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Company: Lafarge North America, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Holcim Group
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Penalty: $1,690,000
Year: 2010
Date: January 21, 2010
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Lafarge North America Inc. agreed to pay $1.69 million to resolve multistate litigation concerning air pollution generated by its cement facilities. This was part of a larger $170 million settlement negotiated by the federal government; see the Violation Tracker entry at (click here)
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Switzerland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: building materials
Specific Industry of Current Parent: building materials
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