Brussels, 16/12/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 16 December, the European Commission gave its conditional authorisation to the planned acquisition of Lafarge (France) by Holcim (Switzerland). The two parties are manufacturers and suppliers of cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates and other construction materials worldwide. The decision is conditional upon the divestment of Lafarge sites in Germany, Romania and the United Kingdom and of Holcim operations in France, Hungary, Slovakia, Spain...