Lafarge turns 50

Lafarge North America turns 50 this week, and happy birthday wishes are in line. When Lafarge first built its flagship cement plant in the city of Richmond, British Columbia in 1956, it was an incredibly ambitious maneuver for the company. Lafarge, with more than a century of experience in the cement industry, was able to adapt to an entirely different environment and business culture. Within two decades, Lafarge established itself as the leader in the Canadian cement industry and continued to span its operations across the continent. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, the company expanded into the United States and became a publicly traded U.S. company in 1983. Today, Lafarge employs more than 16,000 people at approximately 1,000 operational sites throughout North America. Your comment?