Lafarge focused on India

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India: Lafarge is focused on expanding its own operations in India and isn't considering any acquisitions at present, according to its chairman Bruno Lafont.

"We will continue to grow, mostly through internal growth and by expanding our existing cement plants and growing through several green-field plants," Lafont told reporters on the sidelines of an event.

He said the company will continue with its program to increase production capacity in India by 2Mt/yr, but he didn't say when the expansion will be completed. Lafarge has increased its capacity in India from 6.5Mt/yr in 2010 to 8Mt/yr in 2012. Lafont said the company will continue investing in its concrete and construction aggregates businesses in India.

The company recently expanded its capacity through new production lines at Jojobera in Jharkhand and at Mejia in West Bengal. Its four greenfield projects in Rajasthan, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh are in different stages of progress. Lafarge entered the Indian market in 1999 with the acquisition of Tata Steel's cement business. This was followed by the purchase of the Raymond Cement facility in 2001. Lafarge currently has four cement plant across the country - in Sonadih and Arasmeta in Chhattisgarh, Jojobera and Mejia.

Last modified on 28 March 2012

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