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	Blue Circle
		Blue Circle Industries, the cement maker, is to be acquired by Lafarge of France for £3.1bn, which will lead to about 500 job losses at Blue Circle's UK headquarters and at research centres in Greenhithe and France.
		Blue Circle Industries is said to be negotiating the acquisition of a controlling stake in Herecles Cement of Greece as part of a plan to expand its cement business in continental Europe.
		Blue Circle is to continue with plans to double its output of cement in Malaysia despite the Malaysian government's decision to cut back on construction projects.
	www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /ble12955.htm (1203 words)

	Lafarge S.A. and Blue Circle Industries PLC
		On January 8, 2001, Lafarge and Blue Circle announced their intention to merge, though an agreement in which Lafarge will pay Blue Circle shareholders approximately $3.8 billion in cash for the 75 percent of Blue Circle's outstanding voting stock that Lafarge does not already own.
		Lime is used in many ways in the steel industry, typically to remove impurities, and in other industries.
		Finally, Blue Circle would be required to obtain total ownership of its lime joint venture from Chemical and Lafarge would then be required to divest Blue Circle's lime business in the Southeast Region to a Commission-approved buyer within 180 days of the merger's consummation.
	www.ftc.gov /opa/2001/06/lafarge.shtm (1102 words)

	SoundStage! Equipment Review - Blue Circle Audio BC204 Stereo Amplifier (7/2005)
		Like many Blue Circle products, much of the BC204 is component-to-component wired, which is one of the reasons Gilbert builds his equipment himself: It's painstaking work.
		On the front of the amp is the power switch and Blue Circle logo, which dimly glows when the amp is on.
		Blue Circle products do get their share of reviews, but based on my experience with the BC204, Gilbert Yeung's amps in particular don't get nearly the credit they deserve.
	www.soundstage.com /revequip/bluecircle_bc204.htm (2748 words)

	BBC News \| BUSINESS \| Blue Circle's £800m defence
		Blue Circle became vulnerable to takeover after its profits were hit by the Asian crisis, which hurt its cement business in Malaysia.
		Blue Circle says that problems in Malaysia are now easing and its expects 20% growth in that market in 2000.
		Blue Circle has also been hit by the consolidation in the building materials industry, with UK rival cement maker Rugby was acquired by one of its biggest clients, RMC.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/business/709073.stm (493 words)

	Case law - Blue Circle Industries Ltd v Ministry of Defence - UK Environment Law Developments (Legal500.com)
		When Blue Circle attempted to sell its estate it transpired that part of the land was contaminated with radioactive material which, although not at a dangerous level, exceeded the levels acceptable under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960.
		However, it refused to compensate for the loss in value and saleability of Blue Circle site which was due to blight resulting from the contamination.
		Blue Circle brought an action to recover £5m in damages arising out of the diminution in value of the estate.
	www.icclaw.com /devs/uk/ev/ukev_010.htm (737 words)

	Blue Circle Industries eyes deal to drown Lafarge stake
		Joined to Blue Circle, whose market cap is about 3.4 billion pounds ($5.06 billion), a paper merger would dilute and vastly diminish the influence of a 29.6 per cent stake which Lafarge and its banker took in Blue Circle during their unsuccessful 3.65 billion pound hostile takeover battle this year.
		Blue Circle sought to play down the talks with Southdown, which had been the subject of wide speculation during the bid battle with Lafarge.
		Blue Circle said it has planned to buy back the remaining 400 million by the end of the year and some analysts think it will instead offer a special dividend.
	www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/20000523/fex23051.html (775 words)

	Full Circle
		The London-based parent, Blue Circle Industries Plc, had established an American beachhead in Marietta, Ga., in 1983, and proceeded to expand and acquire its way into a cement, ready-mix and block powerhouse spanning the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.
		The St. Marys merger increased the size of Blue Circle's North American operation by 45 percent and instantly established the company in Ontario and the Great Lakes regions of the U.S. Blue Circle Canada's Mike Pengelly, chief financial officer, was 17 years into his career at St. Marys, a company that typically fostered lifetime employees.
		From Blue Circle's point of view, the St. Marys merger was a key part of Chairman Christopher Tugenhat's statement in the company's annual report: "A strong performance in the United States was boosted by the addition of the Canadian-based cement and building materials producer, St. Marys, to the group.
	concreteproducts.com /mag/concrete_full_circle (955 words)

