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Bridge over the Potomac River uses Lafarge’s slag cement, USANewCem 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, BangladeshLafarge, 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 CemexVenezuela 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 profitLafarge 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 venturesBBMG 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-GobainHolcim 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 BrazilLafarge 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 stabilisesMost 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, UKIn 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 tiesThe 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 |