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Breedon in talks to acquire Lagan Group

19 February 2018, Published under Cement News

UK-based construction materials company, Breedon Aggregates, is reportedly looking to acquire all or parts of Lagan Group, a leading building materials company based in Ireland. The Lagan Group currently includes Lagan Cement, which has a production capacity of 700,000tpa, two bitumen terminals in Dublin and Belfast, road marking, quarry and concrete businesses. It is also involved in the manufacture of bricks, blocks and timber frames for the housing sector. In the UK its assets include We...

Ireland: cement firms make windfall profits from ETS permits

18 April 2016, Published under Cement News

CRH, Lagan Cement and Quinn Cement have together made EUR128m (US$145m) through the sale of permits under the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS).  On Sunday, the Irish Independent reported that the three firms were allocated credits on the basis of a prediction that demand would rise by 30 per cent between 2007 and 2012. The impact of the financial crisis instead caused demand to drop by over 60 per cent, allowing the companies to sell off their un-needed carbon credits. Donal O'Riain o...

Quinn and Lagan call off merger plans

18 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Lagan and Quinn Building Products have abandoned plans for their proposed joint venture. Last December, the two companies announced that they had signed a memorandum of understanding which would combine their cement and building products businesses based in Ballyconnell, Derrylin, Kinnegad, Belfast, Cork in Ireland and Benelux. Quinn Therm, Quinn Litepac, Quinn Tarmac and Lagan Sand were not included in this proposal. However, in a joint statement released on Friday, the two firms said...

Quinn and Lagan Cement propose merger

20 December 2012, Published under Cement News

Ireland-based Quinn Building Products and the Lagan Cement Group have signed a memorandum of understanding that may lead to a merger of the two groups. The businesses, which will become part of the proposed joint venture, are the combined cement and building products businesses based in Ballyconnell, Derrylin, Kinnegad, Belfast, Cork in Ireland and Benelux. Quinn Therm, Quinn Litepac, Quinn Tarmac and Lagan Sand are not included in this proposal. Commenting on the proposed JV, the CE...