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Lafarge in India

Lafarge has opened a Construction Development Laboratory (CDL) in Mumbai, India to strengthen its product development capabilities. It will design building solutions and systems adapted to the needs of the growing and ever-moving Indian market, where Lafarge hopes to seize opportunities.
June 14, 2012 Read time: 1 min
3180 Lafarge has opened a Construction Development Laboratory (CDL) in Mumbai, India to strengthen its product development capabilities.

It will design building solutions and systems adapted to the needs of the growing and ever-moving Indian market, where Lafarge hopes to seize opportunities.

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