Lafarge SE deal consolidates Argos’ Carolinas-to-Texas footprint

Sources: Cementos Argos, Medellin; Lafarge Group, Paris

By Don Marsh

Argos officials cite a significant presence across the Southeast on the heels of a $760 million transaction spanning Lafarge North America assets in the region: 79 ready mixed plants in Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana; Harleyville, S.C., and Roberta, Ala., cement plants, plus Atlanta-area clinker grinding mill; and, six cement terminals (five rail, one port).

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