RAVENA — LaFarge Cement is embarking on a plan to modernize its Ravena plant. In an interview Wednesday, Joe Goss, president of LaFarge’s eastern U.S. business unit, said the plant, ...

Holcim and Lafarge, two of the world's largest suppliers of building materials, announce plans to merge, creating an industry giant with $44 billion in annual revenue.

France's Lafarge and Switzerland's Holcim approved plans for a merger that would create a construction-materials company with a combined market value of $50 billion, but antitrust hurdles remain.