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Lafarge extends cash tender offer

Lafarge, owner of a 53.2per cent majority stake in Lafarge North America Inc, today announced that it has extended the expiration date of its cash tender offer of US$75.00 per share for the 46.8pe...
News - 07 March 2006

Lafarge re-assesses priorities in China

For Lafarge, integration has become a top priority in China, says Asia Pulse. Last year it saw a rapid expansion through mergers and acquisitions. In November, Lafarge and Shui On Construction and...
News - 07 March 2006

South African cement makers may resort to imports

Demand for cement is reportedly coming dangerously close to capacityin South Africa, with some cement makers already contemplating imports. It is estimated that total production capacity in SA and...
News - 06 March 2006

Tulsa plant receives conservation award

Lafarge North America’s Tulsa Cement Plant received international recognition for contributions to wildlife habitat conservation at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s 17th annual symposium.  Lafarge d...
News - 06 March 2006

Moroccan Lafarge net profit rises 3.6 per cent

Lafarge Ciments , the Moroccan arm of French Lafarge SA, reported a 3.6 percent increase in 2005 earnings on Thursday as it raised output to feed a growing construction market.  Net profit rose to...
News - 03 March 2006

EU suspends review Of Wendel takeover

The European Commission Thursday suspended its antitrust review of French investment firm Wendel Investissement’s (12120.FR) planned takeover of building materials company Groupe Materis.  A Commi...
News - 03 March 2006

Cement works exceeding emissions

Two tyre-burning kilns at the Lafarge plant at Westbury have exceeded the permitted emission levels of hydrogen chloride and oxides of nitrogen, says the Environment Agency.  The Environment Age...
News - 27 February 2006

Firms to return growth, Malaysia

After a tough year battling problems like limited supply and going through a price war in 2005, cement companies in Malaysia look set for a more stable year ahead. Cement prices, for one, have ...
News - 27 February 2006

Lafarge says buy-out offer for N.America unit ‘fair’

Lafarge on Thursday said its $75-a-share cash offer to buy out minority shareholders in Lafarge North America Inc. was "fair".    The world’s biggest cement maker this week launched a tender offe...
News - 24 February 2006

Lafarge Malayan Cement’s year tax profit plummets

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd’s  annual pre-tax profit has plummeted 71.7 per cent due to sharply lower domestic selling prices in the first half of the year.     Higher production costs as a result...
News - 24 February 2006