Cement News tagged under: Lafarge Cement
Lafarge Cement Jordan posts JOD2.75m 3Q16 loss27 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Jordan posted a loss of JOD2.75m (US$3.9m) in the 3Q16 against profit of JOD8950 (US$12,600) in the same period in 2015, according to a filing of unaudited 3Qfinancial results to the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The cement firm also posted a loss of JOD4.53m in the first nine months of 2016 against a profit of JOD5.5m in the year-ago period. Nine-month sales fell seven per cent YoY to JOD69.5m from JOD74.7m. |
Lafarge makes renewed bid for environmental permit, Slovenia07 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement (Slovenia) confirmed Wednesday it had filed a new request for an environmental permit, though it would not comment on the details of its filing, the Slovenian Press Agency reports. The Environment Agency (ARSO) said Lafarge had made the filing at the end of April. The news comes less than two months after Lafarge suspended cement production at its plant in Trbovlje following orders from environmental inspectors. The Administrative Court revoked the environmental permits issue... |
Lafarge told to suspend operations in Slovenia over enviro permits05 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsSlovenian producer Lafarge Cement said on Wednesday that the country’s environment inspectorate has ordered the plant to suspend operations for lacking environmental permits. The inspectorate acted following a recent decision of the European Commission to refer Slovenia to the European Court of Justice for failing to issue an industrial permit to a major cement factory. The Commission is also asking for fines to be imposed. Lafarge Cement said in a statement on its website it will respe... |
Hungary: Magyarország plant invests in alternative fuels storage facility30 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Magyarország opened a storage facility for waste that will be used to help fuel its plant in Királyegyháza, southwestern Hungary. The project, involving an investment of HUF700m (EUR2.2m), will be used to store plastic, rubber and industrial and farm byproducts. Lafarge Cement Magyarország employs 130 people, and reported revenues of HUF8.3bn last year. |
Lafarge Cement Wapco pretax profit and revenue rise27 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Wapco reported a double-digit rise in pretax profit and revenue for the first half of 2014 as demand remained strong despite the rainy season slowing building activity. The company, which last month merged with Lafarge’s South African subsidiary, reported a pretax profit of 29 per cent rise in first-half to NGN17.74bn (US$85m). Revenue rose by 12 per cent to NGN55.35bn (US$341m) from NGN49.48bn in the corresponding period of last year. The company said it achieved growth ... |
Czech market declines expected to ease in 201403 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in the Czech Republic is expected to see another fall in 2014, but the pace of decline is set to ease, according to the head of Lafarge Czech Republic. Cement demand in the Czech Republic reached a high of 5.18Mt in 2008, but the onset of the global financial crisis has resulted in five consecutive years of decline and consumption by end-2012 was down to 3.389Mt. Speaking to CTK press, Janusz Miluch, CEO of the Lafarge unit, said that total domestic cement sales dropped ... |
Lafarge constructing Chipata depot, Zambia02 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Zambia is constructing the first cement depot in Chipata District in Eastern Province, valued at US$700,000. The depot will have a cement storage capacity of 3000t. Emmanuel Rigaux, managing director of Lafarge Zambia, said the depot would benefit customers in Eastern Province as cement prices would now be stable. He noted, however, that storage capacity would not be enough to meet demand requirements for the whole province and that the company would increase the number of warehouse... |
Lafarge Cement revises full-year revenue target upwards, Zimbabwe01 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsRising cement demand in the Zimbabwe market has resulted to Lafarge Cement Co upgrading its revenue forecast for full year 2012 to US$62m, from an initial forecast of US$60m. During a trading update at the company’s AGM, Jonathan Shoniwa, said increased capacity utilisation and cement demand had resulted in Lafarge reviewing its initial revenue target upwards by US$2m. "The level of operation has allowed us to review revenue targets for the full year to US$62m, from the initial US$60m,"... |