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Mauritius’s state trading to stop cement imports

Mauritius’s State Trading Corp. will stop importing cement on July 1 as the state frees up the market, Le Matinal reported, without saying where it got the information. The Indian Ocean island n...
News - 24 June 2011

Lafarge announces new CO2 reduction targets

Lafarge plans to reduce its CO2 emissions by 33% by 2020 compared to 1990 levels as the company announces new CO2 and sustainability targets today.  Within the framework of its partnership with th...
News - 24 June 2011

Lafarge Jordan underlines sustainable development efforts

As part of its sponsorship of the 3rd Strategic Corporate Governance and Responsibility Forum 2011, Eng. Salem Sousou, CEO of Lafarge Cement Jordan, affirmed the company’s interest in supporting s...
News - 23 June 2011

Lafarge increases stake in Ashaka Cement, Nigeria

As part of its efforts to enhance cement production in the country, Lafarge has acquired additional shareholding in Ashaka Cement by increasing its stake in the company from 50.16 per cent to appr...
News - 22 June 2011

Lafarge Cement venture develops new silo cleaning system

Lafarge Cement and Silo Cleaning Services have developed a new cleaning system that improves the safety of its employees. The ‘Roof and Wall Master’ technology was invented by Silo Cleaning Servi...
News - 22 June 2011

Lafarge signs MoU for sustainable construction materials, Russia

Under the framework of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum 2011, Dmitry Lisenkov, managing director of RUSNANO and Alex de Valukhoff, general director of LafargeCement in Russia  signed...
News - 21 June 2011

US$110m contract awarded to renovate cement factory, Iraq

Iraq has awarded Turkey’s Partner Teknik a contract to renovate a cement factory as part of plans to rehabilitate its dilapidated state industries after years of wars and sanctions, the government...
News - 21 June 2011

Lafarge has second biggest CO2 surplus, Sandbag Says

Lafarge has a carbon-permit surplus worth about of 29.4 million permits, the second largest excess in the European Union’s emissions trading system, environmental lobby, Sandbag said. Lafarge’s pe...
News - 21 June 2011

Lafarge to decide on gypsum unit around September

A decision on the sale of Lafarge’s gypsum unit will not be taken before the back-to-school season in September, the head of the division told Reuters. The business, reportedly valued at around E...
News - 21 June 2011

Lafarge 2010 sales in Romania fall 13.4%

Lafarge’s business in Romania fell by 13.4 per cent last year compared to the previous, from EUR 270m  to EUR 233.7m, said Philippe Questiaux, president and CEO of Lafarge Cement Romania. The resu...
News - 20 June 2011