To support rescue efforts,Lafargehas donated 1.5 million euros to the cities of都江堰和绵阳, situated inSichuan省。两个城市在5月12日的7.8级震中受到严重影响。
Lafargeruns Cement and Gypsum operations inSichuan省。在地震期间，中国的16,000名员工中的一个员工之一被摧毁。本集团的27种中国植物中有两种损坏 - 水泥厂都江堰和Jiangyou。生产目前在两家工厂停止。Lafarge正在尽一切可能确保其员工的福祉，并尽快在这两家工厂重新启动生产。
To date,Lafargehas provided shelter and support for over 3,000 people at itsJiangyouplant in绵阳和over 300 people in都江堰, providing them with food, water, sanitary facilities and temporary shelters. Meanwhile, around 100Lafargeemployees are working side by side with local rescue teams and the Group has supplied equipment such as quarry vehicles to free those people still trapped in the rubble and to transport food supplies into the affected regions.
Lafargehas launched a donation drive among its 16,000 employees in China to support its employees in the disaster areas. The Group will match the amount donated by employees.
Bruno Lafont, Chairman and CEO ofLafarge当灾难发生后的一天到达中国，他抵达时举行了紧急会议。Lafargeimmediately set up a 50-person task force, to help employees and the local population, and afterwards to work on re-starting production at the都江堰和JiangYouplants.
Bruno Lafont declared:
"On behalf ofLafarge，我想向中国致以诚挚的哀悼，以及所有在这场灾难中失去家人和朋友的人。自地震以来，我们一直专注于帮助我们的员工，家人和当地社区周围受到这种悲剧影响的植物。在这个困难的时刻，Lafarge决心尽一切可能支持其员工和围绕其运营的当地人口。“
Bruno Lafont will go toSichuan5月16日星期五，迎接员工和目前正在庇护这两家工厂的当地人以及地方当局。
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关于Lafarge在中国
Lafargeentered the Chinese market in 1994 and is now present in all of its businesses (Cement, Aggregates & Concrete and Gypsum), with around 16,000 employees.LafargeShui On水泥是中国西南市场的市场领导者，总产能约为2400万吨。
Lafargeis the world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in all of its businesses: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete and Gypsum. With 90,000 employees in 76 countries,Lafargeposted sales of Euros 17.6 billion and net income of Euros 1.9 billion in 2007.
Lafargeis the only company in the construction materials sector to be listed in the 2008 ‘100 Global Most Sustainable Corporations in the World'.Lafarge已致力于可持续发展多年，追求一项将工业专业知识与绩效，价值创造，尊重员工以及当地文化，环境保护和保护自然资源和能源保护的策略。在建筑材料中取得进步，Lafarge把客户的核心问题。It offers the construction industry and the general public innovative solutions bringing greater safety, comfort and quality to their everyday surroundings.
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