Lafarge sees improved operational trends in fourth quarter
Lafarge saw a continued improvement in fourth quarter volumes, supported by ongoing growth in most emerging markets, the recovery in the US and stabilising conditions in Europe.
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Lafarge Volos sets up novel wastewater partnership, Greece
Lafarge's Volos cement plant in Greece has set up a novel partnership with a local drinks company, allowing it to reuse the company's wastewater in the cement producer’s industr...
Lafarge awaits gov't decision on petcoke usage, Egypt
Lafarge has been ordered by Egypt’s Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs (MSEA) to halt its preparations to build storage units for petcoke, according to a statement by t...
HeidelbergCement
HeidelbergCement's Belgian subsidiary CBR has further increased its position as the leading cement producer in Belgium by the acquisition of the Espabel cement grinding plant in...
Canada: competitors annoyed at government funding of cement project
The Quebec government has drawn criticism regarding its CAD250m (US$225m) guaranteed loan for the new McInnis Cement plant at Port-Daniel-Gascons.
Lafarge seeks government nod for limestone approval, India
Lafarge has warned that it could be forced to shut its Indian flagship plant in Chhattisgarh as limestone reserves are fast running out. The cement major is now urging the gover...
Exane BNP downgrades Lafarge to “underperform”
Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its opinion on Lafarge from “outperform” directly to “underperform”. However, the analysts raised the target price from EUR50.5 to EUR58.
Lafarge one step closer to completing US refocus
Lafarge announces the sale of five aggregates quarries and related assets in Maryland (USA) to Bluegrass Materials for a total enterprise value of US$320m. With these divestment...
CRH full-year development spend
CRH announced a total of seven acquisitions and investment initiatives in the second half of 2013, taking full-year development activity to EUR0.69bn. The company invested EUR0....
EAPCC in spat with CMA over Lafarge appointment
East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) has gone to court, seeking to lift the suspension of its annual general meeting resolutions by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), ...