Clear priorities

The Group strategy can be broken down into clear and ambitious priorities:

• 2 strategic priorities:
  • continuing development on emerging markets, especially in cement
    
  • accelerating innovation in sustainable construction and construction systems
    
• 3 operational priorities:
  • ensuring the health and safety of our employees and targeting 0 accidents
  • continuing with cost reduction
  • developing the potential of the men and women in the Group.

Lafarge is pursuing its objective of structural cost reductions. Having successfully completed its plan for more than €400m between 2006 and 2008, the Group exceeded its 2009 targets with €230m of structural cost savings and has pursued its efforts in 2010 with €220m savings.