http://www.italcementi.com/ Efficiency programs introduced by management generate greater than planned savings of approximately 240 million euro, helping the group limit the impact of the difficult economic situation Profit margins steady despite significant reduction in sales volumes Strong increase in cash flows through stringent control of working capital brings significant improvement in net financial position (+10%) Most investments (742 million euro) used to implement the strategic program to raise the efficiency of industrial operations http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Corporate+events/20100305.htm 03/05/2010 “New consumActors and consumption models determined by the economic crisis”: this is the main theme of arcVision Issue 22, the six-monthly magazine, published by Italcementi Group, that has combined for over a decade economic scenarios, social issues and the world of architecture into a single layout.In this issue: How are products changing in times of recession? What factors will be orienting purchasing decisions in the next decade? http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Building+and+Architecture/20100218.htm 02/18/2010 Italcementi signed the “Manifesto for Energy Efficiency in Buildings” released by WBCSD ( the World Business Council for Sustainable Development) in December 2009 and formally committed to reducing energy use in commercial buildings at Group level. In 2009 Italcementi has successfully conducted an energy optimization audit at its Italy-based headquarters, which have been using REC-certified energy since 2008, and improvement actions will soon be implemented. Energy assessments will also be extended to all subsidiaries’ offices as part of the Group’s further commitment to curbing energy consumption in all the 22 countries in which it operates. http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Sustainability/20100211.htm 02/11/2010 Suez Cement, Italcementi Group’s subsidiary in Egypt, announced a cash contribution of $150,000 to support victims of the flash floods that struck the Sinai Peninsula and Upper Egypt last January. This fund will be used immediately for relief and rehabilitation effort. http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Sustainability/20100207.htm 02/07/2010 ‘Transparent cement’ for the Shanghai World Expo officially unveiled Italcementi, a leading player on the innovation stage to provide the building community with new products and solutions, is present with its i.nova project focused on searching innovative and eco-compatible materials to two important events dedicated to architecture: the MADE expo and the Green Life exhibition in Milan. Italcementi showcases three eco-compatible key products developed by its researchers: ‘transparent cement’, ‘thermal cement’ and the world-renowned ‘smog-eating’ TX Active® cement. http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Building+and+Architecture/20100204.htm 02/04/2010 Italcementi has been included in “The Sustainability Yearbook 2010” the most comprehensive publication on corporate sustainability released yearly by SAM (Sustainable Asset Management). http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Sustainability/20100126.htm 01/26/2010 A strategic rethinking of the relationship between finance and industry after the recent economic and financial collapse generated by the systemic crisis is a concrete way to support the exit strategy and build prospects for a recovery in the real economy. All without losing sight of the ethical principles and core values of sustainability that characterize correct economic growth. http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Corporate+events/20091212.htm 12/12/2009 On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the General Assembly of the United Nations and in cooperation with the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), Suez Cement was a sponsor of the international conference on the “Convention on the Rights of the Child and Islamic Jurisprudence” organized by the Egyptian Ministry for the Family. http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Sustainability/20091121.htm 11/21/2009 Suez Lime, a joint venture between Suez Cement - Italcementi Group Egyptian subsidiary - and Unicalce, announced the establishment of a new plant for the production of lime in Suez Governorate. http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Industrial+network/20091118.htm 11/18/2009 Lexus. The automaker has chosen ITCLab as the testimonial for the press campaign launching its new hybrid car, HS, “Hello Someday”: the possibilities of tomorrow under today’s spotlight, a “someday” that becomes “today”. http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Building+and+Architecture/20091111.htm 11/11/2009 Jalaprathan Cement, the Italcementi Group’s Thai subsidiary, celebrated its 53rd anniversary with two ceremonies at the Cha-am and the Takli cement plants. http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Corporate+events/20090922.htm 09/22/2009 As part of Italcementi Group continuous commitment to ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes, Halyps Cement will participate in the Clean up the World programme supported by UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme) and promoted locally by the NGO Clean up Greece.By means of its three areas of action - Volunteer Programmes, Research, and Public Awareness and Information -, the objective of the initiative is to change today’s lifestyle hinged on a production-consumption model. Alternatively, it promotes an attitude that not only respects the environment but considers its protection a primary duty to prevent the exhaustion and destruction of natural resources. http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Sustainability/20090813.htm 08/13/2009 In the presence of the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Gianni Letta, the CEO of Italcementi Group Carlo Pesenti and the Minister of the Environment Stefania Prestigiacomo signed a voluntary agreement between the company and the Ministry, called the "Environmental Protection Pact". http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Sustainability/20090706.htm 07/06/2009 ITCLab, the new Italcementi Group Research Centre under construction on the outskirts of Bergamo, won prestigious international award. The Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies presented the Green Good Design Award to the building designed by architect Richard Meier. http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Building+and+Architecture/20090617.htm 06/17/2009 The World Expo in Shanghai, which will take place from 1 May to 31 October 2010, will attract the participation of 200 countries and international organisations and about 70 million visitors. Italcementi Group will be the official supplier of the Pavilion and will build over 6,000 panels made of “transparent cement” that will cover 70-75% of the total surface, creating inside the building a sequence of lights and shadows in constant evolution during the day. http://www.italcementigroup.com/ENG/Media+and+Communication/News/Building+and+Architecture/20090521.htm 05/21/2009