My blog in June 2014 reported that Cement giants Lafarge and Holcim would merge. The merger happened in July 2015.
Lafarge is the company quarrying Gunung Kanthan - see labels about this.
On 11 July 2017, LafargeHolcim published an article, " LafargeHolcim accelerates biodiversity efforts in Southeast Asia". See link for the full article. Although Gunung Kanthan isn't specifically mentioned, it does relate to Malaysia. Excerpt from first paragraph:
"LafargeHolcim is accelerating its efforts on biodiversity conservation and has signed an agreement with Fauna & Flora International (FFI), a leading NGO focused on biodiversity. Under the agreement, FFI will perform an independent external review of the Group’s existing biodiversity management plans (BMP’s) at sites in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines; contribute to the development of a Groupwide strategy on karst management since karst areas are an important habitat for unique and specialized fauna; identify opportunities for enhancing biodiversity in quarry rehabilitation; and organize a stakeholder dialogue bringing together an external expert group, local government, local NGOs and LafargeHolcim staff to consult on BMP recommendations."
sign in a cave in Laos
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12 June 2014
Cement giants Lafarge and Holcim
Cement giants Lafarge and Holcim
There have been press reports earlier in 2014 that Holcim and Lafarge will merge. These are two of the world's cement giants. On April 7 2014 Holcim of Switzerland unveiled a deal to buy France's Lafarge, which would create the world's biggest cement maker, with $44 billion (26 billion pounds) of annual sales, and launch asset sales worldwide to steer it over antitrust hurdles. It will be known as LafargeHolcim.
Both these companies operate in southeast Asia. Both are destroying limestone hills.
Holcim is active in southwest Vietnam, in the controversial Ha Tien / Hon Chong area. I say controversial as this area is important for its biodiversity. One important document (in English) is "Beleaguered Hills: managing the biodiversity of the remaining karst hills of Kien Giang, Vietnam , (various authors / sponsors) 2008.
See my blog on Hon Chong.and FFI blog on Holcim
Lafarge are of course in Malaysia, currently quarrying Gunung Kanthan in Perak. See labels on right column of this blog, also the 2014 press reports.
Lafarge recently merged its British operations with those of Anglo American to form LafargeTarmac. Holcim runs Britain's Aggregate Industries.
Surprisingly the LafargeHolcim merger is already on Wikipedia.
There have been press reports earlier in 2014 that Holcim and Lafarge will merge. These are two of the world's cement giants. On April 7 2014 Holcim of Switzerland unveiled a deal to buy France's Lafarge, which would create the world's biggest cement maker, with $44 billion (26 billion pounds) of annual sales, and launch asset sales worldwide to steer it over antitrust hurdles. It will be known as LafargeHolcim.
Both these companies operate in southeast Asia. Both are destroying limestone hills.
Holcim is active in southwest Vietnam, in the controversial Ha Tien / Hon Chong area. I say controversial as this area is important for its biodiversity. One important document (in English) is "Beleaguered Hills: managing the biodiversity of the remaining karst hills of Kien Giang, Vietnam , (various authors / sponsors) 2008.
See my blog on Hon Chong.and FFI blog on Holcim
Lafarge are of course in Malaysia, currently quarrying Gunung Kanthan in Perak. See labels on right column of this blog, also the 2014 press reports.
Lafarge recently merged its British operations with those of Anglo American to form LafargeTarmac. Holcim runs Britain's Aggregate Industries.
Surprisingly the LafargeHolcim merger is already on Wikipedia.
6 September 2011
Moi Chau cave, Hon Chong, south Vietnam
This is Part 2 of my south Vietnam caving trip. See Part 1 on Hon Chong area.
Hang Moi Chau (hang = cave) is the longest cave in the area, and is a show cave. It is in Mo So Lon (Bai Voi) hill.
Several of the limestone hills are being quarried for cement, and there are 3 or 4 companies operating in the area.
The limestone hills rise steeply above the plain, which is mostly an area of mangroves. I was constantly aware of an acrid smell due to the high acid sulphate content of the mud.
The area is proposed as a nature reserve and is important for large wading birds, although we didn't see any. Much of the area is being cleared for fish ponds.
Moi Chau was used as a hospital during the Vietnam war. The rocks outside show lots of bullet and blast damage.
There is a small entry fee to the cave. There are guides although we didn't have one as we were surveying the cave and had an official letter.
A boardwalk leads over the entrance lake, and further in this is replaced by sandbags.
We surveyed the cave. Throughout the cave people have left incense sticks and offerings, and sadly also lots of rubbish. There are some nice roots coming into the cave.
There is also some cave fauna, the most interesting being the large shrimps.
One passage is used as a short cut by the locals on motorbikes.
It leads to a wang, or enclosed valley.
Another part of the cave is used as a restaurant.
Other passages have shrines and there are two long stalactites
Expedition results are published in Karst and Caves of South Vietnam, Part 1: Provinces of Kien Giang, An Giang and Da Nang. Michael Laumanns (editor). Published by Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte (BHB), Volume 43 , 2011 . To order, contact me or see BHB 2011.
© Liz Price
No reproduction without permission
Hang Moi Chau (hang = cave) is the longest cave in the area, and is a show cave. It is in Mo So Lon (Bai Voi) hill.
Several of the limestone hills are being quarried for cement, and there are 3 or 4 companies operating in the area.
The limestone hills rise steeply above the plain, which is mostly an area of mangroves. I was constantly aware of an acrid smell due to the high acid sulphate content of the mud.
The area is proposed as a nature reserve and is important for large wading birds, although we didn't see any. Much of the area is being cleared for fish ponds.
Moi Chau was used as a hospital during the Vietnam war. The rocks outside show lots of bullet and blast damage.
There is a small entry fee to the cave. There are guides although we didn't have one as we were surveying the cave and had an official letter.
One passage is used as a short cut by the locals on motorbikes.
It leads to a wang, or enclosed valley.
Another part of the cave is used as a restaurant.
Expedition results are published in Karst and Caves of South Vietnam, Part 1: Provinces of Kien Giang, An Giang and Da Nang. Michael Laumanns (editor). Published by Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte (BHB), Volume 43 , 2011 . To order, contact me or see BHB 2011.
© Liz Price
No reproduction without permission
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