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South African cement shortage exaggerated – PPCSupplies of cement in South Africa are tight, but the extent of the shortage is “somewhat exaggerated”, according to John Gomersall, the chief executive of Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC). Go...News - 14 June 2007 |
Cement works fuel trial starts, UKLafarge Cement’s Cauldon Works has started trialing the use of recovered fuel oil. The UK generates more than 400,000t of waste oils a year. RFO is made up of waste oils from places like high...News - 13 June 2007 |
Iraq to begin construction of cement factoryA spokesperson for Karbala City Council announced that the chairman of the council has inked an agreement along with Lafarge, to set up a cement factory which will have an output of 1.5Mta, accord...News - 12 June 2007 |
Lafarge bought 71,000 own shares last week for EUR8.82mLafarge SA said that it bought 71,000 of its own shares last week for a total outlay of EUR8.8m as part of a share buyback program, according to a filing with the financial market supervisor, Auto...News - 12 June 2007 |
Preliminary hearing for cement plant tyre-burning plan, CanadaAccording to an article in The Kingston Whig-Standard, a date has been set by the tribunal that will hold an independent hearing to challenge Lafarge’s plan to burn tyres at its plant west of Kin...News - 12 June 2007 |
Lafarge invests EUR400,000 in Moldovan unitLafarge has invested EUR 400,000 to open a loading station for bulk cement in its Moldovan unit Lafarge Ciment, Lafarge Ciment said on Friday. The new facility has a capacity of 300tph or cem...News - 11 June 2007 |
Lafarge to invest EUR20m in Romanian Aggregates Unit 2007Lafarge plans to invest EUR20m (US$27m) in 2007 to develop its Romanian limestone quarry and aggregates producer Lafarge Agregate Betoane, the group said on June 7, 2007. Lafarge Agregate Bet...News - 08 June 2007 |
Lafarge may face legal action on Russia merger planA German fund firm is considering legal action against Lafarge over the French cement company’s plans for an $800m merger of two Russian subsidiaries. Wermuth Asset Management said the merger...News - 08 June 2007 |
Building merchants marking up cement price – PPCSome building merchants have been placing huge mark-ups on the price of bagged cement, with one merchant in the Free State marking up the product by 50.94 per cent, according to a survey by Pretor...News - 08 June 2007 |
Chile’s Cementos Lafarge to open plant by year-endThe Chilean unit of Lafarge is investing US$27m in the construction of a new plant in southern city Puerto Montt in region X, according to local press. The new infrastructure will increase t...News - 07 June 2007 |