NAIROBI, KENYA – JULY 09, 2008 – Leading cement producer, Bamburi Cement Limited a member of the Lafarge Group, world leader in building materials has received top honours at the just concluded CBC-Africa Business Awards ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Lafarge announces the appointment of Pascal Casanova as Group Director of Research and Development. He replaces Denis Maître, who has been appointed as Managing Director of Lafarge’s Aggregates & Concrete business in France.

Lafarge has today signed an agreement with Chinese equipment supplier CBMI Co., Ltd. (part of Sinoma Group) through which CBMI commits to the construction of six turn-key cement plants, to bebuilt before the end of 2010. These plants are part of Lafarge's program to build 45 million tonnes ofnew cement capacity between 2006 and 2010, in order to meet growing construction needs inemerging markets. The agreement represents a total investment of over € 600 million.