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Lafarge Corporation
NYSE: LAF
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 NEWS FROM THE WIRES
Lafarge Corp Q2 net slips, sales aided by purchase
Jul 24 2001 03:50 PM PDT

INTERVIEW-Lafarge keeps plans for more acquisitions
Jul 23 2001 01:40 PM PDT

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 PROFILE
Lafarge Corporation's business is building. The company is one of North America's largest building materials companies. Its construction materials division, which produces aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete, and concrete products, accounts for more than half of sales. Lafarge's other main business, cement, accounts for more than 40% of sales. The company's 15 US and Canadian plants produce about 14 million tons of cement annually. The company also makes gypsum wallboard and has constructed North America's largest gypsum plants in Florida and Kentucky. French building materials conglomerate Lafarge S.A. owns about 54% of the company.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: BuildNet Sells Stake to Lafarge
Date Announced: 02.22.00
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 0
Description: Construction materials supplier takes equity position in builders' Internet marketplace.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 2,787.60
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 5.0%
Employees: 14,300
Revenue per employee: $194,937.06

 KEY PEOPLE
• Phillippe Rollier
    CEO
• Larry J. Waisanen
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
12950 Worldgate Dr., Suite 500
Herndon, VA 20170
US
Phone: 703-480-3600
Fax: 703-796-2214
Online: Web Site

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