According to the French daily Les Echos, the French cement maker LAFARGE is on the verge of selling its specialised materials branch to the investment funds CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS and ADVENT INTERNATIONAL. This division had a turnover of EUR 1.2 billion in 1999 and values itself at between EUR 750 and 800 million. Furthermore, BURELLE announced that it was studying the acquisition of its horizontal signalling and ground marking activities from LAFARGE APPLICATION ROUTIERES (annual turnover of...