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South African cement shortage exaggerated – PPC

Supplies 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, UK

Lafarge 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 factory

A 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 EUR8.82m

Lafarge 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, Canada

According 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 unit

Lafarge 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 2007

Lafarge 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 plan

A 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 – PPC

Some 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-end

The 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