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Lafarge/Opterra

Lafarge becomes Opterra

Figure: CRH

This is how the Opterra logo looks like, replacing the logo of Lafarge in Germany

Figure: CRH

With the official completion of the transaction with Lafarge and Holcim, Lafarge Deutschland is member of the CRH Group with immediate effect. At the same time, the name Lafarge has been replaced in Germany by the name Opterra, which is immediately effective for all former Lafarge locations in Germany.

“We are glad to be one of the eleven new members of the CRH Group since the 1st of August 2015. With an annual production capacity of 3.5 million tons of cement, we are one of the leading cement producers in Germany,” the company‘s website states. Opterra is manufacturing 40 different types of...

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