Published on 8th April 2014
The massive merger announcement from Holcim and Lafarge may have an unexpected beneficiary – in the form of Breedon Aggregates. The competition authorities in the UK are expected to approve the merger between those two European rivals, while at the same forcing them to let go of some assets. One possible unit that might come free is a cement works in Staffordshire. Breedon is a consolidator, snapping up assets on the cheap. The purchase of that unit would give the company its first entry into cement, allowing it to produce the full range of building materials, The Times Tempus writes.