Lafarge's Compliance on Trial: Financing Terror in Syria?
Published on: April 13, 2026, 4:31 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
A Paris court convicted cement-maker Holcim's Lafarge unit for financing terrorism and breaching EU sanctions by funding jihadist groups, including the Islamic State, to keep a Syrian plant operational during the civil war. Payments totaling 5.59 million euros were made, strengthening the militant groups.
