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Lafarge adds weight to cement expansion

In another vote of confidence underscoring the bullish forecast for economic growth, Lafarge yesterday became the third of SA’s four large cement makers to announce a major expansion.  Lafarge sai...
News - 06 September 2005

Lafarge India shuffles top deck after entry of new CEO

Lafarge India has embarked on a top-level management reshuffle, close on the heels of Uday Khanna taking over as its new CEO. Shivesh Sinha, the company’s CFO till recently, has been promoted to t...
News - 02 September 2005

Second half looks brighter for Malaysian cement makers

Three of the four listed cement players in the country – Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd (Cima), Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd and Tasek Corp Bhd – have posted losses for the quarter ended June 30....
News - 01 September 2005

UK Cement plant seeks to pioneer waste-derived fuel

Lafarge Cement UK’s Cauldon Works, near Ashbourne, is working to phase out the use of traditional fossil fuels by using it as another sustainable waste-derived fuel. The factory already gets more ...
News - 31 August 2005

Croatian Dalmacijacement H1 Net Profit Down

Croatian cement maker Dalmacijacement-RMC Group, now owned by Mexico’s Cemex, said on Monday its net profit fell by 4.9 per cent on the year to 58.6 million kuna (US$9.8m) in the first half of 200...
News - 30 August 2005

Romanian Lafarge Agregate Betoane

Lafarge Agregate Betoane, a Romanian limestone quarry, said on Monday it swung to 34.8 billion old lei ($1.21m) net loss in the first half of 2005, from a net profit of 12.06 billion in the same pe...
News - 30 August 2005

Titan advances despite weaker Greek market

Turnover in the first half rose by 12.2 per cent to €612.9m, which amounts to a 14.7 per cent increase at constant currencies.  The operating profit at the EBITDA level advanced by 11.1 per cent to...
News - 26 August 2005

Shui On to finalise investement details soon

Shui On Construction and Materials (Socam) chairman Vincent Lo Hong-sui says the company will finalise the details for a new investment by the end of this month.  Speaking after the firm’s annual ...
News - 22 August 2005

All my ex’s live in Texas

Following the spinning off of Chaparral Steel Company to its shareholders, Texas Industries is left with its cement operations in Texas and California and aggregates businesses in Texas and Louisia...
News - 19 August 2005

Lafarge pays fine levied by Competition Council

Cement producer Lafarge Romcim SA has notified the Competition Council of the payment of 377,237,432,195 ROL (one euro sells for 35,905 ROL) in fine levied under resolution no.94/2005, the Competi...
News - 18 August 2005