Hundreds of companies have been eyeing work on President Donald Trump's 30-foot border wall with Mexico. Some, however, won't touch it with a 10-foot pole.
Mexican cement giant Cemex won't participate, though it is well-positioned to profit with plants on both sides of the border.
Neither will Vinci, a big French engineering company, after CEO Xavier Huillard cited the "sensitivities" of employees. Emmanuel Macron, frontrunner for the French presidency, has warned LafargeHolcim, the world's largest cement maker, to steer clear. Union leaders at that company have branded the wall undemocratic.
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