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Emissions trading needs serious overhaulNews from the UK Press indicates that ArcelorMittal, Europe’s major steel producer currently stands to benefit from a €1.15 billion windfall from European “carbon credits” given to it under the E...International Cement Review Editor's Blog - 10 December 2009 |
Polish regulator imposes record finesPoland’s antitrust regulator (OCCP) imposed record fines on the Polish units of CRH and Cemex as well as four other cement producers for fixing prices and market shares. The watchdog fined the six...News - 10 December 2009 |
Lafarge sells EUR750m of debt as rates fallLafarge SA sold EUR750m (US$1.1bn) of 10-year notes, bringing its borrowing in the bond market this year to EUR3.3bn as the world’s biggest cement maker took advantage of falling yields. The comp...News - 08 December 2009 |
Lafarge Cement receives new waste burning permit, SloveniaThe Environment and Spatial Planning Ministry on Tuesday renewed the environmental permit to LafargeCement, the Trbovlje-based subsidiary of the producer for burning waste after annulling it in Ju...News - 03 December 2009 |
Cemex expects 4Q loss from Australia saleCemex said on Wednesday it sees a US$446m loss from the sale of its Australian assets and could also challenge a Mexican tax reform in the courts. "As a result of the sale of our Australian oper...News - 03 December 2009 |
Nigeria Minister forecasts 2013 self-sufficiencyNigeria’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Chief Achike Udenwa has forecasted that the country will become self sufficient in cement production by the year 2013. The Minister made the disclosur...News - 30 November 2009 |
Algerian state to boost presence in cement sectorAlgeria is to consolidate its state-owned cement plants into a national entity which will challenge Lafarge for its share of the market and later expand abroad, a government minister said. The ho...News - 30 November 2009 |
Lafarge Surma signs MoU with IMA, BangladeshBangladesh’s sole integrated dry processing plant Lafarge Surma Cement (LSC) Ltd recently signed a MoU with International Maritime Academy (IMA) at its head office in city. Under this agreement, ...News - 25 November 2009 |
Lafarge Malayan Cement 3Q profit down 9%Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd, pre-tax profit in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2009 fell nine per cent to RM126.472m from RM135.060m in the same quarter last year. The lower earnings are mainly a...News - 24 November 2009 |
Law firm to investigate Florida price fixingEarth Times reports that Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, a national law firm with an office in Bonita Springs, has been contacted by various individuals and entities in Florida regarding allegations t...News - 23 November 2009 |