The document provides information about Lafarge, a world leader in building materials. Specifically: 1) Lafarge has a number 3 position worldwide in gypsum, with 8,000 employees and €1.6 billion in gypsum sales in 2007. 2) Lafarge has an extensive worldwide industrial presence in gypsum, with 77 sites across 28 countries. 3) Lafarge focuses on innovation in gypsum products and solutions to meet evolving customer needs and sustainability goals.

1. GYPSUM
Gypsum Key Figures
December 2008

2. Lafarge in brief
World leader in building materials
Leadership positions in all our Businesses
World leader in Cement
No. 1 in Aggregates & No. 3 in Concrete
No. 3 worldwide in Gypsum
Operates in 76 countries
Employs 90,000 people
2,000 industrial sites worldwide
17.6 billion € in Sales
1.9 billion € in Net Income Group share (2007)
Listed on Euronext Paris stock exchange
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3. A balanced worldwide presence (2007)
8,8% 10,0%
9,7%
35,7%
5,0%
Sales by Sales by
4,2%
53,8%
business line geographic area
37,4%
8,3%
27,1%
Western Europe
North America
Cement
Central and Eastern Europe
Aggregates & Concrete
Mediterranean Basin and Middle East
Gypsum
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
Asia
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4. GYPSUM
Gypsum
N° 3 Worldwide

5. 2007 Key figures
8,000 employees
€1.6 billion in sales
15 %
28 %
Sales by
Sales by
geographic area 56 %
business line
16 %
85 %
Plasterboard & associated
Western Europe North America
systems
Others products Other regions
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6. An extensive industrial worldwide presence
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7. Health & Safety Vision
We want to join the
“Health & Safety World Class”
We are proud to work in a clean and injury free environment
Our behaviour demonstrates HS is a ‘core value’ on site
and everyone recognises this value.
HS is a strong driver in the decision making process and
becomes a key lever of Operational Excellence
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8. Safety: the n° 1 priority to achieve
excellence
The best organizations in terms of Health & Safety
= the best performers in their sector
Operational discipline
Motivated work force
Excellent overall communication
Strong corporate image
Full integration of safety in business processes
Accountability for safety performance © Phototèque Lafarge / Alam Beg Imtiaz / Interspeed
Visible leadership
Safety is at the heart of our values and our performance culture
Safety is Lafarge’s number 1 priority
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10. Innovative Research & Development
With a strong understanding of our customers’ needs,
we develop innovative solutions to meet their expectations:
Collaborate with architects to make advances
in construction methods
(aesthetics, height, new design, energy efficiency)
Respond to and anticipate client needs to produce quality, effortless,
noiseless and less expensive solutions and improve conditions on work
sites
Design products with added value and solutions
Lead the way in sustainable construction
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11. Innovative solutions for interiors
Plasterboard is a polyvalent and infinitely
recyclable material. It enables buildings to
progress in terms of comfort and aesthetics. Its
thermal efficiency capacity and hydrometric
characteristics are unique for building
N° 3 worldwide in Gypsum
DR Mediatheque Lafarge
77 industrial sites in 28 countries
Differentiated products
Plasterboard systems, gypsum blocks and plaster for
construction and decoration finishing work, new construction
and renovation
Strong and competitive positions in our markets
The market leader in Asia
Fast internal development to bolster our positions, support market
growth and move into new markets
Track record in successful innovations
Deco, Synia™, Platec™
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12. A Significant Development Program
Building new capacities to keep pace with market growth and
enter new markets
A program to increase capacity by 30% between 2006 and
2010
US, Vietnam, Mexico, Romania, South-Africa, UK, Ukraine,
South-Korea, India, china, Spain, Turkey, Colombia
A strategy to accelerate product innovation
Through accelerated innovation pace and the fast spread of
value-added products in our markets to reach 20% of sales
coming from innovative solutions
With better quality and more value-added services
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13. Gypsum Division CEO
Christian Herrault
Technical & Manufacturing Southern Europe
Michel Edmont Bernard Lekien
Sales – Marketing - Innovation
Northern Europe
Formulated Products
Mark Crump
Bernard Fauconnier
Australia – Brazil - Turkey
Gypsum Resources
Paper – Floor Screeds
Mehdi Sinaceur Jean-Louis Touati
Strategy – Environment Africa – Middle East – Balkan - Romania
Mehdi Sinaceur
Jean-Louis Touati
Group Resources
Finance Asia
Valérie Bazin Frédéric de Rougemont
Human Resources Latin America
Philippe Jacquesson Jean-Michel Desmoutier
Communication North America - Mexico
Marlene Oliveira Ike Preston
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