Lafarge revenues up 6%

Lafarge Romania Group logged 6% turnover growth in Q1, 2004, compared with the same time last year, Philippe Questiaux announced, chairman and CEO of Lafarge Romcim, the group’s main company. The French giant expects full year growth to be at least equal to that in Q1, with Lafarge having posted 6,000bn ROL (171.5 million euro) turnover in Romania for 2003. The French Lafarge Group that entered the Romanian market in 1997 currently deals in the production of cement (Lafarge Romcim), plasterboard (Lafarge Arcom Gips, the only such producer), Lafarge Agregate Betoane (aggregates and concretes). Furthermore, Lafarge owns stakes in its partners in the roofing sector (Bramac Brasov) and chimney system sector (Schiedel). Lafarge has cement, concrete and plasterboard production facilities and intends to begin making roof tiles and chimneys. ZF