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Lafarge building plan submitted, UK

Plans to build a new plant building at  Lafarge’s Westbury Cement Works have been submitted.    If given the go-ahead, the application will see the construction of a slurry analyser, which the co...
News - 07 June 2007

Lafarge on track for Tarmac, UK

The chief executive of Anglo American, Cynthia Carroll, is considering a UK£3bn auction of Tarmac, its building-materials division, this summer.   It is thought that  Lafarge has already expressed...
News - 04 June 2007

Lafarge Cement to pay out Kc252.6m in dividends this year

Czech cement maker Lafarge Cement will pay its shareholders Kc252.6m in dividends, or Kc221 per a share, based on a decision made at today’s annual general meeting. Lafarge made after-tax profit ...
News - 04 June 2007

Top court clears way for harbour cement facility

A cement-mixing facility will be built in Vancouver’s east harbour area after the Supreme Court of Canada ended a five-year court battle yesterday by giving a green light to the project.     Yest...
News - 04 June 2007

Heracles Cement Q1 net profit rises, Greece

Lafarge’s Greek unit Heracles Cement said group net profit rose to EUR18.7m in the first quarter from EUR2.9m a year earlier on increased sales volumes of cement and ready-mix concrete in Greece....
News - 31 May 2007

Siam Cement Group reports 1Q07 operating results

The Siam Cement Group, Thailand announced operating performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 decreased from the previous year, noting that the chemicals business was still doing well. The g...
News - 31 May 2007

Lafarge CEO prioritises investment in growth countries and in innovation

Lafarge chief executive Bruno Lafont said the group’s strategic priorities going forward are to invest in cement activities in developing countries and to develop its capacity for innovation, nota...
News - 29 May 2007

Government in conflict of interest on Portland Cement

Since former managing director Zakayo ole Mapelu left the East African Portland Cement under a cloud of unsubstantiated allegations, the company has made business headlines-more often than not for...
News - 29 May 2007

HeidelbergCement to raise Euro 500m capital

HeidelbergCement has decided to carry out a capital increase to raise Euro 500m in cash to partly refinance its takeover of Britain’s Hanson Plc . VEM, part of German billionaire Adolf Merckle’s...
News - 23 May 2007

Chinese approve Lafarge purchase

The China Security Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved the acquisition of Sichuan Shuangma Investment Group, in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, in southwest China, by Lafarge Shui On Cemen...
News - 21 May 2007