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SGI banking on new gypsum boardSiam Gypsum Industry (Saraburi) Co Ltd hopes the introduction of its new gypsum board will boost sales by nearly 10 per cent this year. The company expects to record sales of Bt3.27 billion in 20...News - 09 May 2005 |
Lafarge’s first quarter cement off by 4.1%The Lafarge group turnover rose by an underlying 1.9% to EUR 2,945m in the first three months of the year, with the contribution from cement being 2.1% higher at EUR 1550m. Including sales to th...News - 05 May 2005 |
Demand triggers record cement salesLast year was a record year for South Africa’s cement industry as it rebounded from the virtually stagnant situation that characterised the 1990s. Demand from the region, which includes South Afri...News - 04 May 2005 |
Lafarge Q1 sales up 2.2 per centLafarge reported a 2.2 per cent rise in first-quarter sales on Wednesday on improved prices but bad winter weather in Europe offset some of these gains. Lafarge generated sales of 2.945 billion eu...News - 04 May 2005 |
Cement producers post Q1 resultsChile’s three cement producers Cemento Polpaico, Empresas Melón and Cementos Bío Bío have submitted separate filings to the country’s securities regulator (SVS) reporting first quarter results. Po...News - 04 May 2005 |
Chavez threatens cement firmsVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened cement companies with price regulations if they fail to bring down the prices for their product. "The private sector must lower prices (for cement) or...News - 04 May 2005 |
Lafarge Romcim Expands products portfolioLafarge Romcim, owned by French building group Lafarge, added to its products portfolio Rapidcem quick drying cement with high pressure resistance, it was reported on April 29, 2005. Concrete ma...News - 03 May 2005 |
Lafarge North America Reports First Quarter ResultsLafarge North America Inc reported a first-quarter net loss of $188.5m. Excluding a previously announced one- time tax charge of $115.7m associated with the company’s decision to repatriate $1.1bn...News - 27 April 2005 |
Jordanian-Kuwaiti possible plant investmentAccording to Jordan Times, the Jordanian-Kuwaiti Holding Company (JKHC) will set up a $200 million cement factory in Jordan, the firm’s CEO announced. The project is the first for JKHC in Jordan an...News - 22 April 2005 |
Melon to set up new plantChile’s leading cement producer Melon, controlled by Lafarge, plans to build a new grinding plant in the southern Chilean port Puerto Montt, it was reported on April 20, 2005. The plant, which is...News - 22 April 2005 |