	Lexpert: Deal
		Lafarge SA of France announced on January 8, 2001 that it had reached an agreement with the Board of Directors of Blue Circle Industries PLC of the UK for the support of the acquisition by Lafarge of all the remaining outstanding shares of Blue Circle.
		Blue Circle shareholders voted to approve the Scheme of Arrangement on February 19, 2001.
		Blue Circle is represented in Canada by Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, with a regulatory team led by Calvin S. Goldman, Q.C., and Lori A. Cornwall.
	www.lexpert.ca /deal.php?id=1076 (413 words)

	Environmental Resource Services ISO 14000, audits, assessments, gap analysis, environmental training, and sustainable ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This team consisted of 10 members: Blue Circle Industries: chief executive (1), corporate governmental affairs, environment and safety managers and an environmental scientist (4); regional operations, communications and environment managers (3); and external facilitators (2).
		A matrix was developed to grow the Blue Circle vision in terms of the triple bottom line: economic growth, environmental performance and social responsibility.
		Blue Circle’s vision of cement works in the future was much different than the existing vision.
	www.envsource.com /resources_createcorp.htm (1152 words)

	Commercial Credit Report for Blue Circle Industries (ADR) (UK) - Report Preview
		Blue Circle Industries PLC is an international group of heavy building materials companies focused on cement.
		Blue Circle is the parent company of an international group of companies whose business is the manufacture and sale of heavy building materials.
		As of July 12, 2001, Blue Circle Industries was acquired by The Lafarge Group.
	www.crmz.com /Report/ReportPreview.asp?BusinessId=5182 (163 words)

	Corporate Actions Blue Circle plc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Blue Circle Industries plc has announced its intention to pay a special cash dividend of 55.5 pence per Blue Circle Industries plc Ordinary 50 pence share.
		In addition, existing holdings in Blue Circle Industries plc Ordinary 50 pence shares will be consolidated on the basis of 22 new Blue Circle Industries plc Ordinary 56 9/11 pence shares for every 25 Blue Circle Industries plc Ordinary 50 pence shares currently held.
		Additional Blue Circle Industries plc equity option series introduced for trading on and from Tuesday 19 December 2000 will be at standard exercise prices and will have a standard contract size of 1,000 shares per lot.
	www.liffe.com /investor/news/events/bluecircle_div.htm (262 words)

	Case study: Straight out of the blue - vnunet.com
		Industrial giant Blue Circle Industries is taking its first steps towards creating a single pan-European IT and business infrastructure, with a #4.6 million investment in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
		Blue Circle Industries (BCI) IT director Roger Ellis says that until last year he?d never heard of the company.
		Blue Circle?s heating division comprises three companies in France, Germany and the UK: Finimetal, Broetgae and Potterton Myson.
	www.vnunet.com /computing/analysis/2074074/case-study-straight-blue (1772 words)

	Blue Circle Industries plc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Blue Circle Cement Scotland is part of the Blue Circle Industries group of companies.
		Blue Circle Industries is a large group, with turnover of just over £1.75 billion pounds during 1994.
		During 1994, Blue circle cement contributed £64.1m (24.2%) towards group profits.
	omni.bus.ed.ac.uk /opsman/virtual/blueo/bcf.htm (79 words)

	Business Wire: Lafarge Is Now the Leader in Cement Production with Acquisition of Blue Circle Cement, in an Advisory by ...
		Blue Circle's stock has been de-listed and the two companies will be fully integrated by the end of the year.
		Two former Blue Circle North America (Marietta, Ga.) plants in Ontario and a grinding plant located in Detroit have been sold to Votorantim (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
		With the acquisition of Blue Circle Industries, Lafarge Corporation is the world's leading producer of cement, and holds leading positions in aggregates, concrete, gypsum and roofing with 85,000 employees in 75 countries and $13.7 billion in sales annually.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_Sept_21/ai_78464634 (476 words)

