Lafarge

A multinational cement company has been indicted by French investigative judges on charges including complicity in crimes against humanity and financing of Syrian terrorists. The allegations relate to the conduct of Lafarge Cement Syria, a subsidiary of French-based Lafarge SA, between 2011 and 2014

Aggregate Industries has expanded into the UK cement market by taking ownership of Lafarge’s UK cement plants following the merger between Lafarge and Holcim. The plants in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and Cauldon, Staffordshire now part of the portfolio of operations at Aggregate In

The planned merger between building materials giants Holcim and Lafarge to create the world’s biggest cement company has stalled after Holcim rejected the current terms. Switzerland-based Holcim, which includes UK arm Aggregate Industries, revealed today it wants to renegotiate the terms of the me

Dublin-based materials giant CRH has acquired a raft of assets from Lafarge and Holcim, clearing the way for the latter two firms to merge. As part of their proposed merger, Lafarge and Holcim have entered exclusive negotiations further to a binding commitment made by CRH regarding the sale of sever