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From flue gas to green growth

While cement producers such as Lafarge have made the commitment to significantly reduce their CO2 emissions, if higher reductions are to be obtained, the industry must find new, non-traditional wa...
Articles - 02 April 2012

Lafarge Zimbabwe bullish on year ahead

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe reported a 19 per cent increase in turnover of ZWD$49.7m (US$0.14m) in  2011 driven by rising local demand. Pretax profit was up 35 per cent to ZWD5m from ZWD3.7m the y...
News - 30 March 2012

Romanian market advances

Lafarge Romania expects the domestic market to grow by 2-5 per cent this year mainly on the back of infrastructure works. The company sees revenues this year achieving 2011 levels or higher, fi...
News - 29 March 2012

Trbovlje council expresses support for Lafarge, Slovenia

The Trbovlje city council has expressed its support for Lafarge’s Slovenia unit as the cement producer is reorganising and reducing staff after it was stripped of its environmental permit for wast...
News - 29 March 2012

Changes to Philippine prices

Local cement producers, including global majors Cemex and Lafarge, have raised prices in the Philippines by PHP5/40kg bag due to rising fuel prices and the beginning of the peak construction seaso...
News - 29 March 2012

Lafarge WAPCO reports 74% YoY net profit rise, Nigeria

Lafarge WAPCO’s net profit rose 74 per cent YoY to NGN8.51bn (US$397m) in the 12 months to December from NGN4.88bn a year earlier. The company said in a statement to the Nigerian Stock Exchange...
News - 28 March 2012

Nordic stability lies ahead

The Nordic cement markets comprising Sweden, Norway, Finland, Demark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have many modern cement plants operating kilns with some of the highest alternative fuel substit...
Articles - 24 March 2012

China: ready for a new era?

The 13th China International Cement Industry Exhibition and Cement Conference 2012, which takes place between 28-30 March, is an opportunity for a full gathering of Chinese government officials an...
Articles - 23 March 2012

Lafarge CEO to visit Bangladesh

Bruno Lafont, Chairman and CEO of the Lafarge Group, is set to arrive in Dhaka, Bangladesh, today to review operations of its local subsidiary Lafarge Surma Cement. An official of the Lafarge Gr...
News - 21 March 2012

Lafarge to expand Indian operations

Lafarge is expanding its operations in India but says it will do so organically and isn't considering any acquisitions at present, Chairman Bruno Lafont said Tuesday. "We will continue to grow,...
News - 21 March 2012