The global economy continued to expand at a favorable pace, thereby ensuring that demand for building materials also remained robust. Sales and quantities delivered rose in all segments. Sustained solid internal growth and the newly consolidated companies in the UK, the USA and India were responsible for this result, said Holcim in a statement.
Deliveries of cement were up by 24.7 percent YoY. Sales of aggregates rose significantly, recording an impressive 89.6 percent increase, and volumes of ready-mix concrete sold also achieved an above-average increase of 44.4 percent. Thanks to Aggregate Industries whose sales in the previous year were only incorporated into the consolidated accounts as of April, both segments in Europe and North America posted the strongest growth in percentage terms.