	BLUE CIRCLE INDUSTRIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Blue Circle Industries PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)
		There are now only four of the 80 municipal incinerators left in operation in Britain, due to the impact of EU environmental emission laws.
		Newer environmentally-compliant designs are unable to compete with the economics of the cement kilns operated by Blue Circle Industries and Castle Cement, which use municipal and industrial waste as fuel in the production of a higher value commodity than municipal or waste-destruction furnaces can deliver.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/BLUE+CIRCLE+INDUSTRIES (279 words)

	Blue Circle raises game
		Rick Haythornthwaite, chief executive, said Blue Circle was responding to market demands by introducing a cash element to its defence.
		Blue Circle intends to purchase for cancellation £400m of ordinary shares as soon as the Lafarge bid has lapsed, with the balance returned by the end of the year.
		It has earmarked the sale of non-core assets to raise half of the cash, including the group's 50pc stake in Danish cement maker Aalborg, some or all of its North American aggregates business and UK property assets, although not Whitecliff, its joint venture with Land Lease.
	www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/04/12/cnblu12.html (326 words)

	Lafarge eyes Blue Circle - Jan. 31, 2000
		Shares in Blue Circle (BCI), which has been seen as a takeover target since a profits warning last October, soared 21.5 percent to 417 pence in London.
		Blue Circle suffered last year from a slump in business in Asia, a market where Lafarge has said it wants to increase its exposure.
		Blue Circle confirmed it had received an approach, but said the price being discussed undervalued the company.
	money.cnn.com /2000/01/31/europe/blue_circle (382 words)

	Blue Circle warns, shares plunge - Oct. 28, 1999
		Blue Circle warns, shares plunge - Oct. 28, 1999
		Blue Circle stock had climbed sharply in recent days amid speculation that it may bid for rival materials group Tarmac.
		Blue Circle (BCI) shares plunged 21 percent after the announcement to reach a 1999 low of 270 pence.
	money.cnn.com /1999/10/28/europe/blue_circle (283 words)

	CEMENTSCOPE
		Acquiring Blue Circle strengthens Lafarge's presence geographically, particularly in Southeast Asia and the Mediterranean, although certain plants in Canada may have to be sold off to avoid saturating the marketplace.
		Including the Blue Circle shares already held by Lafarge, an exceptional Blue Circle dividend, and reduction in Blue Circle shares in circulation, the offer is essentially unchanged from the final offer made last year.
		Also, in mid-February, Blue Circle's chief operating officer, Gary Gentles, announced he had decided to investigate “opportunities that may present themselves in which he could be interested…including [ones] which may or may not arise in relation to transactions carried out in the context of the [Blue Circle] acquisition process.”
	cementamericas.com /mag/cement_cementscope_2 (814 words)

	BBC News \| The Company File \| Warning hits Blue Circle shares
		Analysts said the warning was a bolt from the blue.
		Outside Asia, Blue Circle said it expected cement demand in Chile to be about 25% lower this year and forecast one-off effects on its US operations from severe weather on the east coast of the United States.
		Blue Circle has repeatedly warned about tough trading conditions in its Asian markets, but expectations improved after the half-year results in September when chief executive Rick Haythornthwaite said the future was looking brighter.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/business/the_company_file/492217.stm (293 words)

	Blue Circle Industries plc and Myson Group plc: A report on the merger situation
		Blue Circle Industries plc and Myson Group plc: A report on the merger situation
		Blue Circle Industries plc and Myson Group plc
		In recent years the company has diversified into a number of new activities, among them the manufacture of gas domestic central heating boilers (marketed under the Potterton brand name) and electronic central heating control systems.
	www.competition-commission.org.uk /rep_pub/reports/1989/263bluecircle.htm (485 words)

