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More cement makers warn of price rises in UKCastle Cement will increase prices for its bagged products by 10 per cent from the end of the month following last week’s announcement from Lafarge Cement that it will introduce a 15 per cent pric...News - 15 September 2006 |
Ontario cement plant receives environmental awardLafarge Canada Inc. recently received an award to recognize the environmental programmes at its cement plant in Bath, Ont, reports HazMat Magazine. The Portland Cement Association (PCA) bes...News - 12 September 2006 |
Tyres a wasted resource no more?Unsightly and unhealthy tyre waste is all around us, yet we still falter over plans to clear the ever-growing heaps. As a nation that loves cars, we inevitably discard huge heaps of old tyres...News - 12 September 2006 |
Cement set to rise by 15 per cent, UKContractors are set to be hit by massive cement price hikes over the next few months, according to a report by Contract Journal, UK. Lafarge Cement announced this week that it will slap a 15 per...News - 08 September 2006 |
Multinationals join quest for zero-carbon buildingA corporate-led project aimed at making zero-energy buildings a reality worldwide swelled its ranks with nine more multinationals joining in the effort this week. The consortium of constructi...News - 07 September 2006 |
Lafarge designs new tear- and weather-resistant bagA solution to the age-old problem of damaged cement bags is being rolled out across the UK next month by Lafarge. The polyethylene packaging, claimed to be both tear- and weather-resistant and...News - 07 September 2006 |
Government plan to set up more cement plants in India opposedReacting to the alarming situation arising out of the degradation of environment in the surrounding areas of cement plants in Himachal Pardesh, people have raised a banner of revolt against settin...News - 05 September 2006 |
Portland ownership talksA meeting to review ownership of East African Portland Cement is scheduled for next week. The Wednesday gathering, to be attended by shareholders, will decide among other issues, whether a listed...News - 04 September 2006 |
Heracles reports H1 profit increaseAthens-quoted Aget Heracles SA on Wednesday announced group sales of Euro 329.5m for the first half of 2006, up 14.8 per cent against the same period of 2005. The parent company’s sales totalled...News - 31 August 2006 |
Harleyville set to growA US$291 million expansion and upgrade of the Lafarge North America cement plant near Harleyville represents the largest single capital investment in Dorchester County history, officials said Tues...News - 31 August 2006 |