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East African Portland battleNairobi: a local cement distribution battle is beginning to have more far-reaching consequences for both government and the plant’s owners according to local news reports. The matter came to a hea...News - 04 March 2004 |
Aggregate Industries raises stakeAggregate Industries increased turnover by UK£5.9m in 2003 to UK£1458.9m (US$2392.6m) but unfavourable trading conditions in the United States and a falling US dollar reduced the increase in the o...News - 02 March 2004 |
Lafarge offers to buy stake in Gresik?Indonesia’s largest cement firm PT Semen Gresik reportedly said French cement group Lafarge SA has expressed interest in acquiring a stake in the company, replacing Mexican cement firm Cemex SA, t...News - 02 March 2004 |
Blended cement for Northern IrelandLafarge Cement Ireland has signed an agreement with Civil and Marine Slag Cement Ltd which will increase Lafarge Cement’s range of products available in the Irish Market. To Civil and Marine’s Gr...News - 01 March 2004 |
Lafarge’s running profit falls by 8.1% in 2003The operating profit at the EBITDA level last year declined by 9.1% to EUR2,820m on a turnover 6.5% lower at EUR13,658m, before adjusting for exchange rates and changes to the sphere of consolidat...News - 27 February 2004 |
Heracles pretax profit upGreek cement producer Heracles said on Tuesday 2003 group pretax profit rose 64 per cent to 117 million euros, helped by strong sales in the domestic market related to Olympic Games projects. Grou...News - 25 February 2004 |
Antitrust Office looks at Berger Slovakia-PCLA ConcentrationThe Slovak Antitrust Office (PMU) launched administrative proceedings on the concentration of Berger Slovakia Ladce and cement producer Povazska Cementaren Ladce (PCLA) in early February. Simultan...News - 24 February 2004 |
Chilean Cemento MelonChilean cement maker Cemento Melon SA, controlled by French cement and concrete maker Lafarge, will establish a real estate unit, under the corporate policy to enter the property sector, Cement...News - 24 February 2004 |
Bamburi’s Pre-Tax Profit FallsKenya’s largest cement-maker has reported a 16 per cent decline in pre-tax profit for the year ending December 2003. Bamburi Cement Company, which is partly owned by Lafarge, is also reaping the e...News - 20 February 2004 |
Circem sees cement declineZimbabwe: Circle Cement Limited (Circem) has experienced a decline in demand for cement in the local market due to harsh economic conditions prevailing in the country, The Financial Gazette establ...News - 19 February 2004 |