Cement maker Holcim's Lafarge will face trial in a French court on charges that its Syrian subsidiary financed terrorism and breached European sanctions in order to keep a plant operating, France's anti-terrorism prosecutor and a lead plaintiff said.

Cement maker Holcim Ltd.’s Lafarge will face trial in France over allegations it helped finance terrorism and violated sanctions in a long-running case over payments made to keep a plant operating in war-torn Syria.