Vicat turnover at EUR 1.61bn in 2004, France

French building materials supplier Vicat SA reported a turnover of EUR1.61bn (US$2.1bn) for 2004, up 9.7 per cent YoY.

Vicat’s turnover stood at EUR380.4m (US$485.6 mln) in the last quarter of 2004, a 6.4 per cent increase, compared to the same period of 2003. 

The group forecast an unspecified year-on-year increase in its 2004 results. 

Vicat operates cement and concrete plants, and quarries worldwide. The group is also active in specialty chemicals, transport and engineering, and pre-cast concrete products. Vicat Group has a total of 6,000 employees in France, the USA, Turkey, Senegal, Switzerland, Egypt and Italy.