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Hima Cement new plant okayed, Uganda

Hima Cement is to build a second plant when mining in Dura region in Kasese begins in 2010. This follows approval of funds from Lafarge, Hima’s parent company. Lafarge’s offer of $50m (sh85.2b) w...
News - 14 February 2008

Lafarge 2007 net rises 39%; sees 2008 earnings growth

Lafarge SA Thursday reported a better-than-expected 39% rise in 2007 net profit on cost cutting and higher sales and margins, and said it expects earnings growth in 2008 despite weakness in the U....
News - 14 February 2008

Zimbabwe: firms resume cement deliveries

Cement manufacturers have started delivering cement following a review of prices by the National Incomes and Pricing Commission. Pretoria Portland Cement has 1188t stored at Bak Storage in Harare...
News - 13 February 2008

Zimbabwe: firms resume cement deliveries

Cement manufacturers have started delivering cement following a review of prices by the National Incomes and Pricing Commission. Pretoria Portland Cement has 1188t stored at Bak Storage in Harare...
News - 13 February 2008

Serbian Railway Co to enable rail transport for Lafarge Serbian Unit

Serbia’s state railway operator Zeleznica Srbije will invest EUR16m to reconstruct a railroad that would enable the Serbian unit of French construction materials giant  Lafarge, BFC, to transport...
News - 13 February 2008

Lafarge Moldovan unit raises capital to MDL445m

Lafarge Ciment, has raised its capital to 445 million lei (US$39.8m) through a MDL148.3m share issue, the Moldovan Securities Commission CNPF said on Friday.     Subscribers to the issue were 11 ...
News - 11 February 2008

Lafarge expects signal from Azerbaijan for start of geological surveys

Azerbaijan Investment Company and France’s Lafarge have failed to achieve any progress so far on a Baku cement factory project, despite a year has passed after they signed a relevant preliminary p...
News - 11 February 2008

New orders for Scheuch

Over the past few months, Polysius has awarded Scheuch a variety of contracts for global plant installations. Dedusting of the kiln and raw mixture mill at the cement plant in Podilsky, Ukraine w...
News - 11 February 2008

GBL mulls boosting Lafarge stake to 25 per cent

GBL, the Belgian investment group controlled by Albert Frere and Canada’s Desmarais family, has raised its stake is mulling boosting its stake in Lafarge from 18 to 25 per cent, according to local...
News - 08 February 2008

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert increases stake in Lafarge

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) has acquired an additional 0.35 million shares, representing a 0.2% stake, in Lafarge for EUR39m, according to  Belgian daily L’Echo . GBL has increased its stake...
News - 06 February 2008