Ron Wainwright

Lafarge SA engaged in the production and marketing of building materials. It produces and sells cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete. The company's building products and solutions were used to construct and renovate homes, buildings and infrastructures. It provided its services under the brand name Lafarge. The company operated through the following divisions: Cement, and Aggregates and Concrete. The Cement division produced and sold a wide range of cement and hydraulic binders adapted to the needs of the construction industry. It also offered specialty cements suitable for use in a variety of environmental conditions and specific applications, natural lime hydraulic binders, masonry cements, and ground blast furnace slag. The Aggregates and Concrete division produced and sold aggregates, ready mix concrete, and products relating to paving activities. It also offered plaster based products which include plaster plate, plaster squares, coatings, metal framework and industrial plaster. Lafarge was founded by Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge in 1833 and was headquartered in Toulouse, France.

Part of Bühler Holding AG, Sortex Ltd. is a British company that specializes in the manufacture and distribution of electronic color sorters and vision systems, as well as the manufacture and installation of cleaning and sorting machinery for the food and agriculture industries. The company is based in London, UK. Sortex was acquired by Bühler AG, part of Bühler Holding AG from October 01, 1997 on April 01, 1994 for $16.41 million.

Thermal Ceramics de France SAS manufactures insulating fiber, firebricks, and monolithic products. The firm's products are used in industrial furnaces, household ovens, pools, spas, and steam generators. The company is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France.

Sigma Group, Inc. provides advertising services. It offers business to business, consumer packaged goods and retail services. The company was founded by Vladimir Chronis in 1986 and is headquartered in Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Shin-Nippon Thermal Ceramics Corp. manufactures and sells fire resistant insulation materials, including ceramic fibers. Its products include fiber, super wool, pyrobloc, microporous-WDS lambdflex, and fire master. The company was founded on April 1, 1997 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.