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Ciments Francais moves up

H1 Sales came in at Euro 1524m, up 7.1% on last year and 0.8% above Deutsche Bank forecasts. Like for like sales were up 9.5%. Similar to Lafarge cement proved to be the main driver with like for ...
News - 26 July 2004

Lafarge sees first-half sales climb seven per cent

Lafarge, a leading cement manufacturer, stood by its general full-year target after first-half sales rose to EUR6.794 bn from EUR6.350 bn a year earlier, with growth coming from all the group’s di...
News - 22 July 2004

Mykolaivtsement ends 2003 with Profits

Mykolaivtsement company (Mykolaiv, Lviv region), finished 2003 with net profits of UAH 8.876 million.  According to the statement, Mykolaivtsement increased incomes by 24.9% in 2003, or UAH 22.517 ...
News - 19 July 2004

On the beach

French cement and concrete products company Lafarge has delivered 2000t of sand for the Paris-Plage project, set to run between July 21 and August 20, 2004, and which envisages the transformation ...
News - 19 July 2004

Lafarge H1 sales to keep pace with strong Q1 as pricing improves

Lafarge will report a solid rise in first half sales on Thursday before markets open as good weather and an improved pricing environment sustain the performance from a very strong first quarter, an...
News - 19 July 2004

Lafarge extends debt

The many bond buy-backs and exchange offers currently being offered were approaching completion yesterday, with Lafarge, the French cement producer, completing its offer to extend its debt maturity...
News - 16 July 2004

Kesoram, Century to extend lifeline

Century Textiles and Kesoram Industries, both belonging to the fabrics-to-cement BK Birla group, will provide Rs 120 crore to sick group company Mangalam Cement to help it repay loans and escape t...
News - 16 July 2004

Court voids import sanctions – Taiheiyo victory

Protective tariffs imposed by the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on imported grey cement were voided by the Supreme Court (SC) on the grounds that these safeguard duties have no...
News - 15 July 2004

Cementos Molins launches bid

Spanish Catalan cement manufacturer Cementos Molins and subsidiary Cementos Molins Industrial have launched a bid for 43 per cent of shares in the company worth 278.84m euros.  The aim of the opera...
News - 15 July 2004

Dhaka For BIS Waiver

Eyeing the land-locked north-eastern states in India to market cement manufactured in Bangladesh, Dhaka has mounted pressure on India for waiving the mandatory Bureau of Industrial Standard (BIS) ...
News - 15 July 2004