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Lafarge gets $778m fine for supporting terror groups

Lafarge SA has been fined $778 million by the US Justice Department for supporting terror groups in Syria during the Syrian civil war. In a statement, Lafarge and the parent company Holcim Group, stated thus: “Lafarge SA and its defunct subsidiary Lafarge Cement Syria have agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiring to provide material[…]