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Uganda: Hima Cement turns to husks to power kilnsWith inadequate and expensive energy already hurting industrialists, Hima Cement has resorted to growing coffee in the Rwenzori region from which it can get husks to heat its kilns machines. Mr ...News - 23 April 2012 |
Shuangma Cement 28.23% drop in net profit, ChinaShuangma Cement’s net profit fell 28.23% YoY to CNY331m (US$52.4m) last year, due to higher fuel and raw material costs, China Knowledge Press reported. The company, controlled by Lafarge China O...News - 16 April 2012 |
Russian cement rebornThe Global Cement Report Ninth Edition listed Russia as the world’s seventh-largest cement consuming country. Plant modernisation and regeneration is back on the agenda for the nation’s cement ind...Articles - 16 April 2012 |
Lafarge Jordan Cement 2011 lossesLafarge Jordan Cement reported JOD20m worth of losses in 2011 and revenues dropped 21 per cent YoY to JOD134m, according to reports in The National. The company, which once had a monopoly in ...News - 10 April 2012 |
Pokot Factory scheduled for completion at end-2013, KenyaA new 1.2Mta cement factory being constructed in the Pokot region of Kenya, will be completed within the next 15 months, Rajesh Kumar Rawal, director of the Cemtech Sanghi Group who is building th...News - 10 April 2012 |
Lafarge appoints President and CEOs for Canadian operationsRené Thibault and Bob Cartmel have been appointed by the Lafarge Group as its senior leaders for all markets and product lines in Canada. Mr. Thibault will oversee the four western provinces and t...News - 09 April 2012 |
Lafarge Cement Zimbawe to improve plant efficiencyLafarge Cement Zimbabwe plans to spend US$4.5m on capital expenditure during 2012 in a move aimed at improving the plant’s efficiencies, according to local press. In a trading update for the first...News - 09 April 2012 |
LafargeLafarge Maroc, which is jointly controlled by Lafarge but the economic interest is limited to 34.6%, has reported a 4.1% increase in turnover to MAD5570m. However, higher costs could not be passed...Corporate - 05 April 2012 |
Malaysian market accelerationAs Malaysia prepares to host to the 23rd AFCM Technical Symposium in April, ICR presents an overview of recent activity and prospects for the Southeast Asian nation. This year, the construction ma...Articles - 05 April 2012 |
HSBC lifts Lafarge price target, upgrades HeidelbergHSBC has lifted the share price target of Lafarge to EUR 37 from EUR 27 and reiterated its "neutral" recommendation. The broker considers that the construction sector is recovering from the conse...News - 02 April 2012 |