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Lafarge Canada Inc (Eastern Canada) renews partnership with Earth Rangers

The Eastern Canada division of Lafarge Canada Inc is partnering with Earth Rangers to bring its School Outreach Program to communities across eastern Canada again this year to inspire children to ...
News - 27 April 2015

Bestway acquires Lafarge Pakistan unit

Bestway Cem­­­ent Ltd, a subsidiary of Bestway Group, has taken management control of Lafarge Cement's plant located near Kallar Kahar, Pakistan. To mark the acquisition, a ceremony was held ...
News - 24 April 2015

Italcementi Group to acquire two Holcim facilities in the US

Essroc, the North American subsidiary of Italcementi group company Ciments Français, has signed an agreement with Holcim to purchase the slag cement grinding facility in Camden, New Jersey, USA. A...
News - 23 April 2015

ISS backs LafargeHolcim deal

US shareholder adviser ISS has recommended that Holcim investors back the Swiss cement maker's proposed merger with Lafarge ahead of next month's shareholder vote on the tie-up. Backing from ISS ...
News - 22 April 2015

The Galchev interview

Enhancing this month’s coverage of Russian cement markets is an exclusive interview with Filaret Galchev, chairman of the board and CEO of the recently formed Eurocement, a company better known as...
Articles - 21 April 2015

Holcim says Eurocement proposal 'too late' for consideration at meeting

Holcim said a proposal by a major shareholder to have a seat on the LafargeHolcim board had come too late to be included in the agenda of a shareholder meeting next month. Lafarge and Holcim anno...
News - 17 April 2015

Holcim and Lafarge propose final US asset disposals

Lafarge and Holcim announce further details on the package of assets they propose to divest in the United States, as part of their planned merger to create LafargeHolcim. The divestments includ...
News - 17 April 2015

Eurocement seeks Galchev Board seat at LafargeHolcim

Eurocement Holding AG, the second-biggest shareholder in Holcim Ltd, said Wednesday it is nominating its owner, Filaret Galchev, for a position on the Board of the company that would be created ...
News - 16 April 2015

Lafarge Republic inaugurates new mill at Teresa works, Philippines

Lafarge Republic Incorporated (LRI) inaugurated a new cement mill in its Teresa plant, Rizal, the Philippines, on Wednesday. The new Fives FCB Horomill has a cement capacity of 0.85Mta and raises...
News - 16 April 2015

Fitch affirms Holcim at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Holcim Ltd's (Holcim) Long-term and Short-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BBB' and 'F2', respectively. The Outlook is Stable. "The affirmation reflects Holcim's...
News - 15 April 2015