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Cement sales still strong, says Lafarge, revealing expansion plansLafarge will open a cement factory in Saudi Arabia and a readymix concrete factory in Abu Dhabi, said its chairman. "We have readymix concrete plants in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman and we will start ...News - 02 February 2009 |
New order for WartsilaWärtsilä has been contracted to supply a 100MW power plant to be installed in Ewekoro, approximately 70km from Lagos, Nigeria. The order, which was signed in December 2008, has been placed by Lafa...News - 30 January 2009 |
Lafarge to move ahead with US$200m Balaka plant, MalawiLafarge Cement is to invest US$200m in a new cement plant in the southern Malawi district of Balaka, which, according to the country’s Geological Survey Department, hosts deposits containing sever...News - 30 January 2009 |
Prices remain unchanged until spring, RomaniaLafarge, Holcim and Carpatcement Holding are keeping cement prices in Romania at the same level, whereas brick, ACC and reinforcing steel manufacturers have operated price cuts of 10-15% due to th...News - 29 January 2009 |
Lafarge Romanian delays completion of investment planLafarge Ciment Romania will delay the completion of a EUR90m (US$116.5m) investment plan by a year due to falling cement consumption prompted by the global crisis, Bucharest-based daily Ziarul Fin...News - 27 January 2009 |
Fitch: negative outlook for European building materials sectorFitch Ratings says the 2009 credit outlook for European building materials (EBM) companies is Negative, as ongoing difficult trading conditions in some key markets are likely to affect operating c...News - 27 January 2009 |
Lost time incidents drop 70 per centLost time incidents have dropped by 70 per cent in the British cement industry over the past five years, reports Construction News. New figures released by the British Cement Association have re...News - 27 January 2009 |
Beni Suef Cement says Egypt OKs capacity expansionEgypt’s Beni Suef Cement, owned by Greek cement maker Titan, said Egyptian regulators have granted it permission to launch a new production line with a capacity of 1.5Mta. The firm said that the ...News - 27 January 2009 |
Shui On may list Lafarge China JVHong Kong’s Shui On Construction and Materials may spin off its China joint venture, Lafarge Shui On Cement, for a listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange, the South China Morning Post reported. T...News - 22 January 2009 |
Financial crisis slows down Polish investmentThe poor condition of the construction materials market and concerns about the future have caused Gorazdze Cement to correct its investment plans. Some of the investment projects are postponed u...News - 21 January 2009 |