All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
CEMENT maker Lafarge SA said yesterday the building of its Randfontein plant, a key part of its plans to increase production by about a quarter, was on track to meet its October completion deadline, despite power cuts experienced earlier this year.
The Shebeen (Free subscription) | yesterday
CEMENT maker Lafarge SA said yesterday the building of its Randfontein plant, a key part of its plans to increase production by about a quarter, was...
Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro and indices, effective after the close of trading on Wednesday 30 July 2008:
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
PermalinkTo save a permanent link to this news, right-click the date and time (Ctl-click on a Mac) and choose the command to copy the link, link location or shortcut.Lafarge: Availability of a Prospectus PARIS--()--Regulatory News: Lafarge (Paris:LG) makes available to the public to the public, in accordance with the provisions of regulations currently in force, a prospectus for the listing...
Slog (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
In January, Stranger News Intern Brian Slodysko wrote about toxic fumes coming from the Lafarge cement plant in South Seattle: South Seattle residents say the odor [from Lafarge's plant] causes respiratory problems, nausea, and headaches. There are instances where children and staff at nearby Concord Elementary School have been sent home from school after becoming sick during recess...
India eNews: Top Headlines (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... feature in Haver's client list - ACC, CCI, Century, Grasim, Gujarat Ambuja, Jaypee, JK Group, Lafarge.'We plan to begin the assembling by October. Our forte is our experience and continuous product development. In addition to the machines, we will also offer services that will enable cement firms to maximize productivity through efficient usage of machines,' Dyckerhoff said.Each packing...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... plants — but not from existing plants such as the two in Seattle, owned by Ash Grove Cement and Lafarge North America. Environmentalists are pushing the EPA to also regulate existing plants.It's not clear whether mercury from the Seattle plants winds up concentrated in surrounding neighborhoods. One kind of mercury from smokestacks spreads into the atmosphere, while other kinds are more...
West Seattle Blog... (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
MERCURY FROM CEMENT PLANTS: They’re not in West Seattle but they (and other Duwamish-area industrial operations) affect the air quality here (and come up in discussions such as this recent WSB comment thread about a “mystery smell”). Today the Times reports an environmental group says the emissions from Lafarge and Ash Grove concrete plants [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... the news release stated.Representatives for the two cement plants in Seattle, Ash Grove and Lafarge, could not be reached immediately for comment.Warren Cornwall: 206-464-2311 or
merinews - citizen powered media (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... – have presence in various locations across the country. For instance, players like India Cements, Lafarge, Binani Cement, JK Cement and Jaypee Cement are trying to shed their regional player image. All are adding capacities in different regions. If the trend in the building material’s prices is any indication, the differences in realisation is clearly seen. For example, the northern region...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... for its biofuels research activities. PPI also recently entered into a multiyear agreement with Lafarge Canada Inc. to develop and grow clean energy biomass for use as fuel at the Lafarge Cement Plant in Bath, Ontario. The funds raised will be used to further develop and expand PPI's portfolio of crop seed traits, accelerate commercialization of the company's food crop traits, and...
artdiamondblog.com (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
(p. A13) Venezuela said it will take majority stakes in the local units of Cemex SAB, Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd. as it divulges the first details of a nationalization plan that will affect the world's biggest cement producers....
Rob Edwards (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
... or manufacturing plants, including well-known companies like Shanks, Ineos, Scottish Power and Lafarge. Many of the sites have...
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
... of the $600,000 goal for the center. Donations have come from foundations and private donors. Lafarge, the drywall plant in Silver Grove, donated drywall for the project.When completed, the center will feature an indoor horse ring, stables, kitchen and offices. The indoor ring has been built. The stables, kitchen and offices have yet to be built. Mike Schroth, executive director of the boys'...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
... and housing markets there weaken.Cemex competes globally with Switzerland's Holcim and France's Lafarge .(Reporting by Gabriela Lopez; editing by Carol Bishopric)
