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Cement sector builds on market demand, India

The constantly increasing cement prices seem to prove that the demand for construction material shows no sign of flagging, reports the Times of India. And its not just big-ticket cement companies ...
News - 26 June 2006

Lafarge planning US plant expansion

Lafarge wants to invest  in its cement plant in the southern Illinois town of Joppa. A spokesman for Lafarge North America says the company is seeking permits for the upgrade and expansion of its ...
News - 23 June 2006

Lafarge ups mid-term targets, mulls roof unit sale

Lafarge raised its mid-term targets on Thursday and said it was considering selling its underperforming roofing business as it seeks to boost profits.    Fleshing out a strategic plan announced i...
News - 22 June 2006

Lafarge plans to invest more in its Moroccan facilities

Lafarge announced its plans to increase and refurbish its cement manufacturing capacity located in Morocco. The group has its manufacturing plants in Tetuan and Tangier plants, in northern Morocco...
News - 21 June 2006

Lafarge in the race for Himachal

Lafarge is in the running for setting up an Al Sindi cement plant at Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district. About half a dozen Indian firms are eyeing the project. This is Lafarge’s third attempt to s...
News - 21 June 2006

Lafarge raises purchase price

Sichuan Shuangma Cement Co Ltd said the Chinese unit of Lafarge SA has agreed to increase its offer to acquire 100 per cent of its parent, Shuangma Investment Group, to Yuan 339m from Yuan 304.84m...
News - 19 June 2006

Lafarge Romania reports higher profits

Lafarge Cement Romania, the local subsidiary of the French group Lafarge, reported a profit of approximately Euro 55m last year.  The 2005 turnover recorded by Lafarge Cement stood at some Euro 17...
News - 12 June 2006

Lafarge to reduce emissions, UK

Lafarge’s Westbury works in Wiltshire, UK is installing new equipment to control emissions after breaching its permit conditions earlier this year.  Lafarge was forced to take action after the Env...
News - 09 June 2006

Big cement firms target UP, India

Gujarat Ambuja Cement and Grasim Industries Ltd are in the process of setting up a flyash-based cement plant each in Uttar Pradesh. Both the plants are to be set up in Dadri near Greater Noida.  ...
News - 07 June 2006

Protest at Lafarge India plant

The Indian Congress party Thursday threatened to stop transportation of cement from leading companies in Chhattisgarh to other states if their prices were not rolled back immediately.    The part...
News - 02 June 2006