Lafarge: Case studies

South Korea - Recycling gypsum for the Cement Business

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:46:33 GMT

The Cement and Gypsum Businesses are pioneering a new form of recycling resulting from synergy between them, with the collection of gypsum residue which is then incorporated into the production of cement.
This scheme is in line with the Group's industrial ecology policy: one industry's waste products can become another industry's resources and benefit customers, the environment and economic profitability.

The cement manufacturing process
The gypsum manufacturing process
The industrial ecology

Brazil - Energy recovery from gypsum residue for cement

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:16:50 GMT

The cement manufacturing process
The industrial ecology
The gypsum manufacturing process

China – Energy efficiency in a cement plant

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:29:11 GMT

Modernization of the Group's capacities is the occasion to implement environmental protection and energy savings principles. Demonstration with the Jiangyou cement plant, in South-West China.

Fighting climate change
Business Cement and industrial ecology
Brochure: Sustainability Ambitions 2012

North America – Safety information and training for all

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:35:39 GMT

In North America, the Group implemented several safety-reinforcement actions aimed at all stakeholders, including employees, subcontractors and local community members.

Health and safety
The 11 rules Health and Safety

Global – Safety for all new employees

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:12:16 GMT

Lafarge makes safety its top priority. The Group strives to instill a sense of responsibility in all employees about these issues, imposes strict standards and encourages experience sharing.
Health and safety
The 11 rules of Health and Safety

Global - Truck drivers and safety

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:34:34 GMT

Lafarge encourages contractors and employees to take a responsible attitude to safety and also imposes strict rules. Numerous preventive programs have been implemented in the field around the world.
Health and safety
The 11 rules of Health and Safety

South Africa - Eco-City in a Johannesburg Township

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:21:25 GMT

China - Wastewater recycling

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:20:38 GMT

The Huabei cement plant treats its wastewater, thus reducing water consumption for plant irrigation and road sprinkling.

UK - Wind power and reedbeds

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:18:51 GMT

A windpump now ensures water supply to an endangered reedbed that formed naturally in a former quarry.

France - Creation of a wet meadow

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:16:21 GMT

Wet meadow ecosystems are increasingly threatened. Lafarge takes advantage of former quarry sites to establish new ones.

Thailand - Preventing contamination of soil and surface run-off

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:15:04 GMT

Through more effective management of lubricants, pollution hazards are under control.

France - Extension of a natural site

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:13:52 GMT

Transferring an industrial installation to another location allowed an extension of the protected natural site of the Villepey lakes (Etangs de Villepey).

France - Closed-loop recycling of cooling water

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:11:27 GMT

Installing a closed-loop cooling water system has reduced water consumption by 75%.

Netherlands - Protecting soil from pollution

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:09:26 GMT

The installation of an innovative barrier system now prevents accidental chemical spillage outside the warehouse.

United-States - A Mississippi river cleanup

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:06:13 GMT

The employees of the Davenport cement plant (Iowa, USA) decided to adopt a mile of the Mississippi River for a cleanup and restoration project.

France - Procurement deliveries by train

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:03:59 GMT

A new fully enclosed concrete mixing plant located near a railroad receives all aggregate supply by train.

Germany - Building a railway discharge facility

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:00:39 GMT

Building a railway discharge facility for cement additives and fuels does away with 9,000 truck trips per year.

France - Conveyor-belt and river transport

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:59:36 GMT

The installation of a conveyor belt and the use of existing docks on the Seine River have eliminated 120,000 truck trips per year.

UK - Aggregate haulage by train

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:57:22 GMT

In the past twenty years, Lafarge has steadily increased its efficiency in transporting aggregates by rail.

Romania - Bypassing a village

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:55:45 GMT

Lafarge built a dedicated roadway for its truck traffic to alleviate nuisances in the village of Luminita.