Lafarge: Photos & videos

The management team

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:24:16 GMT

Photograph: Stéphane de Bourgies

Video highlights of 2009

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:54:20 GMT

The end of the year is an opportunity for the Group to look back on the main achievements of 2009. Despite the difficult economic situation, Lafarge is maintaining its commitments and strengthening its operational performance.

Concrete, material of the future

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:05:13 GMT

Lafarge, by addressing architectural, technical and social challenges, is placing concrete at the heart of the future.
Thanks to innovations developed by the Group to optimize its durability, its energy costs, its attractiveness and its solidity, concrete is continuing to gain recognition as a benchmark in the construction of homes and finding a new lease of life.

Pushing back the boundaries in concrete construction

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:25:11 GMT

09/15/2009

Collaboration between researchers, engineers, architects and Lafarge are constantly pushing back the structural and aesthetic limitations of new concretes. Collaboration, complementarity, open-mindedness... Find out about the special links between these various players and how these complex achievements give rise to materials which are creating the buildings and structures of tomorrow.

Sensual and aesthetic concrete

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:12:15 GMT

Contemporary concrete has come on a long way from the poor reputation it had in the past as a soulless gray block. The developments produced by the Lafarge research center are now enabling concrete to enjoy new purely artistic and esthetic uses, as a result of new advances in terms of color, shades, textures, etc. Discover architectural creations which really show off concrete's new estheticism!

Today’s concrete is being precast on major construction site

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:38:08 GMT

08/18/2009

As a way of remaining innovative while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, Lafarge's architects and engineers have chosen prefabrication in concrete. This technique involves molding and preparing sections of concrete in the workshop or close to construction sites.
By further developing techniques and materials, architects are able to imagine works which are increasingly spectacular as well as environmentally-friendly and, above all, very pleasant to live in.

Controlling concrete setting: not so far away

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:51:58 GMT

08/04/2009

This video concentrates on one of the key focuses of Lafarge's research: the setting of concrete. The moment when concrete hardens and becomes more mechanically resistant has always been one of this material's major challenges. Researchers at the Lafarge research center have worked on a molecular scale to obtain almost total control over this setting. The Chronolia® range of concretes demonstrates the possibility of extending or accelerating the process.

Strength and durability of concrete

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:37:55 GMT

Thanks to progress in research, these new concretes are up to 5 times more resistant than materials used in the 1980s. Concrete's strength and durability are at the center of Lafarge's innovations and provide buildings with life cycles of up to several centuries.

Lafarge: corporate video

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:19:38 GMT

Bringing materials to life: Lafarge, the leader in building materials, is committed to supporting a constantly changing world. Find out about the Group's key values in images by watching its corporate video.

Lafarge and the environment

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:11:15 GMT

Regardless of the economic situation, Lafarge is committed to reducing is environmental footprint. Protecting biodiversity, reducing CO2 emissions, improving energy yield from its industrial machinery, etc. Learn about the Group's ambitious objectives through interviews with its local and international partners.

Lafarge – employment conversion

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:27:23 GMT

Lafarge helps its former employees to undertake new career paths by setting up job/mobility units. Follow the progress of several former Lafarge employees in Jordan who, with the Group's financial and technical support, have become company directors and job creators.

Elegant, long-reach concrete

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:38:00 GMT

07/06/2009

Since it must be able to meet ever more elaborate technical and esthetic requirements, concrete is moving forward with its associated constraints.
It must be hard-wearing and capable of supporting monumental structures, while being fluid enough to adapt to the esthetic, architectural and ecological requirements of modern urban planning.

Concrete, material for life

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:26:34 GMT

Concrete is the most durable and economical building material. It makes it possible to address the needs of a growing and increasingly urbanized world population. Lafarge is working together with researchers and engineers to design a high-tech material which is ever more responsive to the imagination and needs of architects.

Lafarge and local communities

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:33:48 GMT

Lafarge's presence extends across 5 continents on over 2,200 sites. Aware of the impact its activity has, the Group is committed to long-term integration in the local communities around its sites and contributing to their development.
A few examples, in images, of the actions led in communities around the world...

Acquisition of Orascom Cement

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:27:09 GMT

01-23-2008

In 2008, Lafarge acquired Orascom Cement, the leading cement group in the Middle East and the Mediterranean Basin. This acquisition was a decisive acceleration in fast-growing, highly profitable emerging markets.

Increasingly high-performance plasterboard

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:54:34 GMT

10-08-2007

Gypsum is the material most used around the world for construction finishings. Lafarge research continually improves the properties of plasterboard, enhancing its lightness, flexibility, workability and ease of application. Discover the innovations that lie at the heart of plasterboard!

Granular stacking for more resistant concrete

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:19:14 GMT

07-17-2007

Water which does not evaporate while concrete is setting creates porosities. These can result in fissures and reduce the strength of the finished material. Granular stacking is a process which improves the compactness and resistance of concrete by reducing porosity, without using water.

Lafarge in China from 1994 to 2006

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:02:24 GMT

07-17-2007

Lafarge has been present in China since 1994, when it acquired its first cement plant. This event marked the start of a formidable period of expansion.
Learn all about Lafarge in China, from the earliest days up to the creation of the Shui On Cement joint venture, which is now the second-biggest cement producer in the country!

"Astounding Concrete!" exhibition

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:43:11 GMT

11-17-2006

Take a look around this exhibition devoted to concrete and organized by the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris. It explored all the cultural, economic and technical aspects of this material, which is used everywhere but tends to keep a low profile.

Academic chair for sustainable construction

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:44:58 GMT

Lafarge has joined forces with two prestigious engineering schools, École des Ponts and École Polytechnique, to create an education and research chair in the "Science of materials for sustainable construction."

View scenes from the opening ceremony.