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Portland discards merger plans with Bamburi

East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) is not interested in merging with rival Bamburi Cement to form a regional conglomerate, top company officials said.     Instead the company is strengt...
News - 30 November 2007

Lafarge moves to final planning stage for possible new UK Cement

Lafarge Cement UK has launched the final design and costing feasibility studies for its proposed new cement works at Snodland, in Kent. As a result, Lafarge will now increase onsite work in prepa...
News - 30 November 2007

Lafarge to invest EUR410m to boost capacity in China

Lafarge SA said on November 27, 2008, it would invest US$600m to boost its business growth in the fast growing Chinese market, the company said on November 28, 2007.     Under a contract signed ...
News - 29 November 2007

Cade to sign agreement with Lafarge Brasil

Brazilian antitrust agency Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica (Cade) approved on November 28, 2007, the proposal for signing an agreement with  Lafarge Brasil, the local cement subsidiary...
News - 29 November 2007

Lafarge to resume Meghalaya mining this week

Lafarge is resuming limestone quarrying operations and restarting movement of limestone to its Bangladesh plant this week after more than six months of complete halt at Nongtrai mine in Meghalaya....
News - 28 November 2007

Cameroon: will trade liberalisation improve the market?

A number of prospective cement traders are expected to converge in Yaounde, the capital of the Cameroons today when the Minister of Trade, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana is expected to discuss the s...
News - 27 November 2007

Lafarge Romania – exports no longer a priority

Lafarge Cement, the domestic unit of Lafarge group this year cut the share of exports in overall sales to just 5%, prompted by domestic market growth by 30%, to EUR750-800m. Lafarge will generate...
News - 26 November 2007

Malawi wants greater business energy to deal with cement shortage

The government of Malawi has urged private firms to bring more cement into the country to alleviate shortages of the commodity, caused by reduced supplies of clinker from Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is th...
News - 26 November 2007

India Supreme Court okays limestone supply to Lafarge Bangladesh

To maintain the balance in the sensitive bilateral relations with Bangladesh, the ministry of forest and environment on Friday did a U-turn on its objection to limestone quarrying in forest areas ...
News - 26 November 2007

Lafarge Cement Russia net profits up 93%

In 3Q2007, net income of Moscow-based Lafarge Cement rose by RUR304,598,000, or 93%, compared with the second quarter of 2007. According to the company’s official statement presented to State a...
News - 23 November 2007