UPDATE 1-CRH confirms $7.34bln deal to buy assets from Lafarge SA, Holcim-WSJ
February 01, 2015 at 13:54 PM EST
Feb 1 (Reuters) - Irish building materials company CRH Plc confirmed that it agreed to pay $7.34 billion for assets from cement companies Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.