Lafarge France will invest EUR100m in the modernisation of its cement plant at Martres-Tolosane in Haute-Garonne, France.

The company is currently selecting a contractor to carry out the work, which is scheduled to start at the end of the year. Jean-Louis Chauzy, president of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Occitanie, expressed his concerned that the cement company would choose a Chinese contractor rather than a French company, but Lafarge responded by saying no decision had been taken.