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Lafarge 2005 sales up ten per centLafarge posted a forecast-beating 10.6 per cent rise in 2005 sales on Monday, as buoyant construction markets lifted its cement, concrete and plaster revenues. Lafarge generated revenues of 15.96...News - 13 February 2006 |
Jordan Cement profit upThe Jordan Cement Company has posted a 29 per cent rise in profit to $94.5m for 2005 on sales up 22% to $288m. The group is 40% owned by France’s Lafarge Group and is increasing output to 5.5Mta u...News - 13 February 2006 |
Chilean cement industry to grow in 2006According Empresas Melon Corporate Affairs Manager, Ignacio del Rio, Chile’s cement industry “will grow at a 4.5%-5% rate over the next two years”. Empresas Melon is controlled by Lafarge. In th...News - 13 February 2006 |
Hanson takeover speculation?Hanson could be the takeover target the City forgot. Shares of the construction materials maker have slowly but surely climbed to a five-year high of 686p, up a further 3p yesterday, on persistent...News - 13 February 2006 |
Jordan Cement Company 2005 net profit up 28.7 per centJordan Cement Company , Jordan’s only cement firm, reported net profits of JOD67m ($94.5m) in 2005 on Thursday, up 28.7 per cent from the previous year. The firm said in a statement its 2005 ...News - 10 February 2006 |
Lafarge N America to review offerLafarge North America Inc.’s board has appointed a special committee to review the proposed tender offer by majority shareholder Lafarge SA. The committee members are unaffiliated with Lafarge SA,...News - 09 February 2006 |
Lafarge facing US lawsuitFrench building materials group Lafarge SA is facing a class action lawsuit in the US from minority shareholders of its Lafarge North America business alleging the price the group is offering to b...News - 08 February 2006 |
Taiwan Cement has more plans for mainland ChinaTaiwan Cement is stepping up its investments across the Taiwan Straits, aiming to become the third-largest cement maker in mainland China by 2008. Up until now, the company’s mainland investments ...News - 07 February 2006 |
Lafarge Slovenia sales in 2005Trbovlje-based cement producer Lafarge Cement saw its sales rise 12 per cent in 2005, the company’s CEO Franci Blaznek said on Friday, 3 February. The 542,000t of cement and 9000t of clinker sold ...News - 07 February 2006 |
Lafarge bids for remainder of Lafarge North AmericaLafarge said it is launching an offer for the 46.8 per cent of shares held by minority shareholders in its Lafarge North America unit. It said it will offer US$75 per share for the 35.3m shares. ...News - 06 February 2006 |