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About Cement
Cement powder

What is Cement?

Cement is a fine powder that is the principal strength-giving and property-controlling component of concrete. People often confuse cement with concrete.

 

Concrete is a mixture of cement, aggregates, and water that hardens to form a building material used for everything from sidewalks, homes, and roads to bridges, dams, and skyscrapers.

 

Cement is to concrete as flour is to cake. Concrete is second only to water as the most consumed substance on Earth, with almost one ton of it being used for each human every year.

 

Lafarge North America Cement PAC

Within the United States, our business involves construction projects across the country, rebuilding infrastructure and working with state and federal agencies to meet their needs and the needs of the communities they serve. As such, the employees of Lafarge North America Inc. utilize a Political Action Committee (PAC) that enables the Company's employees to raise voluntary political contributions to support candidates in the United States who the employees feel share the Company's business goals. 

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Lafarge Cements for Masonry

Lafarge Solutions

 

Find Lafarge materials that can help contribute to LEED® project certification. Search the web-based Lafarge "Product Guide" or download the free "Solutions" App from the Apple iTunes Store.

A Conversation on Sustainable Construction

Interview with Andrew Pinneke, P.E, LEED AP, Lafarge North America