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Romanian market sees decline

The Romanian cement market is expected to decline in 2009 for the first time in three years, due to the real estate crisis, marked by the standoff of projects and cancellations of new investments....
News - 03 July 2009

Lafarge’s Ukrainian production plans

Lafarge could begin construction of its second cement plant in Ukraine in 2010, commercial director of the company’s Ukrainian representative office, Nikolai Puzenko, said.   He  added  that  inve...
News - 03 July 2009

Lafarge Dunbar plant ’unsatisfactory’ environmental score

Lafarge Dunbar, Scotland, is the only industrial plant in the Lothians to receive an ‘unsatisfactory’ score in the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (SEPA) annual assessment of operations. ...
News - 01 July 2009

German court slashes cement cartel fines

A German court has slashed the fines levied by antitrust authorities against five producers, citing difficulties in assessing the profits reaped from the collusion. The court in Duesseldorf near...
News - 30 June 2009

Northern Ireland: derelict quarry to get UK£100m harbour village makeover

A derelict quarry is to be transformed into an environmentally friendly harbour village under a UK£100m (€117.2m) development plan approved today. Stormont Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has g...
News - 26 June 2009

Nigeria: 7Mt of cement begin to arrive ports

Nigerians may begin to expect fall in the price of cement as part of the 7Mt of bagged cement approved for importation by the Federal government in January this year has started to arrive the nati...
News - 26 June 2009

Czech Republic: Lafarge Cement to use CZK379m profit for dividend

Czech cement maker Lafarge Cement will use last year’s CZK379.4m  (€14.6m or US$20.4m) profit for dividend payment, and each shareholder will get CZK332 per unit, the annual general meeting (AGM) ...
News - 26 June 2009

South Africa: Competition Commission raids cement producers

The Competition Commission on Wednesday raided the premises of cement producers in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, it disclosed on Thursday. It said it searched the offices of Pretoria Portland Cemen...
News - 26 June 2009

Bamburi sees E. Africa cement consumption up 12 per cent

Kenya’s biggest cement maker, Bamburi Cement, expects consumption in east Africa to grow 12 per cent this year thanks to road projects and individual home-building, its managing director said on W...
News - 25 June 2009

Lafarge’s South-West Tanzania plant cuts output as imports rise

Lafarge SA, the world’s biggest cement maker, cut output at its plant in south-western Tanzania after supply exceeded demand because of an increase in imports. “We extended the shutdown after nor...
News - 24 June 2009