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Lafarge Zimbabwe sees cement demand drop 19%

Lafarge Zimbabwe has seen a 19 per cent decline in cement consumption. Flora Chinhaire, Lafarge Zimbabwe Company Secrtary reported that hyper-inflation in the country had impacted demand. The Zimb...
News - 29 November 2019

LafargeHolcim plans EUR10m investment in Kujawy

LafargeHolcim will be investing EUR10m in its Kujawy cement plant in Poland. The company will be launched a new product on the market as well as increase the use of alternative fuels (AFs) at the ...
News - 27 November 2019

Lafarge Jordan Cement set to cut 200 jobs

Lafarge Jordan Cement has announced it would be cutting 200 jobs to remain in business after accumulating losses of JOD62.2m (US$87m) following the closure of one plant in the country and the part...
News - 05 November 2019

French court postpones Lafarge Syria ruling

A French court has postponed its decision on whether to uphold preliminary charges against Lafarge after the cement company had allegedly made payments to Syrian armed organisations, including Isl...
News - 25 October 2019

Divestment talk of LafargeHolcim's Australian and New Zealand divisions resurface

LafargeHolcim is reported to be considering exiting Australia and New Zealand, according to The Australian. The AUS$2-3bn (US$1.37-1bn) division has been identified as a means for the group to po...
News - 18 October 2019

Jalabiyeh plant in Syria set on fire

The international coalition has set fire to LafargeHolcim’s Jalabiyeh plant, just north of Aleppo near the Turkish border, Syria, to prevent the Syrian Arab army taking possession of the plant, ac...
News - 18 October 2019

New opportunities for Europe

Dr Michael Clark looks at how the EU ETS is expected to change the face of European clinker manufacture. With the price of carbon credits rising, it could become more economically viable to import...
Articles - 07 October 2019

Overcapacity in Zambia continues unabated

This week, CemNet reported that the cement industry in Zambia has so much overcapacity that Lafarge Zambia has been forced to raise its prices in an attempt to stay in business. While domestic c...
News - 04 October 2019

Lafarge Zambia Plc had to raise prices to stay afloat

Lafarge Zambia's CEO, Jimmy Khan, has spoken out about the crippling overcapacity in Zambia's cement market. Mr Khan said Zambia's cement consumption stands at around 2.2Mt compared to a productio...
News - 02 October 2019

Southerly expansion creates new cement capacity in Morocco

This week, LafargeHolcim reported cement volumes rising by more than two per cent in Morocco with construction of the company's 3500tpd Souss plant now advancing well and on course for commiss...
News - 27 September 2019