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Lafarge Malayan pre-tax profit up

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd announced that pre-tax profit for its second quarter ended June 30, 2009, rose to RM90.363m from RM66.993m in the corresponding quarter last year. However, revenue was ...
News - 28 August 2009

Boral’s increased US losses

Boral’s full year turnover to the end of June amounted to Aus$4,875m (€2,843m), a 6.2% reduction, and the EBITDA was down by 21.7% to Aus$539m (€314m).  The Australian EBITDA was down by 12.8% to ...
News - 19 August 2009

Lafarge Cement Zambia asked to lower prices

The Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) has asked Lafarge Cement Zambia to further reduce the price of cement so the product can be within the reach of ordinary citizens. ZACA executive secretary,...
News - 18 August 2009

Jordan Lafarge increases prices

Jordan Lafarge Cement Factories Co. has increased its pre-tax sale price of cement by JOD1.2/t. The Jordan Times has reported. The company has attributed the decision to last Thursday’s update of ...
News - 17 August 2009

Lafarge project may start in 2014, US

If the Lafarge reconstruction project continues according to schedule, work on the cement plant bordering Greene County would start in 2014 and end in 2018, company officials said. LaFarge Enviro...
News - 17 August 2009

EBRD to loan Lafarge Vostok up to EUR120m

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) could loan Lafarge Vostok, up to EUR120m for direct investment in Russia, the bank said in a statement.   The loan is a follow-up transa...
News - 13 August 2009

Dalmia capacity expansion plans

As part of a plan to put one of India’s oldest business groups back on the growth track, Puneet Dalmia has chalked out an ambitious strategy to triple the Dalmia group’s cement manufacturing capac...
News - 13 August 2009

Cemex says all creditors support debt deal

Mexico’s Cemex said on Monday all its creditors have indicated they will support a proposal to refinance US$15bn of debt maturing over the next two years. In the toughest market in its century-lo...
News - 11 August 2009

Emerging markets partly offset Europe and North America downturn for Lafarge

First half results continued to reflect the full force of the global recession this week, with Lafarge reporting sales down by 12 per cent to €7991m, while operating profit dropped steeply by 30 p...
News - 07 August 2009

Cement makers say no compensation plan agreed, Venezuela

Two European cement companies on Friday denied that they’ve agreed on a compensation plan with President Hugo Chavez’s government following last year’s nationalization of their assets. Holcim Ltd...
News - 03 August 2009