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Nova Scotia chooses cement kiln for tires

Nova Scotia’s Resource Recovery Fund Board, a non-profit organization which is responsible for solid-waste management in that province , has approved plans by Lafarge Canada Inc. to burn scrap ...
News - 13 February 2007

Contract signing with Lafarge imminent

The Azerbaijan Minister of Economic Development, Heydar Babayev, said on February 8, 2007 that the negotiations with the French cement producer Lafarge are already at the level of signing contract...
News - 12 February 2007

Lafarge completes raw material study in Azerbaijan

Representatives from Lafarge have completed conducting cement market research and studying raw cement fields in Azerbaijan.    Economic Development Minister Heydar Babayev the company has collect...
News - 09 February 2007

India cement prices may fall from mid-2007

Cement prices, which rose sharply in 2006, is expected to start declining from the second-half of 2007, due to capacity-addition, according to credit rating agency Fitch. ‘‘Fitch expects prices t...
News - 09 February 2007

Lafarge Boral Gypsum in Asia invests

Lafarge Boral Gypsum in Asia (LBGA), a 50/50 joint venture of  Lafarge SA and Australian peer Boral Limited will invest US$28m to build two plasterboard factories in China and India, Lafarge annou...
News - 08 February 2007

Holcim looks at opportunities to construct plant in Azerbaijan

The economic development ministry and Swiss company Holcim are studying the feasibility of constructing a new cement plant in Azerbaijan, according to economic development minister Heydar Babayev....
News - 02 February 2007

Himachal-Jaypee sign Rs.8 bn cement plant deal

Himachal Pradesh Thursday signed a deal with Jaiprakash Industries Associates Limited (Jaypee) for setting up a Rs.8bn ($181m) cement plant in the state.    The Broh Shind cement plant in Chamba ...
News - 02 February 2007

Chile: Polpaico leads cement market with 34%

Chilean cement industry association Instituto del Cemento reports a 2,8% increase in the domestic market in 2006 to 4.1Mt, with Lafarge via Cementos Melon having a 33,8% share (less 1,35%); Cement...
News - 02 February 2007

Bright 2007 prospects for European cement sector

Analyst Imran Akram of Deutsche Bank says that the 2007 prospects for the European cement sector are bright, with a 6%-10% price hike anticipated in Western Europe. In a research note published t...
News - 31 January 2007

Lafarge Malayan Cement plans capital return

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd is planning a capital repayment of up to RM566.5m to its shareholders, the firm said yesterday. Lafarge Malayan Cement, controlled by French building materials company ...
News - 31 January 2007