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Lafarge Cement takes to the air

A Scottish builders merchant is supplying Mastercrete Original cement from Lafarge Cement to a cutting-edge hydro-electric energy catchment plant - and delivering it by helicopter. The plant is b...
News - 23 October 2009

Nigeria Gives Cement Manufacturers Incentives to boost output

Cement manufacturers in Nigeria can bring in machines and other equipment without paying import duty for three years as part of the government’s strategy to boost production of the building materi...
News - 21 October 2009

Lafarge and Bouygues Constructuion unveil a new generation of concretes

Once again, Lafarge is innovating in concrete and has announced the launching of a new range of insulating ready-mix concretes: ThermediaTM. The Group has brought its scientific expertise and asso...
News - 20 October 2009

Nigeria: Lafarge acknowledges government’s support

Larfage Cement WAPCO Plc on Wednesday admitted that the Ogun State government has contributed immensely to the progress made so far on the ongoing Lakatabu Expansion Project. Jean-Christophe Barb...
News - 20 October 2009

Lafarge hits year-high 1st time in three months October 16, 2009

Lafarge, the 18th largest company by market capitalisation in the CAC 40 index, hit a 52-week high of Euro66.59 during the day, but closed lower at Euro64.74. In the last three months the stock ha...
News - 19 October 2009

Lafarge plans cement plant in Sudan

Lafarge SA plans to set up a cement factory in Sudan, the African country’s state-run news agency SUNA reported, citing Industry Minister Jalal Al-Diqair. The minister “welcomed” the French compa...
News - 16 October 2009

Hope works safety award, UK

Lafarge Cement’s Hope Works yard supervisor, John Millen has received a special safety award from the Mineral Products Association. Mr Millen, who has worked at the cement plant for over 37 years...
News - 15 October 2009

State to ban ash use at Lafarge

Albany, NY - The state is poised to ban the use of mercury-tainted coal fly ash at a Ravena cement plant that is the state’s second largest source of airborne mercury pollution.       During a hea...
News - 14 October 2009

Lafarge to increase Zimbabwe output

Lafarge’s Zimbabwe unit plans to increase cement output to 90 per cent of its installed capacity of 450,000t next year, the company’s managing director said on Tuesday. Johnathan Shoniwa said Laf...
News - 14 October 2009

Lafarge launches a share capital increase for employees

Lafarge announces a share capital increase reserved for the eligible employees of companies participating in the Lafarge Group Savings Plan. This transaction, which is in line with the Group empl...
News - 14 October 2009