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Lafarge Wapco first-quarter pretax profit up 20%Lafarge Wapco said on Monday its first-quarter pretax profit rose to NGN8.62bn (US$54m), up 20 per cent from NGN7.20bn in the same period of last year. Turnover at the Nigerian unit of France’s L...News - 29 April 2014 |
Mykolaivcement posts 2013 loss, UkraineCRH group company Mykolaivcement reported a loss of UAH63.234m (EUR4m) for 2013, with net revenue down by 10 per cent, or UAH61m, to UAH538.8m. In 2012, the Mykolaiv-based company suffered a loss...News - 29 April 2014 |
Russia: open to investmentAttracting private and foreign investment is becoming key for Russia as prices in oil and natural gas come under pressure for funding state projects. Russia’s transition to a modern country will a...Articles - 28 April 2014 |
Probe against Lafarge Surma land acquisition and quarrying operationsThe Indian Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) is assessing a complaint filed against Lafarge Surma Cement's land acquisition and limestone quarrying operations in Meghalaya, India. Lafarge Surma...News - 23 April 2014 |
Less friction, less power useAs cement producers look to find additional ways of cutting energy costs, different parts of the cement production process are assessed to yield further savings. One such area is equipment lubrica...Articles - 22 April 2014 |
LafargeHolcim will create Indian market leaderThe merger of Lafarge and Holcim will create the largest producer in India, overtaking the current leader, UltraTech Cement, according to a report in The Economic Times of India. Currently, Holci...News - 21 April 2014 |
Turkish majors eye LafargeHolcim divestment opportunitiesTurkish cement producer are keen on acquisition opportunities that may arise from the Lafarge and Holcim merger, according to reports by Reuters. Oyak, the largest cement producer in Turkey, said...News - 18 April 2014 |
CEO Dr Scheifele: LH merger no threat to HeidelbergCementThe announced mega-merger of Lafarge and Holcim is expected to change the competitive landscape in the cement industry as a new global building materials giant, LafargeHolcim, is created. Where do...News - 17 April 2014 |
Groundbreaking ceremony for Ravena revampLafarge North America Inc hosted a groundbreaking event on Friday for the multi-million dollar modernisation project at its Ravena cement plant in New York. The modernisation project entails th...News - 14 April 2014 |
Fitch affirms Holcim long-term ratingFollowing the announcement by Holcim to merge with Lafarge SA, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Swiss major's Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BBB'. The Outlook is Stable. The affirmatio...News - 14 April 2014 |