Thursday 3 September 2020

Lafarge accused of polluting the Seine

Wherever LafargeHolcim – the parent company of Aggregate Industries – operates, it seems to court controversy. This time it’s in Paris:




According to Global Cement:
The mayor of Paris has contacted the public prosecutor to request a criminal action against LafargeHolcim.
EDIT 8.9.20

Reuters quotes François Petry, previously head of Aggregate Industries, now head of LafargeHolcim France:
“We take these isolated incidents that took place in two of our sites by La Seine very seriously.” 
He said the firm was no longer working with a driver involved in one of the incidents - he did not specify which one - and that he had personally reminded employees and contractors about complying with company standards.  
All the firm’s Paris sites will undergo an audit, and a re-training program has been launched, Petry said.