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Philippine producers protest at Chinese imports

Philippine cement manufacturers yesterday assailed the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Trade department’s decision to allow the importation of unmarked Chinese cement in the region.  C...
News - 13 July 2006

Lafarge to issue Euro bonds, France

Lafarge SA will launch a US$1.5bn (EUR1.18bn) bond issue in the USA, it was reported on July 12, 2006.  The operation is earmarked to fund the company’s debt, which resulted from the buyout of the...
News - 13 July 2006

Lafarge Bath plant receives accolades

Awards were recently bestowed on Lafarge Canada Inc. in recognition of the environmental programs undertaken at its cement plant in Bath, Ontario. The awards were presented to Lafarge employees at...
News - 12 July 2006

Lafarge SA: Federal Agents search offices of unit over ’government pacts’

Lafarge North America Inc, the U.S. unit of the world’s biggest cement maker, said several of its offices in western New York state were searched by federal agents in connection with a probe into ...
News - 11 July 2006

Cement output up Jan-April 2006, Mexico

The output of Mexico’s cement producing companies increased 12 per cent YoY from January to April 2006, boosted by a rise in the capacity and demand, according to local press reports. National cem...
News - 07 July 2006

Lafarge Morocco arm expands to meet demand

The Moroccan arm of Lafarge has launched a drive to expand in the north of the country, where it sees demand for cement growing by 20 per cent this year, its managing director said. It is now maki...
News - 07 July 2006

Indonesia approves Lafarge expansion plan

The National Investment Coordinating Board has approved Lafarge SA’s proposal to expand cement production capacity at its North Sumatra subsidiary PT Semen Andalas at an investment cost of US$450m...
News - 06 July 2006

Making tomorrow’s buildings more energy efficient

According to the International Energy Agency, the consumption of coal, oil and gas rose by 700% between the early 1960s and the year 2000. Today approximately 40% of the total energy used in OECD ...
News - 04 July 2006

Steel Authority of India has identified Jaiprakash Associates as joint venture

Steel Authority of India has identified Jaiprakash Associates as the strategic partner for setting up a 2Mt slag-based cement unit at its Bhilai Steel Plant. In an intimation to exchanges, the com...
News - 28 June 2006

Lafarge could sell some German activities

Lafarge is expected to sell its business with roof-tiles, which would mean the withdrawal of the group from large parts of its German operations. The company says that it is still at an early sta...
News - 26 June 2006