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Lafarge Dunbar receives quarry equipment, UKQuarry operators at Lafarge Cement’s Dunbar Works are celebrating the arrival of some brand new four dumper trucks – measuring five metres to the top of the cab – and one giant excavator, managed ...News - 03 October 2012 |
Lafarge divests in US assets to Eagle, market improvesLast week, Lafarge announced the disposal of two cement works and a network of ready-mix concrete plants in Missouri and Oklahoma, USA, to Eagle Materials Inc, adding US$446m (EUR344m) to its coff...News - 01 October 2012 |
Elevating service lifeThe modernisation of Lafarge’s Wössingen plant in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, included improvements on the existing belt bucket elevator to the raw mill. The intralogistics specialist Beumer was a...Articles - 26 September 2012 |
Lafarge wins rail freight ‘Oscar’ for Northfleet reconnection projectLafarge is celebrating after picking up the highest accolade at the Rail Freight Group’s Awards for its Northfleet rail reconnection project in northwest Kent. At a prestigious event, l...News - 24 September 2012 |
Europe: the story so far...The first half of 2012 has continued to be difficult for European cement markets with the sovereign debt crisis casting its shadow over construction activity and poor first-quarter weather affecti...Articles - 24 September 2012 |
EU ETS: 2011 cement updateCashing in on the lucrative EU emissions trading scheme has been a welcome safety net to many European cement producers during recent years of recession. However, the changes that will occur in Ph...Articles - 19 September 2012 |
Dubai Group in talks for Lafarge Emirates stake sale, UAEThe Dubai Group is in talks to sell its 45 per cent stake in its UAE joint venture with Lafarge, according to reports by Reuters. Lafarge Emirates Cement, set up in 2005, is restructuring and ne...News - 14 September 2012 |
Performance and savingsThis year, Babcock International Group provided Lafarge with key benefits including cost savings and a GBP15m (US$23.4m) investment in its global fleet by delivering a whole lifecycle approach to ...Articles - 10 September 2012 |
ANH Refractories revamps cement divisionANH Refractories is launching a revamped range of products for the cement manufacturing sector following a period of intensive testing and research. The American owned company says its subsidia...News - 06 September 2012 |
Lafarge Pakistan Cement swings to profitLafarge Pakistan Cement reported profit after tax of PKR498.916m (US$5.3m) in the first half of calandar year 2012 compared to losses of PKR17.539m in same period last year, boosted by a rise in d...News - 05 September 2012 |