{"id":644,"date":"2024-03-14T13:35:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=644"},"modified":"2025-02-13T09:38:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T08:38:55","slug":"lhoist-berghmans-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/famille-lhoist-berghmans\/","title":{"rendered":"Lhoist-Berghmans family: \u20ac3 billion Empire in Lime and Dolomite"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lhoist-Berghmans family<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <strong>Lhoist-Berghmans family<\/strong> has assets estimated at almost <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/tag\/milliard\/\">3 billion euros<\/a><\/strong>thanks to its world leader in the manufacture of<strong> lime and dolomite<\/strong>. Located in Clavier, in the province of Li\u00e8ge, the growth of this family-owned company illustrates the industrial excellence of Wallonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7cb6ac10fa&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7cb6ac10fa\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/logo-lhoist-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Lhoist-Berghmans family company logo \" class=\"wp-image-3308\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/logo-lhoist-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/logo-lhoist-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/logo-lhoist-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/logo-lhoist.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The company's origins date back to 1889, when Hippolyte Dumont founded the quarry, and it was in 1924 that L\u00e9on Lhoist began to shape the group's international future. Their products are essential <strong>for agriculture, construction and many other industrial sectors.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group took off internationally in the 1980s, starting in North America and continuing to expand in Europe, particularly Eastern Europe. In 2011, tragedy struck the family with the loss of L\u00e9on-Albert baron Lhoist. The family keeps a low profile, with Anne Marianne Fentener van Vlissingen joining the Board of Directors,<strong> a member of one of the richest families in the Netherlands.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7cb6ac13b5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7cb6ac13b5\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/wheel-excavator-quarry-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lhoist-Berghmans family construction machine \" class=\"wp-image-3313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/wheel-excavator-quarry-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/wheel-excavator-quarry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/wheel-excavator-quarry-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/wheel-excavator-quarry-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the financial front, the family has enjoyed substantial dividends over the past decade, exceeding the <strong>billion<\/strong> <strong>euros<\/strong>. However, the group is no stranger to local conflicts, notably over the Tridaine water source in Rochefort, essential both for the monks' production of their Trappist wine and for the family's extraction activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Group is also committed to<a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/category\/art\/\"> culture with a private art collection,<\/a> focused on photography, ranging from big names like <strong>Robert Capa and Harry Gruyaert<\/strong>In this way, we support both cultural heritage and investigative photojournalism. This initiative underlines an investment in intellectual works alongside their industrial activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7cb6ac1624&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7cb6ac1624\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1657\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/wide-angle-shot-machine-landscape-made-sand-stones-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mines of the Lhoist-Berghmans family \" class=\"wp-image-3316\" style=\"width:935px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/wide-angle-shot-machine-landscape-made-sand-stones-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/wide-angle-shot-machine-landscape-made-sand-stones-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/wide-angle-shot-machine-landscape-made-sand-stones-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/wide-angle-shot-machine-landscape-made-sand-stones-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lhoist remains a key player in its field, surpassing even the Lhoist group. <strong>Carmeuse<\/strong>its Walloon competitor. Despite its apparent media reserve, the Lhoist group is the subject of discussion in public and professional spheres, whether because of its economic performance or its involvement in environmental and local issues and the <strong>Lhoist-Berghmans family<\/strong> has a fortune of over 3 billion euros.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immerse yourself in the world of the Lhoist-Berghmans family, whose assets total nearly 3 billion euros thanks to their world-leading lime and dolomite 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