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East Africa Portland Cement severs clinker supply contract with Bamburi

Kenya’s East Africa Portland Cement (EAPCC) has severed a multimillion shilling clinker supply contract with Bamburi, ending a four-year deal that had raised questions over potential conflict of ...
News - 29 December 2011

Lafarge seeking to sell South African unit

Lafarge is seeking a buyer for its cement operations in SA in a transaction that may be worth up to US$800m, according to media reports. Potential bidders may include Indian industrial conglomera...
News - 22 December 2011

Lafarge WAPCO inaugurates new Ewekoro plant, Nigeria

The President of Nigeria has inaugurated a 2.5Mt cement plant built by Lafarge WAPCO plc at Ewekoro, Ogun State. The official inauguration of the cement plant known as “Lakatabu” was carried out ...
News - 22 December 2011

Handling and storage solutions

The scope and supply of the Aumund Group to the cement industry has covered various material handling equipment options from elevators and weighfeeders to chain conveyors, surface feeders and pan ...
Articles - 21 December 2011

Eighth AUCBM – Amman

Amman, capital of Jordan, played host to the 8th Arab International Conference and Exhibition last November. Attended by 450 delegates from across the MENA region, this event featured a three-day ...
Articles - 21 December 2011

Lafarge signs contract for recyclable waste exploration, China

Sparton Resources Inc announced that its subsidiary company, Yunnan Sparton Environtech Co Ltd (YSET) has executed a Letter of Intent and cooperation agreement with Lafarge Shui On (Beijing) Techn...
News - 20 December 2011

Aberthaw Cement used tyre burning plans, UK

Aberthaw Cement Works in Wales, is considering the move to burn tyres as a source of fuel, thereby reducing costs and CO2 emissions. The move comes six years after the Lafarge Cement company beg...
News - 20 December 2011

Historic site in Northfleet to be used by Crossrail, UK

Two chimneys at the Lafarge Cement works, the tallest of which was 550ft, came down in March last year marking the end of nearly 200 years of cement production. Lafarge is currently restoring rai...
News - 12 December 2011

Firefighters tackle coal blaze at Dunbar, UK

Pockets of fire broke out at the coal store of Lafarge Cement Works in Dunbar at around 9.15am yesterday and firefighters spent around six hours dousing the fuel with water to prevent the blazes s...
News - 07 December 2011

OJSC Lafarge Cement net profit falls

Net profit of OJSC Lafarge Cement (RAS) for the first nine months of 2011 decreased to RUB46.06m  from RUB810.606m for the same period last year, the company reported. Revenue grew 1.5-fold to RU...
News - 07 December 2011