Cement News tagged under: Investigation
Former vice president of Cemex Colombia to appear before authorities in US29 November 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe former vice president of planning for Cemex Colombia, Édgar Ramírez, is due to appear before the FBI and a senior official of the Colombian Prosecutor's office in the USA, in relation to alleged acts of corruption by some members of the company’s leadership, according to El Tiempo. Cemex Colombia had previously released a statement noting that it had "voluntarily published the delinking of some of its executives, including Édgar Ramírez, the company's former vice president of planning,... |
Romania's Competition Council launches cement market investigation25 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsRomania's Competition Council (RCC) is investigating possible anti-competitive practices between the three domestic market cement producers – Holcim Romania, CRH Ciment Romania and HeidelbergCement Romania. It is reported in the Romania Insider that the three companies are suspected of having split the local market in terms of market shares, product offer, production sales levels, technical development and investments. The investigation will also look at possible price-fixing starting from ... |
Lafarge under investigation over ISIS funding29 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsLafarge SA was charged on Thursday with crimes against humanity for funding Islamic State in Syria. The company was informed by magistrates that it had been placed under formal investigation for financing a terrorist enterprise, aiding and abetting crimes against humanity, and endangering life. Previously, three Lafarge officials were handed charges for their alleged roles in indirectly funding Islamic extremist groups, enabling the cement producer to operate in war-torn Syria. Lafarge ha... |
US Department of Justice to investigate Cemex over Maceo plant payments15 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe US Department of Justice is investigating Mexico's Cemex SA over payments concerning the construction of the Maceo cement plant in Colombia. Cemex is being investigated over whether it violated federal bribery laws. Cemex said in a filing Monday that it had received a federal grand jury subpoena related to the Colombian project, located in the municipality of Maceo. According to a September 2016 filing, Cemex paid roughly US$20m to a non-governmental employee of CI Calizas y Minera... |
Consumer authority raids warehouse on repacked cement, Sri Lanka19 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka’s Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) of Sri Lanka has raided a warehouse of state-run Cement Corporation and seized thousands of expired cement bags that are allegedly being repacked. The CCA conducted the raid following a tip-off that expired cement stocks imported from Pakistan were being repacked after the expiry dates have lapsed, local press report. The authorities have confiscated around 7000 cement bags from a warehouse in Panchikawatta in Colombo and sealed the facility. ... |
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