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Signs of improvement

Following an abrupt fall in 2009 and a continued decline in subsequent years, the central European cement market picked up in 2014 and has since shown a modest but stable expansion in recent years...
Articles - 27 September 2017

Lafarge's Ravena cement plant upgrade is completed

The ribbon has been cut on the completion of a three-year, multi-million dollar modernisation project to imporve the Lafarge (LafargeHolcim group) Ravena Cement plant in New York, USA. The ceme...
News - 22 September 2017

The future of cement

In the first of two reports from the recent international symposium, “The Future of Cement” that took place in Paris, we look at the role played by Louis Vicat in the industrialisation of modern c...
Articles - 18 September 2017

Lafarge helps boost rail freight for Zambia Railways

Zambia Railways Ltd (ZRL) has recorded an increase in freight in the first half of the year by 70,379t due to signing of service level agreements with local companies.  Part of the increase was du...
News - 18 September 2017

LafargeHolcim

LafargeHolcim’s subsidiary Lafarge Malaysia has reported a first-half turnover decline of 18 per cent to MYR1090m (EUR214m/US$259.7m) and there was a net loss of MYR92.02m (EUR18.27m) compared wit...
Corporate - 11 September 2017

CIMB Equities Research encouraged by Lafarge Malaysia's 2Q17 performance

CIMB Equities Research is maintaining a 'Hold' verdict on Lafarge Malaysia. The research entity said on Monday it had raised its target price to MYR6.34 (US$1.50) from MYR5.50 (US$1.30). CIMB Re...
News - 11 September 2017

New Country CEO for Lafarge South Africa

Rossen Papazov has been appointed country chief executive officer (CCEO) of Lafarge South Africa Holdings, effective 1 October 2017. For the last four years, Papazov has been CCEO for Holcim (lat...
News - 07 September 2017

CBMI’s pioneering EPC journey

CBMI Construction Co Ltd has been a pioneer in the implementation of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts in the cement sector. Beginning its EPC journey in 1999, the company ...
Articles - 04 September 2017

Cemtech's Singapore success

Cemtech’s annual Asia conference returned to Singapore for the first time since 2008, bringing together over 200 cement producers and industry stakeholders from 40 nations. Senior industry figures...
Articles - 01 September 2017

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd reports 2Q loss

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd posted a net loss of MYR44.09m (US$10.3m) in its second quarter of 2017, compared to a net profit of MYR18.36m in the corresponding period amid weaker domestic demand in its c...
News - 30 August 2017