	Blue Circle Cement Up and Running With Broad Suite of Manugistics Intelligent Supply Chain Solutions; Leading Cement ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Blue Circle Industries PLC is headquartered in London, UK and celebrated it's 100th anniversary this year.
		In a time of dot coms and technology stock, Blue Circle is the only remaining building materials stock listed in the FTSE (Financial Times) 100.
		Blue Circle Cement is part of the Blue Circle North America family of companies, which includes Blue Circle Materials and Blue Circle Aggregates.
	www.findwealth.com /blue-circle-cement-up-and-200404pr.html (578 words)

	IN RE LAFARGE SA - Legal Case Documents
		Respondent Blue Circle Industries PLC is a company registered in England and Wales under number 66568 whose registered office is located at 84 Eccleston Square, London, England.
		Blue Circle PLC, among other things, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cement and lime.
		Proposed Respondent Blue Circle North America, Inc., a corporation controlled by Blue Circle PLC, is organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Georgia, and has its office and principal place of business located at 1800 Parkway Place, Suite 1100, Marietta, GA 30067.
	www.legalcasedocs.com /120/247/836.html (2591 words)

	Chris Shelley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Prior to joining Invensys, Chris was CEO of Blue Circle’s JV, e-cement, as well as Head of Group Marketing for BCI, having been in several large corporate roles in the UK and overseas.
		Until recently, Chris was CEO of e-cement.com and Head of Group Marketing for Blue Circle Industries PLC, serving as a member of the BCI Executive Team.
		It was originally a 60:40 joint venture owned by Blue Circle Industries PLC and Just2clicks.com plc; BCI have acquired J2C’s stake and Lafarge of France has acquired the Blue Circle Group.
	www.smf.org.uk /smf060.htm (504 words)

	- Lafarge net earnings in 1999: + 32 % (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the perspective of the acquisition of Blue Circle Industries PLC, Lafarge will experience another major stage in its development in 2000, which will establish it as the world's leading cement producer.
		Lafarge and Blue Circle Industries also acquired a majority stake in Hima Cement, the largest cement producer in Uganda.
		Following a process that the Group has already successfully applied on a number of occasions, notably during the successful integration of Redland, the priority in 2000 will consist in the rapid, harmonious and efficient integration of Blue Circle activities, implementing the synergies and opportunities for delivering value generated by this acquisition.
	www.lafarge.com /lafarge_en/htm/lafarge_net_earnings_1999.html (1180 words)

	Baxi buy-out to bring wider product range
		Baxi Partnership Ltd is buying Blue Circle Industries Plc's heating business for a consideration of £480 million.
		The move, which will secure Baxi's position as a leading European boiler manufacturer, is expected to deliver 'substantial' savings and benefits and enable the company to upgrade its range of boilers and related heating products.
		Blue Circle's radiator business was a major player in the European market and, to date, radiators had represented a small part of Baxi's business.
	www.fmb.org.uk /publications/masterbuilder/december99/6d.asp (125 words)

	Blue Circle soars on deals - Oct. 11, 1999
		LONDON (CNNfn) - Blue Circle Industries, Britain's largest producer of cement, saw its share price jump about 3 percent Monday as investors cheered a back-to-back acquisition and sale by the building materials company over the weekend.
		Nearly 70 percent of Blue Circle's total sales of $3.36 billion last year was generated by its heavy building materials division.
		In a recent strategy statement, Blue Circle said it's aiming to build up its heavy building materials portfolio, especially in emerging markets where the company feels it can bring its technical and operational expertise to bear.
	www.cnn.com /money/1999/10/11/europe/bluecircle (331 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 24 Jul 1998 (pt 10) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Appeal was heard in May and judgment handed down on 10 June with the Court finding for Blue Circle Industries plc and increasing the award by a further £600,000.
		As agreed by both sides, there was no physical damage to human or animal health, and the area affected was well away from land regularly used by the company or to which the public had access.
		The affected sediment was removed at MOD's expense in 1994 by suitable qualified contractors to the satisfaction of the regulatory Authorities and Blue Circle Industries.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo980724/text/80724w10.htm (1321 words)

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