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Lafarge extends transport contract with Europorte

Lafarge has renewed for three years its transport contract with Europorte, a unit of Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel. Under the current agreement, signed three years ago, Europorte organises f...
News - 21 December 2010

Lafarge Cement to produce ‘lite’ cement, Mauritius

Lafarge (Mauritius) Cement Ltd, cement maker, plans to produce a new type of "lite" cement that contain less cement than required for certain types of work. 
Currently, Mauritius imports a single...
News - 20 December 2010

WWF, Lafarge team up to reduce environmental impact

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has partnered with the Lafarge Group in the Philippines to help minimise the cement industry’s growing ecological footprint. Under the newly-forged partnershi...
News - 13 December 2010

EU Proceeds with case against cement companies

Cemex said Thursday that the European Commission has decided to initiate formal proceedings against Cemex and seven other cement companies due to possible anti-competitive practices in 10 European...
News - 10 December 2010

Lafarge meeting reviews plans, USA

A meeting on the new cement plant plans by Lafarge North America was set for Wednesday by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Officials from DEC and Lafarge will present informati...
News - 09 December 2010

Venezuela third-quarter sales contract 12%

According to reports from official agencies, cement and steel companies, sales of inputs in the third quarter of reported falls between 12 and 30% over the same period in 2009, and the impact this...
News - 09 December 2010

Lafarge eyes supplying Mozambique market

Lafarge Zimbabwe has set its sights on increasing exports to the Mozambican market and has already completed the formalities to supply the northern parts of that country under the Sadc (South Afri...
News - 07 December 2010

India: cement prices re-start downward roll?

Oversupply in the south India and incremental supply in the west are among the reasons cement prices have seen a fresh drop in several parts of the country, led by the southern region. 
Chennai, ...
News - 06 December 2010

Lafarge reaffirms commitment to Africa?

Bruno Lafont, chairman and CEO of Lafarge, has carried out a whistle-stop tour through Africa including visits to Kenya, Cameroon, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and South Africa. 
During a stop in ...
News - 06 December 2010

Lafarge may build new plant in Zimbabwe

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe says it may build a new cement manufacturing plant in Zimbabwe to increase its installed capacity to 1Mt in five years, but cautioned this would depend on the outcome of a ...
News - 06 December 2010