EU court confirms Lafarge cartel fine of 246 Mill Euro, reduces BPB

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:40:00 GMT

(LUXEMBOURG, EU) The European Union's second-highest court confirmed on Tuesday a 249.6 million euro ($390.5 million) fine imposed in 2002 against France's Lafarge , but cut another fine in a plasterboard

Lafarge gaining ground in Algeria

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:42:00 GMT

(North Africa) The French company Lafarge has acquired a 35% share of the Meftah cement manufacturing company for 43.5 million euros.

Cemex to raise Mexico cement prices by 5 pct

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:44:00 GMT

(MONTERREY, Mexico) Mexico's Cemex , the world's No. 3 cement producer, plans to increase its local cement prices by an average of 5 percent starting on Monday, a source close to the company said on Friday.

Calif. suing cement company over toxic emissions

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:52:00 GMT

(RIVERSIDE, CA) State Attorney General Jerry Brown and Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco are suing a cement factory, saying it exposed neighbors to toxic cement dust without warning them.

Asphalt prices restrict road repairs

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:55:00 GMT

(HOUSTON, TX) Soaring oil prices are making traveling the roads more expensive than ever – for motorists and road repair crews alike.

Pan Pacific Aggregates working on California Deal

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:58:00 GMT

Bombed-out Pan Pacific Aggregates is seeking £1m following a deal it believes will start to restore its fortunes.

Backed by RAB Capital and headed by resources veteran Don Nicholson

Caterpillar Runs Plant On 100% Wind Power

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:36:00 GMT

As of May of this year, all electric power for Cat’s FG Wilson manufacturing plants in Northern Ireland is supplied by Airtricity, a renewable electricity that develops and owns onshore and offshore

Building costs in Gulf up by 50 percent this year

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:10:00 GMT

(Dubai, UAE) Lack of skilled labour and soaring prices of building materials have pushed building costs in the Gulf by 50 percent in the first half of 2008, according to a leading real estate firm of

New Colorado Cement Facility Opens

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:14:00 GMT

(Pueblo, CO) A new cement plant being built by Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua will start limited operations next week, according to the chief of its American division.

Enrique Escalante said

Lafarge pushes forward with plan to stop hearing

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:23:00 GMT

(Lake Ontario, Canada) -- Lafarge isn't backing down from its efforts to stop a hearing into a plan to burn scrap tires at its Bath cement plant.

Yesterday Lafarge, which has

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