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Financial highlights

 
Figures in EURm

2004

2005

2006*

2007**

2008

Number of employees***

42,062

41,260

40,983

67,916

60,841

Sales volumes
Cement and clinker (million tonnes)

 

87.9

89.0

Aggregates (million tonnes)

 

179.6

299,5

Asphalt (million tonnes)    

4.8

12.1

Ready-mixed concrete (million cubic metres)

 

32.7

44.4

Turnover

 

 

 

 

Europe

3,132

3,446

4,230

5,732

7,190

North America

1,699

2,142

2,447

3,205

3,958

Asia-Australia-Africa

1,007

1,057

1,302

1,909

2,943

maxit Group

1,053

1,118

 

 

Group Services

505

578

642

680

701

Inter-group area turnover

-467

-539

-623

-664

-605

Total Group turnover

6,929

7,803

7,997

10,862

14,187

Profit/loss for the financial year

-333

471

1,026

2,119

1,920

Total investments in fixed assets

511

934

821

12,774

1,251



* The number of employees as well as the figures from the Group profit and loss accounts and Group cash flow statement have been adjusted following the presentation of maxit Group as discontinued operation (IFRS 5) and are therefore not comparable with the 2006 annual accounts.
** Figures have been restated.
*** 2004 and 2005: average number of employees
2006 - 2008: number of employees as at 31 Dec.
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