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                    [Title] => Lafarge to spend P250M for expansion of Batangas plant
                    [Summary] => French-owned Lafarge S.A is investing another P250 million in its Fortune Cement plant in Batangas to increase the plant’s capacity from 2,600 tons to 3,200 tons, according to Erdogan Pekenc, president of Lafarge Cement Services (Philippines)  Inc.


According to Pekenc,  Lafarge had also invested P700 million in Fortune Cement which is Lafarge’s biggest plant in the country.


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                    [Title] => LaFarge Cement ups capital to P29.34B
                    [Summary] => LaFarge Cement Philippines Inc. has obtained the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise its capital to P29.34 billion from P16.05 to offset its liabilities from its parent company.


Based on documents filed with the SEC, Lafarge Cement will issue 54.24 billion shares out of the increase in its capital stock, to Lafarge S.A. of France in exchange for the settlement of long-term debt of P13.56 billion. 


Lafarge S.A. recently agreed to sell its local cement unit, Continental Operating Corp. to Republic Cement Corp.  


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                    [Title] => Philcemcor changes name to CeMAP
                    [Summary] => Philippine Cement Manufacturers’ Corp. (Philcemcor), the industry association of the country’s local cement manufacturers has announced that it has changed its official name to Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines or CeMAP.


The change in name, according to CeMAP officers, is intended to synchronize the envolving face of the industry with an image that now reflects the many various achievements and directions of its individual member companies in terms of product quality and innovation, social development, and environmental protection.


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                    [Title] => Alsons snaps 2-yr losing streak with P62-M net income in 2001
                    [Summary] => The Alcantara-owned Alsons Cement Corp., broke out from two consecutive years of losses, earning P62 million in 2001 on the back of a P1.11-billion gain from the sale of its shares in Iligan Cement Corp.


Figures submitted by the Mindanao-based cement company to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showed the non-recurring gain offset the previous years’ losses and would have resulted in another comparable loss had the deal not been consummated.


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                    [Title] => Another cement firm ceases operations
                    [Summary] => The local cement industry appears to be slowly losing its hold on its major players as another company suspended manufacturing operations.


Llyods Richfield Industrial Corp. (LRIC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southeast Asia Cement Holdings Inc. (Seacem), said it has ceased its manufacturing activities in its Cebu plant effective close of business hours last Monday, Nov. 5, 2001.


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                    [Title] => Fortune Cement prepares for entry of Lafarge
                    [Summary] => Fortune Cement Corp. (FCC) will reorganize and restructure its operations in preparation for the impending entry of the Lafarge Group, the Paris-based global leader in construction and building supplies.


In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, FCC corporate information officer Gilbert Garcia said the company’s board had authorized management to enter into various service agreements with Lafarge Cement Services Inc.


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Based on documents filed with the SEC, Lafarge Cement will issue 54.24 billion shares out of the increase in its capital stock, to Lafarge S.A. of France in exchange for the settlement of long-term debt of P13.56 billion. 


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Figures submitted by the Mindanao-based cement company to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showed the non-recurring gain offset the previous years’ losses and would have resulted in another comparable loss had the deal not been consummated.


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                    [Title] => Another cement firm ceases operations
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In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, FCC corporate information officer Gilbert Garcia said the company’s board had authorized management to enter into various service agreements with Lafarge Cement Services Inc.


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Seacem offers to buy back shares

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | October 9, 2012 - 12:00am

Southeast Asia Cement Holdings Inc. has offered to buy back up to 93 percent of its shares held by the public.

Business

Lafarge to spend P250M for expansion of Batangas plant

By Marianne V. Go | March 10, 2005 - 12:00am

French-owned Lafarge S.A is investing another P250 million in its Fortune Cement plant in Batangas to increase the plant’s capacity from 2,600 tons to 3,200 tons, according to Erdogan Pekenc, president of Lafarge...

Business

LaFarge Cement ups capital to P29.34B

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | September 13, 2004 - 12:00am

LaFarge Cement Philippines Inc. has obtained the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise its capital to P29.34 billion from P16.05 to offset its liabilities from its parent company. Based...

Business

Philcemcor changes name to CeMAP

November 1, 2003 - 12:00am

Philippine Cement Manufacturers’ Corp. (Philcemcor), the industry association of the country’s local cement manufacturers has announced that it has changed its official name to Cement Manufacturers’...

Real Estate

Alsons snaps 2-yr losing streak with P62-M net income in 2001

By Christina Mendez | April 16, 2002 - 12:00am

The Alcantara-owned Alsons Cement Corp., broke out from two consecutive years of losses, earning P62 million in 2001 on the back of a P1.11-billion gain from the sale of its shares in Iligan Cement Corp. Figures...

Business

Another cement firm ceases operations

November 7, 2001 - 12:00am

The local cement industry appears to be slowly losing its hold on its major players as another company suspended manufacturing operations. Llyods Richfield Industrial Corp. (LRIC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southeast...

Business

Fortune Cement prepares for entry of Lafarge

September 21, 2001 - 12:00am

Fortune Cement Corp. (FCC) will reorganize and restructure its operations in preparation for the impending entry of the Lafarge Group, the Paris-based global leader in construction and building supplies. In a disclosure...

Business