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Lafarge Slovenia passes inspectionEnvironmental inspectors, who paid an unannounced visit to the Lafarge Cement plant in Trbovlje on Tuesday, established that the plant operates in line with legislation and its environmental licen...News - 29 November 2010 |
Vietnam to face surplus at end-2010Vietnam is projected to face a cement glut of 3.5Mt of cement this year, the Ministry of Construction said. The country’s cement and clinker exports will be modest at 700,000t in 2010, the Tuoi t...News - 28 November 2010 |
How long can French cement prices stay out of line?French cement prices have a tradition of being among the highest in Europe, if not the highest. Now at in excess of €100/t, they seem to take little account of the falling demand and, in fact, have...International Cement Review Editor's Blog - 26 November 2010 |
South Africa: cement sales data resume after banThe publication of cement and concrete sales statistics, which were banned by the Competition Commission when it launched an investigation into anti-competitive practices in the cement industry, ar...News - 26 November 2010 |
Lafarge Canada finedLafarge Canada Inc. has been fined $125,000 by the B.C. Provincial Court for an illegal discharge of dust from its plant in Richmond, British Columbia, according to reports from local press. “On...News - 26 November 2010 |
Ravena plant files impact statementThe US State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced Lafarge has completed its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for plans to modernise and expand its cement plant at the exist...News - 25 November 2010 |
Canada: Lafarge handed hefty fine for cement powder spillA cement powder spill three years ago in Richmond has wound up costing Lafarge Canada Inc. a fine of US$125,000. The fine was imposed Friday in B.C. Provincial Court as a result of a Feb. 17, 200...News - 23 November 2010 |
USA: Ravena project reaches public comment periodMore than two years after announcing plans to replace its ageing cement plant, which is the state’s second-largest source of airborne mercury, Lafarge North America has filed a completed applicati...News - 23 November 2010 |
Cemex closes on Murli Industries cement business in a US$550m dealCemex, the world’s largest building materials supplier and third largest cement producer, is in an advanced stage to buy the cement business of India’s Murli Industries for about US$550m. Citing ...News - 23 November 2010 |
New entrants in Kenyan market ring alarm bellsDevki Steel Mills, National Cement, which trades locally as Simba Cement began operations this month while rival Mombasa Cement is concluding the construction of a new clinker plant close to the E...News - 22 November 2010 |