Features CRH acquires Lafarge-Holcim assets 14 December, 2020 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share Tweet Post Email LATEST Markets & Competition Cemex and Clean Energy to power cement trucks with RNG New renewable fuel agreement to power California May 31, 2024 Markets & Competition Northern Region Cement cancels deal with KHD Humboldt Company changes contractors for Iraq May 31, 2024 MOST READ Markets & Competition Fire at Votorantim cement plant Early morning blaze disrupts operations, investigations May 24, 2024 Markets & Competition Mitsubishi Cement plans to dismantle Aomori plant Five-year plan for factory demolition May 28, 2024 CRH acquires Lafarge-Holcim assets With CRH winning the auction for the largest part of the Lafarge- Holcim assets, it seems that the French and Swiss companies are on the right track to creating a powerful company that will control 20 percent of the global market outside China. When Holcim and Lafarge, the two giants of the cement industry, announced their plans to merge in the spring of 2014, the sector's responses were mixed. Some feared that the new company, representing a merger of equals, will be too large to compete with, making little, if any, room for medium and smaller manufacturers who were struggling as it were to survive on the market, while some large companies worried that the market will no longer be segmented, but monopolized as a result of the merger. Read the rest of the article in the CemWeek Magazine, Issue 24-25. Sign in Don't have any account? Create one SHOW Forgot your username/ password? Log in Terms Of Service Privacy Policy This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and Terms of Service apply Sign in as: User Registration * Required field Sign In Information Personal Information Agree Yes No Terms of Service:You consent that we will collect the information you have provided us herein as well as subsequent use of our platform to render and personalize our services, send you newsletters and occasionally provide you with other information. * Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. Register SaveCookies user preferencesWe use cookies to ensure you to get the best experience on our website. If you decline the use of cookies, this website may not function as expected.Accept allDecline allCW GroupNewsAcceptDecline