| Business Summary | | Lafarge
North
America
Inc.,
formerly
known
as
Lafarge
Corporation,
is
North
America's
largest
diversified
supplier
of
construction
materials.
The
Company
is
part
of
the
Lafarge
Group,
which
includes
Lafarge
S.A.
and
its
consolidated
subsidiaries.
The
Company's
products
are
used
in
roads,
hospitals,
department
stores,
sports
stadiums,
banks,
museums,
high-rise
apartments,
amusement
parks,
swimming
pools
and
bridges
on
which
the
world
depends.
The
Company's
business
is
organized
into
three
operating
segments,
Construction
Materials,
Cement
and
Cementitious
Materials,
and
Lafarge
Gypsum. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Lafarge
Corporation
is
a
diversified
supplier
of
construction
materials
which
provides
the
construction
industry
with
a
full
range
of
aggregate,
concrete
and
concrete
products,
cement
and
cementitious
products,
and
gypsum
wallboard.
For
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
net
sales
rose
13%
to
$1.37
billion.
Net
income
decreased
71%
to
$20.7
million.
Revenues
reflect
shipments
from
acquired
companies.
Earnings
were
offset
by
increased
construction
material
costs. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Bertrand Collomb, 58 Chairman | -- | Philippe Rollier, 58 Pres,
CEO | -- | Bernard Kasriel, 54 Vice
Chairman | -- | Larry Waisanen, 50 CFO,
Exec. VP | $479K | Edward Balfe, 59 Exec.
VP; Pres of Construction Materials Group | 737K | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
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