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Romanian market sees declineThe 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 plansLafarge 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 scoreLafarge 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 finesA 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 makeoverA 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 portsNigerians 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 dividendCzech 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 producersThe 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 centKenya’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 riseLafarge 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 |