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Industry honours leaders in environmental improvement

Six cement plants received special recognition for their commitment to improving the environment and their communities at the Tenth Annual Cement Industry Environment and Energy Awards, presented ...
News - 22 April 2011

Lafarge puts gypsum division up for sale

Lafarge Group has launched the sale of its gypsum business, according to a report in the Financial Times. A successful sale could raise at least €1bn ($1.45bn) which would be used to cut the cemen...
News - 22 April 2011

Lafarge Malayan Cement down 3.3% on Singapore tax news

Lafarge Malayan Cement is down 3.3% at MYR7.13, underperforming the broader market. A local dealer saying the stock is under some selling pressure after the company says the Income Tax Board of Re...
News - 20 April 2011

Lafarge Shui On profits down, China

Lafarge Shui On Cement Limited, a joint venture between Lafarge and Shui On Construction and Materials Limited (SOCAM), in 2010 achieved HKD105m (US$13.5m)  in profits attributable to shareholders...
News - 20 April 2011

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe upgrade programme

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe has embarked on a US$7m refurbishment programme to boost production. Managing director Jonathan Shoniwa said the stabilisation of the macro-economic environment had result...
News - 18 April 2011

SC notice to Meghalaya on illegal mining in Lafarge case, India

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Meghalaya government on a report by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) that illegal mining of limestone was going on in the East Khasi hill region of ...
News - 17 April 2011

RAM Reaffirms ratings on Lafarge Malayan cement debt facility

RAM Ratings Bhd (RAM) has reaffirmed the respective long-term and short-term ratings of Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd’s (LMCB) MYR350m (US$115.7m) Islamic Securities Programme (2010/2017), at AA2 and...
News - 13 April 2011

Cement makers up on Exane upgrade

Shares in Holcim and HeidelbergCement surged more than four per cent, outperforming a 1.8 per cent higher STOXX Europe 600 Construction & Materials .SXOP index, after a sector upgrade from broker ...
News - 13 April 2011

EBRD to lobby for Lafarge environmental permit, Slovenia

Peter Reiniger,  head of the Southeast and Central Europe division of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), is calling for a meeting with Slovenian Environment Minister Roko...
News - 13 April 2011

Lafarge looks to sell plasterboard unit – report

Lafarge is looking for a buyer of its plaster division Lafarge Gypsum, according to media reports. Daily Les Echos wrote that the value of Lafarge Gypsum is estimated at EUR1.5bn. French bank BNP...
News - 11 April 2011