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Lafarge looks to invest US$40m in Ventanas

The Chilean unit of Lafarge is evaluating the feasibility of building a US$40m milling plant in Ventanas, in central region V, according to local news reports.     Press reports from ’La Tercera’...
News - 08 May 2007

Four bid for Nigerian stake in Benin cement plant

Lafarge is one of four bidders competing for Nigeria’s 43 per cent stake in a cement plant in neighbouring Benin, Nigeria’s privatisation agency said on Monday.     Privatisation is a key element...
News - 08 May 2007

Lafarge sees higher demand for cement, Malaysia

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd expects cement demand to rise considerably in the second half of this year as construction projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) get implemented. President and ...
News - 08 May 2007

Titan has a strong start to the year in Greece and in Bulgaria

Titan’s first quarter turnover improved by 2.1% to EUR342.1m and the EBITDA rose by 10.7% to EUR 88.9m.  Shipments of cementitous materials advanced by 6.9% to 3.57Mt and aggregates deliveries ...
News - 04 May 2007

Lafarge boosts first quarter margins

Lafarge increased turnover by 6.2% in the first quarter of 2007 to EUR3,695m.  The underlying EBITDA rose by 28.6% to €575m and the running profit before tax improved by 26.0% to €451m.  Capital g...
News - 04 May 2007

Chilean cement maker Empresas Melon to be Lafarge Chile

After 100 years of presence at Chilean market, Empresas Melon to change its corporate identity and to be named Lafarge Chile.     It is the end of the transition process of the brand, after the c...
News - 04 May 2007

Lafarge boosts first quarter margins

The underlying EBITDA rose by 28.6% to €575m and the running profit before tax improved by 26.0% to €451m.  Capital gains of €148m, compared with a €3m loss in the comparative period last year, le...
News - 03 May 2007

Lafarge Group to invest US$250m

Folowing its 15 per cent profit increase reflecting a strong and growing export market in the Great-Lakes region recorded in 2006, the  Lafarge Group has announced an investment expansion of EUR18...
News - 26 April 2007

Cement exports dive as building boom eats up supply

South Africa’s cement exports plunged 34 per cent last year as the country’s construction and building boom accelerated.     Cement exports now represent only one per cent of demand and only 156,...
News - 25 April 2007

Albert Frere’s GBL raises its stake in Lafarge to 17%

Albert Frere’s holding company  Groupe Bruxelles Lambert has raised its stake in  Lafarge to 17 pct, the group said at its shareholders’ meeting.     The group did not exclude the possibility of...
News - 25 April 2007