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New York set standards for cement plants

Federal regulators have agreed to set standards for mercury emissions from cement plants under a legal settlement with activists and nine states, including New York. The deal comes after a decade...
News - 19 January 2009

Lafarge plans factories in Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia

Lafarge plans to 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 s...
News - 19 January 2009

India: ’Cement sector to see M&As by 2009-end’

The Indian cement industry may witness M&A activity again by the end of 2009, say industry watchers. However, this time, valuations will be low and deals will be driven by a strategic desire to ex...
News - 15 January 2009

Lafarge to cut 37 jobs at Ravena

Lafarge North America Inc. is eliminating 37 jobs at its quarry and factory here as part of a slowdown in the domestic cement market. Local spokesman John Reagan said employees were told of the j...
News - 14 January 2009

Lafarge to cut 37 jobs at Ravena

Lafarge North America Inc. is eliminating 37 jobs at its quarry and factory here as part of a slowdown in the domestic cement market. Local spokesman John Reagan said employees were told of the j...
News - 14 January 2009

Lafarge sees larger pie from India

Lafarge has said that the contribution of emerging markets such as India to its bottomline may be bigger in two years than previously estimated. "The share of growing markets such as India, China...
News - 12 January 2009

DJ Lafarge-Shui On to raise Sichuan Shuangma stake

Lafarge-Shui On Ltd. plans to raise its stake in Sichuan Shuangma Cement Co to 80% in a deal worth CNY2.8 billion ($409 million), the deal’s underwriter said Friday. Lafarge-Shui On, a joint vent...
News - 09 January 2009

Tug boat skipper says cement barge hit a reef

A tug boat skipper says he lost control of a barge after it hit a reef, stranding the barge for days on shore near McMicking Point. The 60-metre barge was loaded with cement when it ran aground o...
News - 08 January 2009

Ravena plant state’s No. 2 mercury source

The Lafarge cement plant is second only to the state’s largest coal-fired power plant in emitting mercury pollution, according to a company study issued Monday to the state Department of Environme...
News - 07 January 2009

Lafarge Cement takes Phoenix across the UK

Lafarge Cement’s pioneering Phoenix cement is to be established as a nationwide brand, following investment in an additional four production sites at Theale, Thurrock, Seaham and Aberthaw. Phoeni...
News - 07 January 2009