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BCA: British homes, schools and hospitals should be built with British cement and concrete

The British Cement Association (BCA) today called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to recognizse in his Budget next week, the strategic contribution of the domestic cement industry in meeting the...
News - 10 March 2008

Frere’s GBL holding increases Lafarge stake

The holding company of Belgian billionaire Albert Frere and Paul Desmarais has raised its stake in Lafarge to just over 20 per cent, France’s AMF stock market regulator said on Wednesday.    The ...
News - 06 March 2008

Lafarge to invest EUR600m in six new cement plants in China

Lafarge said it will invest over EUR600m in six new cement plants in China through an agreement with Chinese equipment supplier CBMI Co Ltd.     CBMI, a unit of Sinoma Group, is to build the plan...
News - 05 March 2008

Cement manufacturers’ body, nine others charged with cartelisation

The MRTPC on Monday found Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) and nine others including ACC and Birla’s Grasim Cement, guilty of having acted in concert to raise the price of cement bags in Jab...
News - 04 March 2008

Bamburi Cement posts 42 per cent jump in pretax profit

Kenya-based Bamburi Cement whose majority shares are owned by Lafarge, has posted a 42 per cent jump in pre-tax profits to $77 million (Shs13 billion) for last year.     The company also reported ...
News - 04 March 2008

Burundi concerned over low cement export

Burundi has expressed concern at reduced quantity of cement exported to by Lafarge Cement Zambia which has resulted to high retail prices.    Burundi is Lafarge Cement Zambia’s second largest exp...
News - 03 March 2008

’Government responsible for soaring cement price’, Nigeria

The skyrocketing market price of cement has been blamed on recent government pronouncements on cement importation which dealers are believed to be cashing in on. Bayo Akinola, chairman, Lafarge W...
News - 29 February 2008

BCA: UK cement industry sales rise in 2007

The UK cement industry has published its figures for cement sales for 2007. Despite a seasonal downturn at year end, domestic cement sales showed a 4.8% increase over the year. Cement production b...
News - 29 February 2008

Kenya’s Bamburi Cement pre-tax profits up 42 per cent

Kenya’s Bamburi Cement Group, majority owned by Lafarge, posted a 42 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to KES5.4bn for 2007 on Tuesday. Turnover rose 34 per cent to KES22bn on a 15 per cent in...
News - 27 February 2008

Cimpor investment projects in Tunisia and Jordan

Cimpor is planning a 50% increase in clinker capacity at Ciments de Jbel Oust in two stages. On the final completion of the project, expected in 2010 or thereabout, the cement capacity, using own ...
News - 25 February 2008