Venezuela to take over at least 60% of Cemex, Holcim and Lafarge Cement Companies.

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Chief executive of Holcim Philippines, a joint venture between Phinma and Holcim of Germany, and vice chairman of Phinma.

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When the dust settled, two well-known expatriate business leaders attending the CastleAsia breakfast were dead: Timothy Mackay, a New Zealander who headed Swiss cement maker Holcim Ltd.

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In 2005 Holcim bought Aggregate Industries, a British aggregates firm.

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Antitrust officials from the European Union raided the offices of several large cement companies, including Lafarge, Holcim and Mexico's Cemex, as part of an investigation into an alleged cartel.

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Holcim, Shell and Syngenta), development finance (e.g.

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