
Sales and EBITDA increase for Lafarge
Lafarge sees sales and EBITDA rise in 2012, despite a fall in cement volumes.
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Lafarge sees sales and EBITDA rise in 2012, despite a fall in cement volumes.

ACC and Amuja Cements have agreed to pay a technology and know-how fee to parent company, Holcim.

French cement company looks ahead to 2014/15 when it is hoped demand will pick up.

Highlights from the USGS Mineral Industry Survey regarding cement and clinker statistics in the US in November last year.

Ethiopia’s Habesha Cement is looking for new financing after DBE pulled 70% of its original loan offering.

New cement mill contract in Saudi Arabia shows plants pushing to add capacity to meet soaring demand.

Expansion projects in Central India have increased the company’s cement production capacity in the country to 6 million tpa.

Semen Indonesia plans to construct a new cement plant in Java, while CMS discusses increasing its grinding capacity in Malaysia.

Mexican cement company predicts demand will increase as infrastructure and housing construction pick up.

The companies will no longer pursue talks for a joint venture concerning their cement and building products businesses.

Spanish cement consumption fell by 21.5% y/y in January, with production down by 30.7% y/y.

The CSI has developed Product Category Rules for unreinforced concrete that enable concrete producers to issue Environmental Product Declarations for their products.