it pledged tribal land, Bangladesh

Lafarge, whose mining activities for extracting limestone were stalled last month by the Supreme Court, has admitted that it mortgaged tribal land in Meghalaya to international banks to secure a l...
News - 16 March 2010

Venezuela mulls action against Cemex

Venezuela is considering legal action to force Cemex to return ships it removed from the country during a nationalisation dispute, Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said on Friday . He also said Venezu...
News - 15 March 2010

Nigeria: Lafarge WAPCO reports 30% fall in pre-tax profit

Lafarge Cement WAPCO  said on Thursday its 2009 pre-tax profit fell 30 per cent to NGN8.96bn (US$59.5m) from the previous year. Turnover rose 5.4 per cent to NGN45.59bn against the same period of...
News - 12 March 2010

BBMG to set up two joint ventures

BBMG Corp announced that it plans to spend a total of RMB240m (US$35m) to set up two cement joint ventures, one in Lan County, Shanxi Province and one in Jiaozuo, Henan Province. The Hong Kong-l...
News - 11 March 2010

ING downgrades Holcim, Lafarge, St-Gobain

Holcim Ltd was downgraded to hold from buy at ING, which also cut its rating on Lafarge to sell from hold. ING said Holcim should be the core holding in the sector for the long-term investor, but ...
News - 10 March 2010

Lafarge reaches a deal to strengthen position in Brazil

Lafarge agreed on Friday to swap a stake in Portuguese rival Cimpor for plants in Brazil, a move that will help it become the third-largest producer of the material in the South American nation.  ...
News - 08 March 2010

Zambia: cement traders reduce prices as supply stabilises

Most cement traders in Lusaka have reduced the price of the commodity from K55,000 to K52,000.   A Daily Mail survey at Chibolya market and Garden township reveals that outlets are selling a 50kg ...
News - 08 March 2010

Lafarge to apply for permit to use third sustainable fuel, UK

In a move which will help reduce its carbon footprint and control escalating energy costs, Lafarge Cement UK has announced it is applying to the Environment Agency for permission to use Processed ...
News - 08 March 2010

Lafarge’s limestone mining problem likely to hurt Indo-Bangla trade ties

The Indo-Bangla trade relation that received an impetus after the recent visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to New Delhi stands to suffer setback due to abrupt suspension of limestone mining by...
News - 04 March 2010