Concrete

Quality & Performance

lafarge group

The Power of an International Group

178

years of experience

76,000 employees

* Lafarge Group Created in 1833 in France, Lafarge is the world leader in building materials. Lafarge is present in 3 businesses: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete and Gypsum.

78

countries

1,965

industrial sites worldwide

16.17

Billion Euros in sales

Values & Priorities

At Lafarge, we believe in four core values that help us serve our customers better every day and build for a better future: • Health & Safety • Quality & Performance • Innovation • People Development We are committed to be ranked among the world’s most effective industrial groups in terms of employee health and safety, protection of the environment, social responsibility and corporate governance.

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Cement No.1 worldwide 49 countries 170 cement plants and grinding stations 44,253 employees 9,656 Million tons Cement Sales

Aggregates & Concrete No.2 worldwide 36 countries 1,718 production sites 23,438 employees 5,088 Million tons Aggregates & Concrete Sales

Gypsum No.3 worldwide 30 countries 77 production sites 7,986 employees 1,422 Million tons Gypsum Sales

*2010 figures

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1.8 million m3 Our Annual production capacity in Jordan; 9 plants & 10 production lines (production is based on 10th per day over 300days).

A large fleet of modern RMX mixers and pumps Lafarge Regional Presence

Lafarge in the Region Lafarge is strongly present in the Aggregates and Concrete in the Middle East region; Jordan, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, Egypt*, Algeria* and Morocco*

is operated in Jordan Over 50% of the RMX trucks have less than 3 years old. The operated pumps are from 36m to 52m and include high-rise stationary pump and placing boom. We consistently deliver safety, quality and innovative products to our customers.

232

employees

Working at Lafarge concrete in Jordan with the sole aim to better serve our customers.

30 years

*2010 figures

of experience in the Middle East, combined with its commitment to research and innovation worldwide, Lafarge provides unrivalled solution in the region.

Key figures in the Middle East • 23 million tons of cement production capacity annually in the region. • Over 30 million cubic meters of ready-mix concrete were produced in the past decade. • 5 million tons of aggregates sold in 2009.

8,000 employees Working at Lafarge in the Middle East region A growing number to drive the business acceleration *Egypt, Algeria & Morocco belong to Africa region

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Health & Safely

Our Top Priority and Core Value

Abu Alanda Plant- Amman An employee with full PPEs.

When talking about safety, zero injury is the only acceptable result. To achieve this goal, Lafarge Concrete Jordan has implemented the group health & safety standards, a complete and efficient system aiming at eliminating risks and improving the working conditions for our employees, contractors and surrounding environment.

0.76

the frequency rate of accidents with time off work in the Group in 2010. Less than one accident per one million hours worked.

Since August 2008, around half million Dinars has been spent in order to: 1. Upgrade the operations and improve the plants and equipments’ safety conditions. 2. Train and develop the employees’ competency and behavior. 3. Develop and increase ownership and commitment. 4. Implement our safety rules and standards (Working at Height, Energy Isolation Procedures, Mobile Equipment Advisory, Housekeeping and Contractor Management). 5. Fully integrate health & safety within our processes.

We operate in accordance with world class health and safety standards. Our value systems on Safety have formed an integral part of our employees – in plants, jobsites, offices and homes, because we believe in people’s right to live and work safely. We have clearly defined standards to reduce risks when hazardous tasks are performed. Training in “Visible Felt Leadership” encourages employees to get involved in the concept of safety in the field and strengthen their commitment to safety. Over the years, we have been able to lay the foundations of a strong safety culture in our organization.

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Quality & Performance

High Quality Concrete The Biggest Concrete Lab in Jordan

40

laboratory tests and more are used to certify the raw materials and the concrete in its different phases. The laboratory tests cover different aspects from the raw materials to hardened concrete including fresh concrete and durability tests.

Central Lab

50,000

Meeting Customers’ Expectations At Lafarge, we aim to meet the increasingly complex requirements of architects, engineers, contractors, designers and builders, enabling the creation of lighter, more aesthetic and ever more sophisticated forms. We are constantly working on improving the quality of our products and services. We have established a systematic approach of listening to our customers and intensifying our efforts to create new solutions and services to meet the demands of greater mechanical, functional and aesthetic performance in buildings and civil work. Quality raw materials are carefully selected to ensure optimum performance of our products in your jobsites.

cubes have been tested in 2010 & 32,000 cubes tested in 2009. On daily basis, we measure the standard deviation, the coefficient of variation, one sigma and two sigma limits and several other measures.

Our objective is zero failure. We are committed to quality, consistency & performance.

Testing Cubes

Automated Production System

Spinnaker Tower, UK- 2004

Our plants are equipped with the same production system that equips Lafarge RMX plants worldwide. We produce concrete in fully automated, state of the art batching systems; this ensures unhampered, high quality concrete for our customers. The recipes are built by the quality department and produced with no human intervention.

Shafa Badran Plant

Viaduc de Millau, France- 2006

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Creating and Developing Solutions

Individual House, France Artevia® Print

Lafarge Concrete delivers Value Added Products (VAPs). We provide a full range of concrete products to meet our customer’s needs and requests.

