Lafarge's Chevrières site extracts 750,000 tonnes per year

Hungary-based subsidiary Nostra Cement – operated by a joint venture of Lafarge and Strabag - has announced the completion of a new cement plant in Kiralyegyhaza, which is now undergoing a six month-long test phase.

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Hungary-based Nostra Cement - a joint venture between Lafarge and Strabag - will officially open its new 1million tonne per year cement plant in Kirayegyhaza at the end of June. Work on the €270million facility will continue through to September this year. The new facility will have capacity to produce 1million tonnes of cement and 750,000tonnes of clinker per year and will be supplied with raw materials by the limestone quarry in Bukkosd, which will be transported to the site by a new 5km long rail link.

In France, Paris Plages is back along the banks of the River Seine for the joy of all Parisians. Every summer, the French capital transforms itself into a tropical oasis: palm trees, water games and deck chairs. And there is even a beach, thanks to the 5,000tonnes of sand delivered by the Lafarge Group. Organised by Paris City Hall, the Paris Plages operation is now settled on the banks of the Seine until 18 August.

US-based cement producer, Essroc, has concluded the purchase of a 500,000tonnes/year slag cement grinding facility located in Camden, New Jersey.

The Holcim (US) mill was divested to mitigate competition concerns about the merger between Holcim and Lafarge.

The purchase of Camden mill will enable Essroc to offer a more comprehensive product to its clients in the mid-Atlantic and north-east markets.

With the addition of the new plant, total slag cement production capacity of Essroc has increased t