Holcim-Lafarge merger in balance as Swiss group wants deal changedThe deal "can no longer be pursued in its present form", said Holcim in a statement of the merger based on the offer of one Holcim share fo...
17 Mar, 2015, 01.54 AM IST
Lafarge, Holcim to sell assets to CRH for 6.5 billion euros"We estimate the financial debt at 1.3 billion euros... so yes, around 5 billion euros are in cash," Bruno Lafont said.
02 Feb, 2015, 04.23 PM IST
Holcim, Lafarge begin divestment to adhere to Competition Commission of India standardsHolcim and Lafarge begun an internal process to identify the assets to be divested to adhere to Competition Commission of India's requireme...
16 Oct, 2014, 05.43 AM IST
Holcim, Lafarge agree to create cement giantWolfgang Reitzle will be chairman of the new merged entity while Lafarge's current chief Bruno Lafont will become its chief executive, said...
08 Apr, 2014, 05.25 AM IST
'LafargeHolcim to be largest cement, concrete firm'Holcim and Lafarge, with combined sales of 32 billion euro, said the merger plan was unanimously approved by their Boards and fully support...
07 Apr, 2014, 05.02 PM IST
CCI may force Lafarge-Holcim to sell assets; merger would make it No 1 in IndiaCCI may have to sign off on merger plans by France's Lafarge and Switzerland's Holcim as any deal would have a significant impact on the lo...
07 Apr, 2014, 04.12 AM IST
Lafarge CEO Bruno Lafont bets big on IndiaHe cited a new study that says India will become the world's third-largest construction market by 2025, to support his buoyancy.
02 Jul, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Lafarge global CEO Bruno Lafont bets on India, backed by new studyIndia will be adding 11.5 mn homes a year to become a $1 tn a year market, finds a new study by Global construction perspectives and Oxford...
01 Jul, 2013, 12.57 PM IST
- Patni CEO gets more than Microsoft's Steve Ballmer
Patni Computers can't hold a candle to MS on most counts. There is one exception - CEO pay.
15 Sep, 2010, 06.30 AM IST
- Lafarge to begin next phase of organic, inorganic growth here
Lafarge Group chairman & CEO Bruno Lafont on Tuesday said that the French firm is all set to begin its next phase of organic as well as ino...
07 Jan, 2010, 02.13 AM IST
- Euro zone finally exits recession
The euro-area economy emerged from its worst recession since World War II in the third quarter as exports from Germany and France helped co...
14 Nov, 2009, 02.24 AM IST
- Eurozone comes out of recession; economy grows 0.4% in Q3
Across the Atlantic, as if on cue, the Eurozone’s year-long recession, ended as output grew in the third quarter.
14 Nov, 2009, 12.28 AM IST
- Lafarge sees larger pie from India
Lafarge has said that the contribution of emerging markets such as India to its bottomline may be bigger in two years than previously estim...
10 Jan, 2009, 12.28 AM IST
- Lafarge buys L&T concrete unit for $349 mn
The deal will help Lafarge access L&T’s 66 plants and also make it the country’s largest RMC maker. India Inc's hotshots I List of Billiona...
15 May, 2008, 03.11 AM IST
- Lafarge to invest $500 m for capacity expansion
Lafarge, the world’s largest cement company, is investing over $500 million in India to expand capacities by six million tonnes.
04 Dec, 2006, 01.49 AM IST