Indian Environmental Authorities Revoke Clearance for Lafarge Cement Project

NEW DELHI, INDIA--September 20, 2010--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--French cement giant Lafarge SA (EPA:LG) (Paris, France) has run into problems, as Indian environmental authorities have revoked the clearance granted to the company's $200 million greenfield cement manufacturing project in north India. The National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) has overturned the approval given to Lafarge for its plant in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district.