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Preview: 13th NCB International Seminar & Exhibition

13th NCB International Seminar and Exhibition on Cement and Building Materials 19-22 November 2013, Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, India This biennial event attracts global participation from c...
Articles - 24 September 2013

Better, safer AF burning

Environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources are key components of the Lafarge Group’s commitment to sustainable development. As such, during the winter 2012-13 shutdown of i...
Articles - 24 September 2013

Lafarge bullish on Philippine outlook

Lafarge Republic sees sustained cement demand growth in the Philippines through the year as the company prepares to lift capacity to meet future requirements. While demand in the first half of th...
News - 19 September 2013

Germany holds its course

Although German economic growth decelerated again in 2012, construction investments held and cuts in cement consumption were limited to just under five per cent. Moreover, prices remained stable a...
Articles - 18 September 2013

British Columbia industry reaching milestone

Just two years after its launch in Canada, a new cement type that results in 10 per cent lower CO2 emissions is rapidly becoming the preferred standard for the majority of new concrete constructio...
News - 18 September 2013

Lafarge in RDF joint venture, Pakistan

Lafarge Industrial Ecology International SA has announced a joint venture with Saif Holdings Ltd for the manufacture of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) to be used as alternative fuel. The agreement was ...
News - 16 September 2013

Lusaka prices continue to rise, Zambia

The price of cement in the Zambian capital of Lusaka has continued to rise through the year, due to increased fuel and transportation costs. The average price across the city is now ZMW85 with ...
News - 16 September 2013

CCS in the EU cement industry

On 1 July 2013, the EU Zero Emissions Technology Platform (ZEP) – founded by the European Commission in 2005 to advise on research, policy and regulation for the promotion of carbon capture and st...
Articles - 10 September 2013

CIS cement developments

Cement demand in the CIS markets of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan has demonstrated sound growth in recent years, particularly in light of some of the corrections see...
Articles - 09 September 2013

Malaysian fuel price hikes to impact production costs

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd, the country's leading cement producer, said an increase in fuel prices due to the government's recently-announced cut in subsidies, will have a definite impact on production ...
News - 05 September 2013