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Mr. Link is correct. When LaFarge and Holcim merged several years ago, the combined company was called LaFargeHolcim, and all properties previously owned by Holcim were spun off, likely as part of an anti-trust agreement. It was at this time that CRH, operating under the name Ash Grove, purchased all of Holcim's Great Lakes network including the plant in Mississauga and the unloading terminal in Duluth.

LaFargeHolcim began doing business in the U.S. as simply Holcim in 2021, and in Canada they still operate as LaFarge. The change was made likely due to negative association with the LaFarge name due to events that occurred overseas.

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Lafarge has { has } 3 Canadian flag tug boats in British Columbia. They towed not pushed company owned barges. St. Lawrence Cement in Mississauga on Lake Ontario also goes by the handle "Holcim}. It's hard to tell who owns what today. I understand McIinnis cement in the Gasped is now owned by St. Marys Cement, that being said they have 3 tills in Canada { port Daniels, Bowmanville and St. Marys} and 1 plant in charlevoix. Mi.
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The plant at Mississauga is no longer Holcim. It is operated by Ash Grove, a CRH Company.

While the Lafarge name seems to have mostly disappeared in the United States, I get the impression that many locations in Canada, including the Bath plant, are still using the Lafarge Canada brand. Does anyone know if that is correct? Or am I way off base?

You are correct, it is hard to keep up. Quite a few plant divestitures have happened due to concerns by regulatory agencies regarding competition. In exchange for approving mergers or buyouts, they often require plants or terminals in certain regions to be sold off.

Lafarge has { has } 3 Canadian flag tug boats in British Columbia. They towed not pushed company owned barges. St. Lawrence Cement in Mississauga on Lake Ontario also goes by the handle "Holcim}. It's hard to tell who owns what today. I understand McIinnis cement in the Gasped is now owned by St. Marys Cement, that being said they have 3 tills in Canada { port Daniels, Bowmanville and St. Marys} and 1 plant in charlevoix. Mi.

The barge Integrity pushed by the tug G.L. Ostrander and the barge Innovation pushed by the Samuel De Champlain both had the Lafarge emblem on the barges removed in 2023 and therefore was replaced by Holcim. The Alpena has not had any significant changes to her as far as with the Lafarge or Holcim logos painted on her. You may or may not know this already both the Paul H. Townsend and the S.T. Crapo have each been sold for scrap and have been scrapped at the IMS Scrapyard in Port Colborne then. Hope that this is what you’re looking for and it helps out.

The Huron Cement Co (Alpena) became a division of National Gypsum Co, then was sold off to Lafarge. Lafarge was more or less absorbed by Holcim Cement 5 or 6 years back and since I retired from Lafarge 5 years ago I understand that the company has now reverted back to the Holcim name for its cement operations.

Just curious if anyone has photos or knowledge of any of the Lafarge boats or ATBs still operating, and if the prominent Lafarge name with the big green "L" has been removed in favor of Holcim.