LafargeHolcim
LafargeHolcim plans to merge ACC and Ambuja Cements
05 May 2017
The merger of ACC and Ambuja Cements, which are part of LafargeHolcim, will create the largest cement company in India overtaking the current leader UltraTech
Competition Tribunal stays Lafarge's India asset sale
14 Apr 2016
The tribunal’s decision comes as a setback to the global merger between French cement giant Lafarge and Swiss building materials firm Holcim
Lafarge may exit India as plan to sell part capacity to Birla Corp fails
06 Jan 2016
The decision comes after Lafarge failed to sell 5.15-mt of its cement capacity in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to Birla Corporation for Rs5,000 crore, as the M P Birla group failed to secure limestone mining rights for the two units
LafargeHolcim hires Ron Wiradhadiraksa as chief financial officer
12 Oct 2015
LafargeHolcim today replaced chief financial officer, Thomas Aebischer with Ron Wiradhadiraksa from Philips
Birla Corp to buy two cement plants in eastern India from LafargeHolcim for Rs5,000 cr
18 Aug 2015
The mega deal requires approval from regulators in around 17 countries, and the two companies would have to sell assets worth more than $11 billion to comply with competition concerns
