|
contents | business | |||||||||
| HeidelbergCement mourns for Dr. Adolf Merckle As a shareholder and member of the Supervisory Board Dr. Adolf Merckle had very close ties with German cement firm HeidelbergCement for many decades. Dead German tycoon Merckle actively accompanied and marked the dynamic development of HeidelbergCement from a medium sized southern German cement company to one on of the world's largest building materials producers. The family of Adolf Merckle may have to sell business interests in addition to drug company Ratiopharm. The sale of other assets such as drugs wholesaler and distributor Phoenix and the family's majority stake in HeidelbergCement depends on how the group's restructuring proceeds, sources familiar with the situation said. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |