Lafarge is accused of paying ISIS and other armed groups €13 million ($14.1 million) to allow it to keep operating in Syria during the civil war, while keeping its Syrian employees on duty despite the risks. France's Supreme Court has ruled Lafarge can now face charges of crimes against humanity.
The complaint accused Lafarge of making arrangements with IS and several other armed groups in order to keep its Jalabiya cement factory plant open and running between 2012 and 2014 in northeastern Syria.
"Multinational Lafarge and four former executives to stand trial for financing of terrorism in Syria" 16 October 2024. This Wednesday the 16th of October, French investigating judges ordered Lafarge SA and four former executives to stand trial before the French criminal court for financing a terrorist organisation and violating an embargo.
French cement giant Lafarge SA was slapped with a $778 million fine Tuesday for making millions in payments to the Islamic State and another jihadist group to build its business in Syria.
In 2008, the French company Lafarge bought a cement plant in northern Syria for nearly 680 million euros. As the Syrian conflict escalated and armed groups proliferated, Lafarge decided in 2012 to evacuate its foreign employees, while continuing to run the plant with its Syrian employees. ... After news reports revealed Lafarge's dealings in ...
The complaint accused Lafarge of making arrangements with IS and several other armed groups in order to keep its Jalabiya cement factory plant open and running between 2012 and 2014 in …
Henan Lite Refractory Materials Co., Ltd. is a high-quality R&D and manufacturing enterprise in the field of refractory materials. It is one of the representatives of advanced manufacturers of refractory materials in China.
PARIS (Reuters) -France's highest court on Tuesday rejected a request from French cement maker Lafarge that it dismiss charges of complicity in crimes against humanity as part of an enquiry into ...
Between 2012 and 2014, Lafarge allegedly paid up to 13 million euros to several armed groups in Syria, including the Islamic State, to keep its cement factory running in the midst of the Syrian civil war and its atrocities.
U.S. prosecutors said Lafarge, through intermediaries, paid Islamic State and al Nusra Front the equivalent of approximately $5.92 million between 2013 and 2014 to allow employees, customers and...
PARIS (Reuters) -France's highest court on Tuesday rejected a request from French cement maker Lafarge that it dismiss charges of complicity in crimes against humanity as part of an enquiry...
PARIS (Reuters) -France's highest court on Tuesday rejected a request from French cement maker Lafarge that it dismiss charges of complicity in crimes against humanity as part of an enquiry...
Lafarge is accused of paying ISIS and other armed groups €13 million ($14.1 million) to allow it to keep operating in Syria during the civil war, while keeping its Syrian employees on duty despite the risks. France's …
France's Lafarge loses ruling in Syria crimes against humanity case Date: 7 Sep 2021 Content Type: Article. France's Court of Cassation overturned a decision by a lower court to dismiss charges brought against cement giant Lafarge for complicity in crimes against humanity in Syria's civil war.
France's top court on Tuesday overturned a decision by a lower court to dismiss charges brought against cement giant Lafarge for complicity in crimes against humanity in Syria's civil war.
French cement company Lafarge pleaded guilty on Tuesday to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group so that a plant in Syria could remain open, a case that the U.S. Justice Department ...
Henan Libo Mining Machinery Co., Ltd. is a professional manufacturer which provides complete sets of mine selection machine, stone crushing machine, grinding mill, drying equipment.
Which was why Lafarge, wanting to sell cement into the oil-fuelled construction boom across the Middle East, came to buy Egypt's Orascom Cement for $12.8bn in 2008, inheriting not just its clients and factories in Turkey, Pakistan, North Korea and Algeria, but also its plan to build a new cement plant in Jalabiya, Syria.
U.S. prosecutors said Lafarge, through intermediaries, paid Islamic State and al Nusra Front the equivalent of approximately $5.92 million between 2013 and 2014 to allow employees, customers and...
A French judicial investigation found that between 2012 and 2014, the company, through its Syrian subsidiary Lafarge Cement Syria, paid up to 13 million euros (about $17.5 million at the time) to ...
In 2008, the French company Lafarge bought a cement plant in northern Syria for nearly 680 million euros. As the Syrian conflict escalated and armed groups proliferated, Lafarge decided …
French cement giant Lafarge SA was slapped with a $778 million fine Tuesday for making millions in payments to the Islamic State and another jihadist group to build its business in Syria.
Lafarge, via its subsidiary, has allegedly paid up to 13 million euro to several armed groups including the Islamic State in order to keep its Syrian cement factory running.
Henan Chunyue Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd. Company Size: 11 - 50 People Address: East Room, Floor 9, Unit 2, Building 2, Qifu International, Cross of Tongbai Road, Hanghai West …
Henan Lite Refractory Materials Co., Ltd. is a high-quality R&D and manufacturing enterprise in the field of refractory materials. It is one of the representatives of advanced …
Lafarge Cement Syria is a subsidiary almost 99% owned by the French group Lafarge. Formerly known as Syrian Cement Company, Lafarge bought it in 2008 when it acquired the leading Egyptian cement company, ORASCOM. Last updated: November 2016 European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) e.V.
Henan Chunyue Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd. Company Size: 11 - 50 People Address: East Room, Floor 9, Unit 2, Building 2, Qifu International, Cross of Tongbai Road, Hanghai West Road, Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China INQUIRY
In 2008, the French company Lafarge bought a cement plant in northern Syria for nearly 680 million euros. As the Syrian conflict escalated and armed groups proliferated, Lafarge decided in 2012 to evacuate its foreign employees, while continuing …