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Type: Public
On the web:
http://www.lafarge.com
Employees:
83,438
Employee growth: (7.3%)
There's nothing abstract about Lafarge. The company -- one of the world's top makers of cement, aggregates, concrete, and gypsum (alongside such heavyweights as Holcim and CEMEX) -- is a giant in building materials. Cement accounts for more than half of sales. Lafarge gypsum products (about 10% of sales) include wallboard, plasters, and insulation. The company has more than 1,900 plants operating around the world. Western Europe accounts for about a quarter of sales, but that region's share of Lafarge business has been decreasing as the company expands its presence in Asia. Lafarge was formerly a high-flyer in the roofing industry but divested most of that business in 2007.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $26,827.0M
One year growth: 3.5%
Net income: $2,733.0M
Income growth: (13.9%)
Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Bruno Lafont
COO: Michel Rose
CFO: Jean-Jacques Gauthier
Competitors:
CEMEX
HeidelbergCement
Holcim
