quality control &assurance project

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Holcim Lebanon

Company

Holcim is one of theworld's leading suppliersof cement andaggregates as well asdownstream activitiessuch as ready-mixconcrete, asphalt andconstruction-relatedservices.From its origins in

Switzerland it has growninto a global player withmajority and minorityinterests in over 70countries on all

continents. Toda Holcim em lo s


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8/18/2010 Holcim Lebanon 3

Holcim global by tradition

1912 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2005

SerbiaCroatiaChina

New CaledoniaTanzania

Sri LankaBulgariaRomaniaHondurasPolandKosovoMadagascarMauritiusGuineaIranMalaysiaMacedoniaThailand

El Salvador.Dom RepublicIndonesiaNicaraguaGuatemala

French GuyanaAzerbaijanAustria

Ivory CoastNigeriaNamibia

La RunionFijiHaiti

Caribbean IslandsPanamaBangladeshYemen

United KingdomNorwayUAE

SwitzerlandFranceBelgium

NetherlandsEgyptLebanon

GermanySouth Africa

CanadaBrazilUSA

MexicoCosta Rica

ItalyColombia

New ZealandPhilippinesEcuadorChileAustraliaCyprus

VenezuelaSpainIndiaHungary

Czech RepublicGreeceSlovak Republic

MoroccoPeruArgentinaSingaporeRussiaVietnam

Numberof countries

Countries with operations of consolidated companies and those with minority interest


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ua r r y in g a n d r a wa t e r i a lp r e p a r a t i o n

C l i n k e rp r o d u c t i o n e me nt g ri nd in gn d d is tr ib ut io n

135 cement plants

398 aggregate plants

989 ready-mix concrete plants

101 Asphalt plantsCementClinker%6

t her c on str uct io n m at er ial s a nd se rv ic es%3

g g re g at e s C o nc r et e%1

Sales 2005

Focus on core competencies


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Balance between growth andmature markets

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at ur e ma rke ts


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Balance between growthand mature markets

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us a na e eve opmen sa key element of our vision

and mission

Sustainable development is acore element of the visionand mission of Holcim

Our mission is to be theworlds most respected andattractive company in ourindustry creating value

for all our stakeholders.


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Who, Where &How?

Holcim mainoffice inLebanon,

Antelias area

Rita something,Quality and ISO

manager. 1 hour Interview


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Achievements

ISO 9001 in 2003

ISO 14001 in 2004

Meeting of EC(European Cement),American and Lebanese standards.

Participant and adherent to the Kyotoprotocol (reduction of CO2emissions by 20%)


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Quality Process

Process: Based on Manual, Policy and Pilot testing

Production: Based on Raw materials acquisitionand treatment all the way to selling of finishedproducts to customers.

Product development: Creation of new lines ofproducts to meet demand, coupled withenhancement of current product lines.

Support functions: HR, Accounting, Utilities

Audit: close up review of all procedureundertaken.


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Environmental Process

Assessment: gravity, regulation andquantity

Measurement: Dust, sound and airpollution

Improve environment: installingfilters, planting trees, reducing

noise.

Publication of results: let the publicknow that action is being taken

Feedback and long term planning


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Road Map

Consist of 5 parts:

General Finance

OperationalManagement

Customersproduct/service

StandardDevelopment

HR Management

Usually established for


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Issues

Holcim Lebanon follows strictregulations to keep its ISOcertification and meet Holcim group

standard. Any failure to meet the standard will

cause ISO certification withdrawal.

Review is done on need to do basis. Quality Training is done to core stuff

and point of sale representative.


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Thank You

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