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Water problems blamed on cement firm

An Onoway-area man appeared before the provincial Environmental Appeal Board Friday alleging Lafarge Canada is responsible for the decline in groundwater under his property. Lafarge uses holding a...
News - 08 November 2004

Camargo Correa covets Loma Negra

The Brazilian Camargo Correa is negotiating the acquisition of Loma Negra - the largest cement manufacturer of Argentina. Camargo Correa did not confirm the negotiations but a source of the company...
News - 08 November 2004

Mexico Cemex mulls expansion in Russia, China, India

Mexican Cementos Mexicanos SA (Cemex), the world’s third largest cement maker, plans to start operations in Russia, China or India, after the purchase of the British building materials producer RM...
News - 05 November 2004

Malaysia: Lafarge to increase Rawang plant capacity

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd says the cement grinding capacity of its Rawang plant will increase by 800,000tpa  after it transfers an idle grinding mill in Langkawi to the Rawang plant. The addit...
News - 05 November 2004

Slovenia’s Cementarna Trbovlje Makes Solid Profit

Trbovlje, 04 November (STA) - Cement maker Lafarge Cement Cementarna Trbovlje posted a net profit for 2003 of SIT 868m (EUR 3.6m) on sales of SIT 7.6bn (EUR 31.7m), up over 10 percent over the yea...
News - 05 November 2004

India: CM presents awards to cement companies

Chief Minister Babulal Gaur has urged the industrial sector to take up public welfare works. He was speaking at the function on Tuesday to present awards to cement manufacturing units of Madhya Pr...
News - 05 November 2004

Philippine Republic OKs Cement Co Acquisition

Republic Cement Corp said its stockholders have approved the acquisition of Continental Operating Corp. Continental is the local cement unit of Republic Cement shareholder, Lafarge. Republic Cemen...
News - 04 November 2004

Loma Negra assets price considered too high

The sale of the Argentinean cement major Loma Negra, being coordinated by JP Morgan, is not defined yet, and among the prospective buyers are Camargo Correa, Votorantim, and Cimpor, while Cemex an...
News - 04 November 2004

Holcim 3Q Net Profit Up 31 per cent

Holcim said Wednesday that its third quarter net profit rose 31 per cent, propelled by strong demand and cost-cutting measures, and repeated its upbeat full-year outlook. Net profit rose to CHF321...
News - 03 November 2004

Lafarge NAmerica reports lower Q3

Lafarge North America late Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $165.6m, or $2.16 a share, compared with $225.3m, or $3.07 a share, last year. The construction materials supplier reported sal...
News - 03 November 2004