Research and Development
The Ductal® concept first appeared in the 90’s. Since 1995, Lafarge, Bouygues and Rhodia research centers have joined their efforts with more than 15 multi-discipline university teams to understand and design the Ductal® material, under different aspects: mechanical, physical-chemical properties, and durability.
These extensive efforts are ongoing and include collaborative contracts linking Lafarge with prestigious French, European and North American universities such as :
In addition to these contracts, Lafarge is effectively working in collaboration on different projects with testing and research centers such as: ENS Cachan, IUT of Lyon, CSTB and LCPC.
The Lafarge Research center works directly with each of these partners and more closely on aspects, durability and aesthetics.
Lafarge R&D means the following:
