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Lafarge advances in markets outside Europe and the Near East

In the first nine months of the year, Lafarge's turnover declined by 4.4 per cent to EUR11,484m, while the EBITDA fell by 10.5 to EUR2309m. At the trading level the reduction was 15.2 per cent to ...
News - 07 November 2013

Lafarge 3Q net profit steady, announces new cost reduction and innovation targets

Lafarge reported a slight increase in the third-quarter profit with on the back of reduction initiatives, despite sales being impacted by negative currency movements. Chairman and Chief Executi...
News - 06 November 2013

Lafarge

Lafarge WAPCO Cement Nigeria, one of Lafarge's two main subsidiaries in Nigeria, has reported a 6.3 per cent increase in turnover to NGN74.27bn (€344.0m) for the first nine months of 2013, giving ...
Corporate - 05 November 2013

Egypt sees signs of stablisation

Signs of stability are beginning to emerge in the Egyptian cement market with visibility improving in several areas, a recent flash note by CM-CIC Securities highlights. The research house beli...
News - 05 November 2013

FICEM-APCAC XXX Peru 2013

Peru, currently home to one of the world’s fastest-growing cement markets, played host to the annual FICEM-APCAC Technical Congress on 2-4 September 2013 at the Delfines Hotel and Casino in Lima. ...
Articles - 05 November 2013

Brazil: market developments

Brazil’s recent economic woes have impacted on the scale of the cement sector’s profits and factory utilisation rates, but there is plenty of need for capacity expansion according to industry play...
Articles - 04 November 2013

Ashaka Cement pretax profit down 58.87%, Nigeria

Ashaka Cement pretax profit fell to NGN2.16bn (US$13.6m) in the first nine months of 2013, down 58.87 per cent from NGN5.27bn a year ago. Turnover for the Nigeria-based producer rose to NGN16.83bn...
News - 01 November 2013

Eagle's 1H benefits from Lafarge acquisition

First-half turnover for Eagle Materials to the end of September, including its share of the Texan cement joint venture with HeidelbergCement, advanced by 46 per cent to US$535.47m. The trading ...
News - 31 October 2013

Lafarge WAPCO reports 26% rise in pretax profit

Lafarge WAPCO Cement Nigeria has recorded an increase in pretax profits of 26 per cent for the nine months to the end of September. The company reported pretax profits of NGN20.66bn (US$130m) and...
News - 30 October 2013

Lafarge Pakistan 9M13 net profit rises 17.6%, third quarter disappoints

For the first nine months of the year Lafarge Pakistan Cement earned a profit of 17.6 per cent but third quarter sales proved disappointing. For the Jan-September 2013 period the company reporte...
News - 29 October 2013