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The battle for Michigan & OhioThe US states of Michigan and Ohio are textbook examples of the country’s struggle to adapt to globalisation and rapid economic development of countries such as China and the BRICs. As jobs in man...Articles - 05 December 2012 |
Reliable performerCompared with conventional solutions, a new drive concept with asynchronous squirrel-cage motors at the Lafarge Cement plant near Pécs, Hungary, boasts minimum service and maintenance costs. And i...Articles - 03 December 2012 |
Lafarge to build new Rio de Janiero works, BrazilLafarge announced on Thursday that it is to construct a second cement plant in Rio de Janeiro to better serve expected increases in demand fuelled by the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olym...News - 30 November 2012 |
New Uganda cement plant construction launchedThe DAO Group has launched construction of Uganda’s third cement factory in the Baduka district in the east of the country with a groundbreaking ceremony in the presence of President Yoweri Museve...News - 28 November 2012 |
Fitch Ratings: mixed picture for EMEA companiesFitch Ratings says 3Q12 results reported by Fitch-rated Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) cement companies, Holcim Ltd ('BBB'/Stable), HeidelbergCement AG ('BB+'/Stable) and Lafarge SA ('BB+'/S...News - 27 November 2012 |
Egypt: back on track?Last year’s political turmoil in Egypt led to volatility in domestic cement volumes, but the market has since stabilised. This year cement demand has been steady although operating challenges pres...Articles - 26 November 2012 |
Tarmac & Lafarge UK joint venture appoint key directorsAnglo American plc and Lafarge announced the appointments of their 50-50 UK joint-venture’s chairman, CEO and CFO. Jamie Pike will be the non-executive chairman, Cyrille Ragoucy as CEO and Guy...News - 26 November 2012 |
Kuwait investors to build cement plant in Budaka, UgandaPresident Museveni broke ground for the construction of a cement plant in Daka village, Budaka District, Uganda. The new 5000tpd factory will be constructed by the Dao Group of Kuwait and is ex...News - 21 November 2012 |
Fulfilling Libya's potentialLibya has witnessed considerable upheaval in the past few years but now, at the end of 2012, the country is emerging from the debris and is preparing for extensive reconstruction activity. However...Articles - 19 November 2012 |
Indian government deallocates coal blocksIndia’s Ministry of Coal has issued deallocation letters for eight coal blocks, putting into action a recent decision by the Inter-Ministerial Group. Government has issued letters for at least ei...News - 19 November 2012 |