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Holcim

Building materials and sustainable construction solutions

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Headquarters: Zug, Switzerland
Founded year: 1912
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 40,000+

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Latest news about Holcim

In short: Holcim achieved organic growth in Q1 2026, secured EU approval for the €1.85 billion Xella acquisition, and completed the Cementos Pacasmayo deal.

Company announcements

June 9 Holcim

Holcim opens CaptureLab, first carbon capture test platform for cement

The 2,500 m2 facility in France tests technologies with partners like Air Liquide, bridging research and industrial scale.

June 1 Holcim

Holcim launches floating solar plant with TotalEnergies

The plant in Obourg, Belgium, has 55,000 panels and is Europe's largest for on-site consumption.

May 6 Holcim

Holcim partners with Paebbl and Goldbeck on carbon-storing concrete

The collaboration uses Paebbl Rebond in EPD-certified concrete for a logistics center foundation in South Germany, reducing cement by 15% and sequestering 886kg CO2. It advances sustainable construction.

May 5 Holcim

Holcim builds nature-positive future

Through NextGen Growth 2030 strategy, Holcim advances sustainable solutions like ecosystem restoration in Ecuador and bioactive concrete in Germany.

Media coverage

June 12 Reuters

Holcim wins conditional EU antitrust nod for €1.85 billion Xella acquisition

World No. 2 cement maker Holcim has secured ‌EU antitrust approval for its €1.85 billion acquisition of German walling systems maker Xella after pledging to...

June 12 shz.de

Holcim Lägerdorf: Parts of clinker hall suddenly collapsed

At the Holcim plant in Lägerdorf, two segments of a clinker hall collapsed on February 25. No one was injured, but the cause remains puzzling.

June 10 Fondsvermittlung Uhland

Holcim: CO2 capture in cement plants before practical test

Heidelberg Materials' Brevik project was supposed to demonstrate CO2 capture in a cement plant on an industrial scale. A 'Spiegel' investigation now raises questions.

June 9 cash

Construction stocks under pressure: Why Holcim and Sika are doing better than the competition

The shares of building materials manufacturers have had tough stock market weeks since the outbreak of the Iran war. Since the beginning of the year, Amrize (-1 percent), Holcim (-7 percent...

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