Major Controversy: Lafarge Found Guilty of Supporting Jihadists in Syria

PARIS — A Paris court on Monday found cement maker Holcim’s Lafarge unit guilty of financing terrorism and breaching European sanctions to keep its plant running in northern Syria during the civil war. Eight former Lafarge employees, including executives, were also convicted.

Judges ruled that Lafarge paid a total of 5.593 million euros ($6.53 million) to jihadist groups, including Islamic State and the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front — both designated as terrorist organizations by the EU — between 2013 and September 2014. The case marks one of the most significant corporate convictions tied to funding militant groups in a conflict zone.

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