Brochure: Lafarge, Leader in a Sustainable World

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For over a century and a half, Lafarge, the world number one in building materials, has been helping
to shape the everyday surroundings of millions of men and women. Throughout the world, the Group carries out its business
with the same high standards and the same quality of expertise, respecting people and the environment.
EGYPT
A cement plant’s quarry,
Cairo.
AT THE ORIGIN
Extracting from the earth
to shape matter
Balanced growth
As the top manufacturer of building materials, Lafarge plays a leading
role in each of its business lines: Cement, Aggregates, Concrete
and Gypsum. In every world region, its performance is based on
well-structured businesses, a high level of expertise and modern,
ethical management. While consolidating its position on developed
markets, the Group has managed to successfully integrate its business
into the markets of newly-emerging economies and continues
to increase its industrial capacities. The Group’s business lines,
evenly present throughout the world, make it ideally placed to
seize growth opportunities wherever they might emerge.
Shaping everyday surroundings
In partnership with civil engineers, building contractors, craftsmen
and architects, Lafarge helps to shape the everyday surroundings
of the communities in which it works. New materials from the
Lafarge research center are pushing the frontiers of technology,
allowing more innovative architectural projects to be realized
and meeting the new demands of sustainable construction.
Inspired by this on-going contact with the main participants in
the sector, Lafarge is a key player in studies on the urbanism and
construction of the future.
A long-term vision
For the fifth consecutive year, Lafarge features
on the Global 100 international list of the
100 multinational corporations most committed
to sustainable development. For
Lafarge, the challenges of perennial growth
go hand in hand with the principles of sustainable
development. What is good for the
company must also be good for people and
their environment. Lafarge's business
therefore meets a dual goal: creating added
value for customers and inventing more
socially responsible lifestyles for the future
of the planet.
Guided by values
Integrity, responsibility, ethics, courage,
respect and high standards are the many values
developed by Lafarge. Limiting the use
of natural resources, saving energy,
respecting the diversity of knowledge and
local culture, sharing success and encouraging
good practices... All these are Group
priorities on a daily basis.
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