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Vicat

Vicat SA is a French company manufacturing cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete in four continents. Its activity has developed in France by vertical integration and abroad by acquisitions and, more recently by building Greenfield factories. It is now present in 12 countries: in France (number three in the market behind Lafarge and Ciments Calcia/Italcementi), in Switzerland (number two in the market), in the United States, in Turkey, in Italy, in Egypt, in Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Kazakhstan, India and since 2018 in Brazil.

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Vicat SA is a French company manufacturing cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete in four continents. Its activity has developed in France by vertical integration and abroad by acquisitions and, more recently by building Greenfield factories. It is now present in 12 countries: in France (number three in the market behind Lafarge and Ciments Calcia/Italcementi), in Switzerland (number two in the market), in the United States, in Turkey, in Italy, in Egypt, in Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Kazakhstan, India and since 2018 in Brazil.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1853 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1853". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377021272

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