Aggregate Industries Honored with Environmental League of Massachusetts' Green Star Award

SAUGUS, Mass., June 9, 2016

"The Environmental League of Massachusetts is proud to honor Aggregate Industries with our ELM 'Green Star' award for its corporate leadership in support of clean, renewable energy.  Aggregate joined with environmental leaders in meeting with Massachusetts state legislators to urge greater support for solar energy," said George Bachrach, president of the Environmental League of Mass. "Aggregate is working with municipalities such as the City of Haverhill to turn a capped landfill into a new solar field.  Aggregate's corporate leadership is important to the Commonwealth." 

Aggregate Industries is devoted to fostering greater environmental awareness and protection The Company has earned the prestigious ISO 14001 Certification at all of its operating sites in the United States.

"At Aggregate Industries, we see the environment as our responsibility to protect and act as a stewardess to the sustainability of our planet," said Brad Kohl, Head, Aggregate Industries, Northeast Region. "We're proud to be a corporate leader embracing renewable energy policies and resources. We're dedicated to preserving our resources and sustainable development.  As a company, we harmonize the need for quality construction materials and protecting the environment we get those resources from."

About LafargeHolcim
Aggregate Industries is a member of LafargeHolcim. With a well-balanced presence in 90 countries and a focus on cement, aggregates and concrete, LafargeHolcim (SIX Swiss Exchange, Euronext Paris: LHN) is the world leader in the building materials industry. The Group has 115,000 employees around the world and combined net sales of CHF 32 billion (EUR 26 billion) in 2014. LafargeHolcim is the industry benchmark in R&D and serves from the individual homebuilder to the largest and most complex project with the widest range of value-adding products, innovative services and comprehensive building solutions. With a commitment to drive sustainable solutions for better building and infrastructure and to contribute to a higher quality of life, the Group is best positioned to meet the challenges of increasing urbanization.

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