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  • Holcim and Norman Foster Foundation build reusable emergency shelters

    Holcim and Norman Foster Foundation build reusable emergency shelters

    Holcim and the Norman Foster Foundation enter into a partnership. The aim is to develop a concept for the construction of 1000 emergency shelters and a medical facility in one day. According to a press release from Holcim, it is intended to offer the growing number of displaced persons dignified and resilient accommodation.

    “More than 80 million people worldwide are currently being forced to flee their homes,” Holcim CEO Jan Jenisch is quoted as saying. “Emergency shelters can be more than just a roof over one’s head and should offer people the dignity and security of a home.”

    A one-week workshop in Madrid, which will take place until June 10, will kick things off. Holcim will focus on innovations such as low-carbon concrete, lightweight prefabricated support structures and green cements for soil stabilization in the planned construction of 1,000 affordable, demountable and reusable shelters and medical facilities.

    This collaboration follows Holcim’s goal of contributing a total of 500 million Swiss francs to creating positive social impact between 2021 and 2030. To this end, the company leads programs for affordable housing and infrastructure, as well as community initiatives for education, health and skills.

  • Holcim sells Indian business for 6.4 billion Swiss francs

    Holcim sells Indian business for 6.4 billion Swiss francs

    The Zug-based building materials company Holcim is selling its 63.11 percent stake in the Indian company Ambuja Cement and ACC to the Indian Adani Group . According to a media release , the two contracting parties have agreed on this. For Holcim, the sale means cash proceeds of 6.4 billion Swiss francs. The company is investing a large part of this in the expansion of its Solutions & Products division.

    The Indian building materials brand Ambuja Cement , in turn, owns a 50.05 percent stake and a direct stake of 4.48 percent in the Indian building materials company ACC . Together they have 31 cement plants and 78 ready-mixed concrete plants with 10,700 employees across India. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of this year, subject to local authority approvals.

    “With the Adani Group we have found the perfect new owner to initiate the next growth phase of our Indian business for our employees and stakeholders in a fast and efficient transaction,” Jan Jenisch, CEO at Holcim, is quoted as saying in the press release. Holcim entered the Indian market in 2005.

    With its CHF 5 billion investment in the Solutions & Products business area as a “new growth engine”, Holcim aims to become the world’s leading provider of innovative and sustainable building solutions. “The construction sector has never been as attractive as it is today. There are many ways to build better and more with less to improve living standards for everyone in a sustainable way.”

  • Zurich is at the forefront of the circular economy

    Zurich is at the forefront of the circular economy

    The Zug-based building materials producer Holcim and the New York media company Bloomberg are launching the Circular Cities Barometer. The Circular Economy Barometer highlights the top 25 cities leading the shift towards circular living. According to the current status, the cities of Seattle, Copenhagen and Zurich are currently in first to third place in the four categories of buildings, municipal systems, municipal facilities and strategies.

    “The circular economy is a key element to respecting the limits of our planet and taking serious action on climate change. With the rapid urbanization of our world, cities are at the center of this shift from a linear ‘take-make-waste’ economy to a circular ‘reduce-reuse-recycle’ economy,” said Jan Jenisch, CEO of Holcim. This barometer gives unique insights into the most innovative circular cities around the world.

    Created in collaboration with Holcim, the barometer aims to “draw attention to what is making cities around the world circular. We hope that with these insights we can inspire other cities to take action to enable change,” said Lauren Kiel, general manager for Bloomberg Green at Bloomberg Media.

    The Circular Cities Barometer uses its own algorithm to measure the transition of 25 cities from a linear to a circular economy, according to the media release on the method. All regions of the world are represented.

  • Holcim increases sales significantly

    Holcim increases sales significantly

    The building materials group Holcim , headquartered in Zug, is reporting positive economic figures for the first quarter of 2022. According to a press release , net sales rose from 5.36 billion francs to 6.44 billion francs. Sales thus increased by 20.1 percent. Operating profit (EBIT) rose by 16.3 percent compared to the same quarter last year to CHF 614 million. According to the announcement, EBIT and sales have reached a “record high”. According to the announcement, the roof systems segment developed particularly positively with an EBIT margin of 17 percent.

    “I am very confident about the record start to the year, which creates a solid basis for our ‘Accelerating Green Growth’ strategy 2025,” CEO Jan Jenisch is quoted as saying. For the first time, Holcim has published a sustainability report on the aforementioned “accelerated green growth”. “The report is a first in our industry and provides an overview of our decarbonization measures, which range from climate-friendly construction solutions to circular construction and next-generation technologies,” Jenisch continues.

    In the global overview of Holcim’s activities, North America with the USA and Canada is highlighted as growth markets. Argentina, Colombia and El Salvador also recorded good market growth in the Latin America region.

    Europe did extremely well. Strong pricing has allowed the company to contain the effects of cost inflation. There was also good market demand in Eastern Europe.

    In the Middle East and Africa, cost inflation has been absorbed well, the report says. Asia and Oceania was difficult given cost inflation. Better business in China and improved profitability in Australia helped partially offset weaker cement demand in the region.