Zimbabwe: firms face closure
Due to an influx of cheap imported products in Zimbabwe, local cement producers have warned of a possible scaling down of operations and closures, saying protectionist measure...
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France: Saint-Pierre-la-Cour plant to raise alternative fuel usage
Lafarge is to increase its alternative fuel usage at Saint-Pierre-la-Cour, the biggest cement plant in France, reports Aggregate Research. The replacement rate of fossil fuels...
Lafarge inaugurates new solid waste grinding unit in France
Lafarge has inaugurated a new solid waste grinding facility at its Saint-Pierre-la-Cour cement works in Mayenne, France. The new unit will help the French cement producer to in...
Buzzi Unicem strengthens US distribution network
Buzzi Unicem has added three new terminals to its distribution network, acquired after the merger between Lafarge and Holcim. Located in Rock Island (IL), Grandville (MI) and E...
Lafarge halts EUR20m investment in Sagunto plant, Spain
The management of Lafarge yesterday made public its decision to halt the expansion of its quarry and its plant at Sagunto, Spain, due to “the uncertainty created by the new loc...
Lafarge may need to divest of more Indian assets due to mining regulations
Lafarge India has submitted a revised proposal to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to sell its entire 11Mta of assets in India, Business Standard reports, citing an in...
Mbeya Cement launches new product, Tanzania
Mbeya Cement, part of the LafargeHolcim group, has introduced higher-strength cement named Tembo Supaset 42.5 cement. Catherine Langreney, CEO of Lafarge Tanzania, said the pr...
Looking forward to growth
15 July 2015 saw the official launch day of LafargeHolcim, the merger between building materials giants, Lafarge and Holcim, which brings into being a world leader with 386.5Mt...
CRH completes Lafarge-Holcim transaction
CRH announced that the transaction to acquire certain assets from Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd for a total enterprise value of EUR6.5bn is now complete, with the exception of the ...
Exchange rate helps Lafarge’s 6% EBITDA increase
Lafarge's first-half turnover improved by 5.3 per cent to EUR6319m while EBITDA advanced by 5.9 per cent to EUR1223m. The trading profit moved ahead by 7.7 per cent to EUR813m....