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Holcim deal encourages Italcementi to expand in India

The proposed Holcim acquisition of ACC has increased the appetite of other global majors in the Indian cement sector. Italcementi, world’s fifth largest cement producer is on the prowl in India.  ...
News - 15 February 2005

Lafarge Maroc signs contract with FFEM

Lafarge Maroc and the French world environment fund FFEM signed a partnership agreement in conjunction to the installation of a 1 MW wind energy park.  The wind energy park will supply Lafarge...
News - 11 February 2005

Lafarge to double plasterboard capacity, China

Lafarge Boral Gypsum in Asia (LBGA) plans to invest about $30m to double its plasterboard manufacturing capacity in China,  Lafarge said in a statement. The group will build two new plants, one in ...
News - 08 February 2005

Lafarge Cement Pleads for Deported Chilanga Boss, Zambia

Lafarge Cement regional president Africa Tony Hadley presented the deportation case of Chilanga Cement Plc managing director Ian Coulter to President Mwanawasa for his consideration.  Lafarge ...
News - 07 February 2005

Lafarge North America 4Q rise

Construction materials supplier Lafarge North America Inc (LAF) posted higher fourth-quarter earnings, buoyed by strong volumes and solid pricing gains in its cement, aggregates and gypsum product...
News - 07 February 2005

Lafarge Polska hikes cement prices

Lafarge Polska, the Polish unit of French cement manufacturer Lafarge, raised cement prices in Poland by between 16 Polish zloty (Euro 3.9 euro and 24 zloty (Euro5.9) per tonne, an increase by 10 ...
News - 02 February 2005

Lafarge bids for Himachal plant

Lafarge has bid for a Rs.6-billion ($120m) cement plant in Himachal Pradesh. Lafarge, which has submitted a proposal to set up a two-million-tonne plant by exploiting the limestone deposits in th...
News - 01 February 2005

Lafarge bids for Himachal Unit

Lafarge has bid for the Government of Himachal Pradesh’s offer for setting up a 2Mt plant in the state. The plant is likely to be set up with an investment of Rs600 crore. Other companies to bid f...
News - 31 January 2005

Lafarge pushes cement sales ahead to 119.4Mt

The turnover at Lafarge rose by an underlying 7.7 per cent in 2004 to €14,436m, with cement accounting for €7,403m (51.3 per cent). Turnover in the cement division rose by 9.2 per cent, though the...
News - 28 January 2005

Lafarge eyes small, medium acquisitions

Lafarge has a business model to focus on small- and medium-sized acquisitions, rather than large ones, according to Jean-Jacques Gauthier, the company’s executive VP of finance. Gauthier made the r...
News - 28 January 2005