25% of Lafarge production worldwide is Value Added Products

High Performance Products to Improve Customer Satisfaction: • High & Ultra Performing Concrete Products; 40 Mpa and above • Early Strength 24, 48, 72 hours; 20 Mpa and above • Screed (max 12mm); 5 Map and above • Micro Crete (max 5mm); Range from 15 to 40 Mpa • Low Permeability Water Tight; 25 Mpa and above • Flow Concrete; 10Mpa and above • High Density; Range from 20 to 40 MPa • Light Weight /Low Density *Non Structural: 20 Mpa and below *Foam: 1- 4 Mpa • Shotcrete; 25-40 MPa • Injection Grout;15 Mpa and below • Injection Mortar; 30 Mpa and below

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• Light Weight, Thermal Insulation; 45 Mpa and below • Artevia® (decorative concrete) *Printed; 25-40 MPa *Exposed; 25-40 MPa *Sand; 25 Mpa and below • BC Tranche *Standard (manual Excavation); 0.7 Mpa and below *Standard (Mechanical excavation); Range from 0.7 to 2.0 MPa *Fine (3mm max); Up to 3 MPa • Stabilised Mortar *MorPlast (plastering mortar) *MorBricks (mortar for brick and blocks laying) Workability: 12–36 hours upon request. • Pervious; 25 Mpa and below • Fibre (Steel Fibre, Polypropylene); all strengths

Research & Innovation

Innovation at the Group: A Step Ahead Daily, we are committed to deliver the quality of the Lafarge Group throughout Jordan. We constantly strive to help customers generate value in their businesses through innovation.

LCR, France

Over 1,000 people worldwide work for Lafarge in Research & Development with the sole aim of inventing to build better in the future, by proposing new solutions which generate value for the entire building profession and reduce environmental impact. Current research into concrete is focusing on the development of a new range of concrete products to better meet customer challenges in terms of cracking, setting and hardening, site productivity, robustness, resistance, durability & esthetic appearance.

Lafarge Center for Research (LCR): • The largest building materials laboratory in the world (Isle d’Abeau, Lyon - France). • An international (R&D) Research & Developing team. • State of art equipment. • Partnerships with the most prestigious universities & research institutes in Europe, USA and Asia.

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Sustainable Construction

Building Responsibility

1ton

of concrete

produces 80kg of CO2 on average

Four Bears Bridge, United States A cement, concrete and fly ash cementitious project.

Sustainable construction considers the life cycle of the building from the extraction of raw material (cement, aggregates and water) used in concrete through to its demolition. It aims therefore to reduce the CO2 impact on each of its phases. To date, 83% of the CO2 are delivered by the building during its use. Lafarge is working with industry partners and research centers to limit its environmental footprint. After four years of research, thermedia 0.6db, launched in 2009 by the Group, answers one of the problems related to energy loss and thermal bridges. It is the first product of its type.

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Completed projects

Key Projects in Jordan Commercial

Institutional

University of Science and Technology, Irbid

Judicial Court, Irbid Le Royal Hotel, Amman

Prince Hamza Hospital Lafarge Concrete Jordan

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Infrastructure

Shmeisani Bridge, Al Abdali Project

Residential

Issam Khatib Apartments, Abdoun PAGE 9

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King Hussein Mosque, Amman

History

The History of Concrete

Do you know ? • That after water, concrete is the 2nd most used material in the world. • That concrete is fresher than Milk ! Indeed and without specific admixtures, concrete has to be consumed within 2h after its production, otherwise it will start hardening. • Consumption of concrete is:

1m3 per capita per year. Today’s challenges are about quality, performance, innovation, durability, ductility, resistance and aesthetic appearance. Future challenges are about recycling, Co2 consumption, Green building and sustainability.

ASLAND truck, Spain

Ready-mix concrete was born at the end of the XIX century. For the first 100 years of its life, very little evolution took place.

1980 Introduction of admixtures in concrete to reduce water and increase resistance followed by the arrival of high performance concrete (up to 60 MPA)

1980-1990 Acceleration of the innovation accompanied by better understanding of the “granular impalement” or how to fulfill the space between the different raw material of 1m3 of concrete

2000

1990 Introduction of ultra high performance concrete (up to 200 MPA). The Ductal of Lafarge is one of the major inventions. This product has revolutionized construction, offering increased ductility, durability and resistance. Ductal allowed the construction of prestigious building /monument; i.e. Spinnaker tower (UK), Seonyu bridge (South Korea), etc.

2000 Introduction of the self compacting/self leveling concrete. Our self-placing concrete (Agilia) has significantly enhanced aesthetic appearance and facilitates ease of use at the building site.

Since this date concrete has seen major innovations coming through; Lafarge value added products demonstrate this: • Decorative concrete • Chronolia – high resistance and very early strength concrete allowing productivity gain • Extensia – allows 400m2 slab without joints • Thermedia – A concrete that contributes to the improvement of construction energy performance • Pervious – • Etc.

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Lafarge Concrete Jordan Tel: +962-6-5507250 Fax: +962-6-5507260 P.o.Box: 930490 Amman 11193 Jordan www.lafarge.com.jo