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Loesche new orders

Lafarge North America has recently contracted with Loesche America, Inc. to install an LSKS Classifier Upgrade for their Raymond 753 mill located at their plant in Ravena, New York. In addition, L...
News - 13 December 2005

Factory hopes to cement sewage deal

Sewage could be used to power the kilns at Lafarge’s Dunbar works, despite concerns about the possible environmental effect. The processed sewage pellets are being considered for use in the Lafarg...
News - 13 December 2005

Ash Resources to boost capacity

Ash Resources, SA’s largest supplier of fly ash, which is added to concrete building products, will spend R15m to expand production capacity on the back of the growing construction market. The stro...
News - 13 December 2005

DEP approves use of plastics at Lafarge plant

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection approved an air quality plan for LaFarge North American Inc. Whitehall Township, to use certain non-recyclable plastics as a fuel supplement ...
News - 13 December 2005

Lafarge North America to improve pipe production

Lafarge North America, the leading supplier of construction materials in the US and Canada, today announced that it will build a new concrete pipe plant in Edmonton, Alberta and expand its Calgary...
News - 09 December 2005

Ontario cement plant to burn tyres and waste

The Lafarge cement plant in Bath, Ontario will be permitted to burn scrap tyres as well as garbage such as cellulose, plastics and bone meal, in a controversial US$10m tyre and waste-burning facil...
News - 08 December 2005

Lafarge Indian project hits hurdle

Lafarge’s plan to start a greenfield project in Jharkhand has run into problems due to the non-availability of the required grade of limestone in the state, although government sources claim other...
News - 01 December 2005

Cement demand could be at peak

The current South African cement boom, driven largely by the consumer-housing boom, is possibly at its peak, commented Aveng CEO Carl Grim yesterday. Grim, addressing media and analysts during a s...
News - 30 November 2005

Lafarge wins UK award

Lafarge Cement UK, which owns Cauldon Works at Cauldon Low, near Leek, received a ‘Big Tick Award’ in Business in the Community’s Awards for Excellence.  Lafarge’s entry to the awards, Cementing Co...
News - 30 November 2005

Greek cement firm Heracles 9-month net up

Greek cement company Heracles, majority-owned by France’s Lafarge, reported an 85 per cent rise in nine-month net profit to Euro 86.2m on Tuesday. Third-quarter net profit rose by 215 per cent to E...
News - 30 November 2005