FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Swiss cement maker Holcim (>> Holcim Ltd) said on Wednesday it would cut 120 jobs in Switzerland, ahead of its merger with French peer Lafarge (>> LAFARGE).

Lafarge said on Tuesday it plans to cut 380 jobs.

Lafarge and Holcim have agreed to merge to create the world's biggest cement maker.

(Reporting by Kirsti Knolle; Editing by Miral Fahmy)

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