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Lafarge to strengthen position in Mexico

Lafarge wishes to strengthen its positions in Mexico, bastion of its local rival Cemex and an alluring market, one of the world’s 15 largest, with a strong growth potential, the head of Lafarge Mex...
News - 14 March 2005

Lafarge to complete new cement works in Mexico

Lafarge expects to complete the construction of  a new cement works in thestate of Hidalgo by the end of 2005 or the beginning of 2006. The head of Lafarge’s Mexican operations, Maximo Dolman, sai...
News - 11 March 2005

Lafarge starts Batangas expansion

Lafarge Cement Services (Philippines), Inc one of the country’s largest cement manufacturer, plans to invest P250 million this year to increase the production capacity of its Batangas plant. But i...
News - 10 March 2005

Lafarge Romania sales Up 29.7 per cent

Lafarge Romania reported an increase in sales of 29.7 per cent in terms of value and a 7.8  per cent year-on-year growth in terms of volume in 2005, the company said on March 7, 2005.  The results ...
News - 08 March 2005

Lafarge to invest in UK plant

Lafarge will invest Euro 45m in the construction of a new plasterboard plant in the Midlands, inner counties of the UK, it was reported on March 4, 2005.  The new plant will enable Lafarge to incre...
News - 07 March 2005

Cemex seals RMC Group acquisition

Cemex, the world’s third-largest cement manufacturer, yesterday completed its Dollars 4.1bn acquisition of RMC Group of the UK after gaining approvals in the US, the European Union and Mexico.  Lo...
News - 02 March 2005

Bamburi Drops supplier to reduce costs

Hundreds of jobs in the Kenyan paper sector may be lost, after a leading cement company decided to import bags for its products.  The move by Bamburi Cement Company is a major consumer of locally-...
News - 01 March 2005

Monopolies Commission Probes Bamburi Cement

The Kenyan government is investigating a leading local cement manufacturer over alleged anti-competitive practices.  Monopolies and Prices Commissioner, Peter Njoroge, told reporters yesterday tha...
News - 28 February 2005

Heracles says 2004 pretax hit by end of Olympics

Greek cement producer Heracles Cement, majority-owned by France’s Lafarge posted an 8.2 per cent drop in 2004 group pretax profit to 107.4 million euros, hit by slowing volume as Olympics-related ...
News - 25 February 2005

Profits rise at Lafarge

Lafarge said Thursday its net profit rose 19 per cent last year and said it expects operating profit growth to slow due to high energy costs in 2005. Lafarge, the world’s largest cement maker, ...
News - 24 February 2005