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Cement valuations firm on rising demand

Market valuations of cement companies in India are on the higher side, based on the enterprise value (EV) per tonne. The top four Indian cement companies are valued at US$150 and above, analysts s...
News - 02 May 2006

Lafarge record first quarter sales

Sales were up 28.1 per cent to €3772m as at March 31, 2006.  This compares to a weak first quarter in 2005.  Volume trends were favorable, reflecting overall good weather conditions and growth in ...
News - 02 May 2006

Lafarge’s North America narrows operating loss

Lafarge North America, which parent company Lafarge SA plans to fully acquire in the coming weeks, said late yesterday its operating loss narrowed to US$55.8m in the first quarter, from the US$78....
News - 27 April 2006

Lafarge inaugurates a new cement plant, Mexico

Lafarge announces that it is doubling its grey cement production capacity in Mexico with the inauguration of a state-of-the-art cement plant at Tula, near Mexico City. The new plant, which will be...
News - 27 April 2006

New orders for Analyzer Systems Inc (ASYS)

Analyser Systems (ASYS) is pleased to announce some recent sales of its successful Elemental Belt Analyzer EBA to the following cement plants: Holcim, Morocco The plant of Oujda installed one EBA...
News - 26 April 2006

Citigroup To lend Lafarge $30m to rebuild Aceh

Citigroup Inc has lent US$30m to Lafarge to refinance the reconstruction of PT Semen Andalas Indonesia’s cement plant in Aceh that was destroyed by the tsunami in December 2004.  The bridging loan...
News - 25 April 2006

Lafarge Shui On Cement sets up Guizhou business unit

Lafarge Shui On Cement, a joint venture between the world-leading cement producer Lafarge and Shui On Construction And Materials Limited (SOCAM), a member of Hong Kong’s Shui On Group, created on ...
News - 25 April 2006

Lafarge raises buy-out offer again

Lafarge has further increased its bid to buy out Lafarge North America Inc.  minority shareholders to US$85.50 a share from US$82 earlier, the world’s biggest cement maker said on Monday.  It is t...
News - 24 April 2006

Romanian market records sizeable gains

The Romanian cement market grew 30 per cent on the year in terms of value in 2005, reaching Euro 400m and rose 10 per cent year-on-year in terms of volume to 6.1Mt, according to estimates of main ...
News - 20 April 2006

Holcim Maroc sees more growth

The Moroccan subsidiary of Swiss cement company Holcim on Tuesday forecast cement sales growth of around five per cent this year as it steps up output to cater to growth in housing and infrastruct...
News - 19 April 2006