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"We don’t need many people, we need good people"According to Alex de Volukhoff, Russia head of Lafarge, the French cement giant, the difficulty of finding and retaining effective managers is particularly acute in Russia. "For Lafarge – and we’...News - 13 October 2008 |
A Belgian, a Canadian and an Egyptian walk into a cement company...The Lafarge ownership saga continues. Last month saw Albert Freres - Group Bruxelles Lambert - seemingly spend close to Euro 100m mopping up Lafarge shares on the French stock exchange, according...International Cement Review Editor's Blog - 12 October 2008 |
NNS Holding boosts Lafarge stake to 13.2 per centNNS Holding, the Luxembourg-based investment fund controlled by Nassef Sawiris, has boosted its stake in Lafarge to 13.2 per cent, a spokesman said on Wednesday. A spokesman for NNS said the fund...News - 09 October 2008 |
Lafarge launches sustainable Phoenix cement nationwide, UKLafarge has announced plans to establish its ’sustainable’ Phoenix cement as a nationwide brand, as it added three additional production sites across the country, reports Contract Journal. Phoeni...News - 08 October 2008 |
Doubts over wind farm bid, UKA proposed wind farm near the coastline at Dunbar could ruin views of the area from the sea, a community leader has warned. Bosses at Lafarge Cement Works are looking at the possibility of instal...News - 07 October 2008 |
Foreign investors want to team up with Indonesia’s BosowaThree foreign investors want to team up with cement maker PT Semen Bosowa Maros to build a new cement factory planned by the company. The Siam Cement Co. Ltd of Thailand, YTL Corp. Berhad of Mala...News - 07 October 2008 |
GBL Bought EUR42.62m Worth Of Lafarge Shares Sep 26-30Belgian Financier Albert Frere’s holding company, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, bought a total of EUR42.62 million worth of shares in French cement company Lafarge SA (12053.FR) between Sept. 26 and S...News - 06 October 2008 |
China National Materials wins Ukraine contractChina National Materials Co. Ltd (Sinoma), one of the country’s leading cement equipment and engineering services providers, announced that its construction subsidiary has inked a EUR167m contract...News - 03 October 2008 |
Philippines: cement makers asked to explain pricesThe Department of Trade and Industry (DIT) is considering subpoenaing cement companies that are slow in complying with a request for information relating to recent price increases, Trade and Indus...News - 03 October 2008 |
Russia cement prices seen falling 33 per cent, June-NovRussia’s largest cement maker, Eurocement, is cutting back production and manpower at most of its factories as prices are set to fall another 10 per cent by the end of November, the company said o...News - 01 October 2008 |