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Lafarge to move regional HQ from South Africa to Zambia

Lafarge, the holding company of Zambia’s Chilanga Cement Plc, has announced its decision to move its regional headquarters from Johannesburg of South Africa to Lusaka, Zambia.    Thomas Ehrhart...
News - 06 March 2007

Rival takeover pressures Cemex bid

Cemex is under new pressure to jack up its US$12.8bn ($16.3bn) hostile takeover bid for Rinker after the latest play by  Holcim for Canada’s St Lawrence Cement Group.     Holcim, the world’s seco...
News - 02 March 2007

Lafarge completes roof division sale to PAI Partners

Lafarge SA has completed the sale of a controlling stake in its roofing-tile business to Paris-based private equity firm PAI Partners.    The sale, which values Lafarge Roofing at EUR2.4 billion,...
News - 01 March 2007

Frere aiming to raise Lafarge stake

Belgian financier Albert Frere is planning to eventually raise his stake in French cement maker  Lafarge to 30 per cent, French magazine Challenges reported in a brief, unsourced article.     Cha...
News - 01 March 2007

Cimpor completes acquisition of Turkish cement company YLOAC

Cimpor said that it has completed the acquisition of 99.68 pre cent of the share capital of Turkish cement company Yibitas Lafarge Orta Anadolu Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (YLOAC) for about EUR54...
News - 28 February 2007

Lafarge invest US$50m in plasterboard plant

French cement maker Lafarge and Mexican paints maker Comex have invested US$50m (EUR37.8m) in a plasterboard plant in Mexico, the two companies announced.   The move implies the establishment of a...
News - 28 February 2007

Cement plant won’t burn tires if study says not to

An official with Lafarge says the company won’t burn tires at a Nova Scotia cement plant if a study by Dalhousie University recommends against the practice. The plant has been awarded a contract ...
News - 27 February 2007

Location for new cement plant sought, Azerbaijan

Representatives of France’s Lafarge are going to Baku today to examine raw material sources required for production of cement. The deputy executive director of the Azerbaijan Investments Company ...
News - 27 February 2007

Lafarge aims to increase cement capacity by 40Mt by 2010

Excluding the roofing business, which is being sold, Lafarge increased its turnover last year by 16.7% to EUR16,909m and the EBITDA improved by 19.7% to EUR 3,704m.   The running profit at the ...
News - 26 February 2007

Cement scam escalates as shortages trouble suppliers, South Africa

Bogus agents are attempting to take advantage of cement shortages in an alleged scam aimed at building material merchants, government buyers and agents.    Documents in the possession of Business...
News - 26 February 2007