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Lafarge Egypt and Orascom in waste management deal

Lafarge Egypt and Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a waste management framework of municipal and a...
News - 20 March 2015

AshakaCem Plc appoints new chairman, Nigeria

AshakaCem Plc, a subsidiary of Lafarge Africa Plc, has appointed Malam Suleiman Yahyah as its chairman. The appointment followed the expiration of the tenure of Alhaji Umaru Kwairanga, who has s...
News - 20 March 2015

Buzzi Unicem proposes to acquire SACCI

Buzzi Unicem is offering EUR120m for a 99.5 per cent stake in SACCI and the simultaneous relief of all outstanding liabilities from a previous debt restructuring agreement.  The proposal is seen a...
News - 19 March 2015

Russia: preparing for the cold?

Russia is seeing its economic growth cool amid considerable geopolitical instability and the oil price crisis, with cement demand following suit. Nevertheless, the modernisation and expansion of i...
Articles - 18 March 2015

Fitch expects negative impact on Lafarge credit profile if Holcim merger fails

A failure of the proposed merger between Lafarge and Swiss Holcim would have negative effect on the credit profile of the French company, Fitch said. According to the rating agency, a collapse o...
News - 18 March 2015

Holcim Board seek exchange ratio renegotiation for Lafarge-Holcim merger

Holcim has issued a statement on its Annual General Meeting and the Board of Directors' decision to renegotiate the exchange ratio for the Lafarge-Holcim tie-up. The Board of Directors of Holcim...
News - 16 March 2015

Lafarge Zimbabwe revenue declines 11%

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe recorded a 11 per cent decline in turnover to US$60.4m for the year ended 31 December due to a drop in volumes and prices. In the period under review the group recorded a...
News - 13 March 2015

Lafarge-Tarmac signs Cookstown waste fuels agreement

The UK's Environment Minister, Mark H Durkan, and Devendra Mody, Industrial Director of Lafarge Tarmac, on Saturday signed an agreement allowing the use of waste-derived fuels at the company's Coo...
News - 10 March 2015

Holcim says does not comment on shareholder reactions to merger terms

Holcim said on Monday it would not comment on press reports about shareholder reactions to the terms of its planned merger with Lafarge. "The board of Holcim has taken note of press statements ab...
News - 09 March 2015

Lafarge increases stake in Unicem

Lafarge Africa Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange that Nigerian Cement Holdings BV (NCH), a 50 per cent affiliate of Lafarge Africa, has completed the acquisition of a 15 per cent stake ...
News - 09 March 2015