Lafarge seeks project manager to highlight its recycled concrete

A recycled aggregates activity has existed within the Lafarge group for over 15 years, but until now was without a name and not structured on a large scale. Now, the French construction materials group has changed this by launching its offering under the name of Aggneo, structured in three parts. It comprises a services offering and two recycled aggregates ranges. The services offering corresponds to Lafarge's sites receiving inert debris. Out of the group's 83 sites for deposits in France, just 11 are equi

Lafarge has unveiled its new organisation project, which it says is more agile and responsive, and is focused on its markets and its clients, and is designed to accelerate the group's development and profitability.The product line-based organisation will be replaced with a country-based organisation

Cement from Lafarge's Aether project could be commercially available from 2014, it has been reported. In 2012, the French construction materials group ran a production test of 10,000tonnes, and further research for the industrialisation of the product will follow. The Aether project began in 2003 as part of an effort by Lafarge to reduce its carbon footprint. So far, Aether clinker is said to have been proven to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% to 30%. The project received support from the British Building Resea