Gypsum Exports

History of Lafarge Gypsum Export:

• 1990 Foundation of the Lafarge Gips GmbH
• 1992 Joint Venture among Lafarge Gips GmbH and Norgips (50:50)
• 1994 Take-over of the Central Europe activities by 100 %
• 1996 Opening of the gypsum plasterboard plant in Lübbenau
• 1999 Relocation of the headquarters to Oberursel
• 2001 Opening of the gypsum plasterboard plant in Lippendorf
• 2003 Take-over of the Gyproc activities by Lafarge Gips GmbH in Germany and Central Europe (including Austria and Switzerland). Gyproc had been producing and selling a similar range of plasterboards and corresponding accessories since 1965.

In Austria (AT) active since the opening of the branch in Vienna in: 1997
In Switzerland (CH) active since 1997
In Albania (AL) active since 2000
In Bulgaria (BG) active since 2004
In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) active since 2004
In Cyprus (CY) active since 1992
In the Czech Republic (CZ) active since 1995
In Denmark (DK) active since 2000
In Estonia (EE) active since 2000
In Finnland (FIN) active since 2000
In Greece (GR) active since 1991
In Croatia (HR) active since 1997
In Hungary (Hu) active since 1995
In Kosovo active since 2000
In Lithuania (LT) active since 1997
In Latvia (LV) active since 1997
In Moldova (MD) active since 2000
In Macedonia (MK) active since 2004
In Malta (MT) active since 1995
In Norway (N) active since 2000
In Russia (RU) active since 1999
In Sweden (S) active since 2000
In Serbia active since 2003
In Slovakia (SK) active since 1997
In Slovenia (SLO) active since 1997