Lafarge Group at a Glance
Lafarge is a world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in its Cement, Aggregates & Concrete businesses.
Lafarge is a world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in its Cement, Aggregates & Concrete businesses. For the second year in a row, Lafarge ranked amongst the top-10 of 500 companies evaluated by the "Carbon Disclosure Project" in recognition of their strategy and actions against global warming. With the world's leading building materials research facility, Lafarge places innovation at the heart of its priorities, working for sustainable construction and architectural creativity.
World leader in building materials
At global level, Lafarge is:
- No.1 in cement
- No.2 in aggregates
- No.3 in concrete
Unique portfolio of product lines and businesses
The Group is made up of a unique portfolio of product lines and businesses (listed below with an indication of their proportionate share in the Group):
| Date founded | 1833 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters （Google Map） |
61 rue des Belles Feuilles BP 40 - 75782 Paris Cedex 16 Tel：+33 144 34 11 11, Fax：+33 144 34 12 00 |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Bruno Lafont |
| Consolidated sales | 15,284(Million Euro) (Figures at 31/12/2011) |
| Present in | 64 countries (Figures at 31/12/2011) |
| Employee | 68,000 (Figures at 31/12/2011) |
| Production sites | 1,963 (Figures at 31/12/2010) |
Legal structure: stock company（SA）
Register of Commerce and Companies, Paris: 542 105 572
Traded on the Paris Bourse
Mission: anticipate needs to drive advances in construction methods
Lafarge designs and produces building materials to meet the requirements of people throughout the world for:
- housing,
- transport,
- healthcare,
- education,
- essential infrastructure for economic growth and social progress.
Solid values: respect, care, rigour
Essential values guide Lafarge's development:
- integrity,
- ethics,
- courage,
- empathy,
- openness,
- commitment.
Lafarge believes that ongoing advances in building materials must integrate respect for people, their different needs and environments. This strong conviction is reflected in a strategy which combines industrial know-how with:
performance,
value creation,
respect for employees and local cultures,
environmental protection,
conservation of natural resources and energy.
For more details, please visit Lafarge Group website.
