Industrial Minerals


European cement merger on hold

11 March 2010

by Alex Feytis

Ciments Français says obstacles still blocking merger with Italcementi

Keywords: Ciments Français, Italcementi, merger, cement, Europe

Despite the latest persistent rumours in the industry, France’s second largest cement producer Ciments Français SA confirmed to IM that the merger with its Italian parent company Italcementi SpA was not about to happen.

On 5 March, Italcementi threw the market into speculation when...