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Lafarge Canada acquires Westridge Quarries

01 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Lafarge Canada (Holcim) has acquired Westridge Quarries operations. Westridge is a well-established supplier of construction aggregates and contract crushing services for the Okanagan Valley. The acquisition is in alignment with Lafarge’s Strategy 2025 to expand its aggregates business through critical acquisitions of pits, quarries, docks, and depots in strategic high growth markets. “This is an exciting step forward in our 2025 growth strategy,” said Brad Kohl, President & CEO, Lafar...

Holcim reports 8% organic growth in 1Q23

24 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Holcim has reported organic sales growth of eight per cent to CHF5725m (US$6401m) in the first quarter of 2023. Over the same period, recurring EBIT came in at CHF493m, marking 12 per cent organic growth. “ This profitable growth was led by strong performances across our building materials businesses. Our teams continued our fast-paced execution, with 12 value-accretive acquisitions, including Duro-Last, completing our range of flat roofing systems. With strong underlying trends acros...

Holcim launches ECOCycle®

18 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Holcim has launched ECOCycle®, its proprietary circular technology platform to recycle construction demolition materials into new building solutions. With ECOCycle® Holcim can recycle 100 per cent of construction demolition materials across a broad range of applications, from decarbonised raw materials in low-carbon cement formulation, all the way to aggregates in concrete and fillers in road construction. Jan Jenisch, CEO, Holcim, said, “Across all metropolitan areas where we operate, ...

Holcim acquires Sivyer Logistics

06 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Holcim has acquired Sivyer Logistics, a leading producer of recycled construction and demolition waste (CDW) for the London construction market. Sivyer currently handles around 1Mta of materials, using state-of-the-art recycling and recovery technologies to recover over 500,000t of recycled aggregates and manufactured soils. The acquisition represents a further step toward driving circular construction to make cities more sustainable, according to Holcim. Miljan Gutovic, region head Eu...

Holcim partners with Norman Foster Foundation on housing project

05 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Holcim and the Norman Foster Foundation will announce the launch of their Essential Homes Research Project in Venice on 17 May, during the 2023 Architecture Biennale. In this partnership, the Norman Foster Foundation designed essential housing to provide safety, comfort and wellbeing for displaced communities who can live in temporary settlements for over 20 years. Holcim built these essential homes with a range of its green solutions, from ECOPact low carbon concrete to Elevate Insulation ...

Holcim Romania expands aggregates portfolio

04 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Holcim Romania has expanded its aggregates division by acquiring Stones Business Development SRL, one of the main suppliers of aggregates in the Bucharest-Ilfov area of Romania. With this transaction, Holcim has secured a volume of high-quality aggregate reserves and strengthened its position including in the Bucharest-Ilfov area, one of the areas with the highest growth in the construction sector in Romania. The deal was approved by the Competition Council and completed on 31 March 2023. ...

Holcim's Holly Hill plant reaches 100% TSR

04 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Holcim ’s Holly Hill plant , South Carolina, USA, has reached 100 per cent thermal energy substitution rate (TSR) and is progressing with clinker reduction and alternative fuel usage. Holcim Holly Hill Process Manager, Henry González, said: “ Today on behalf of the great team at the Holly Hill plant and Geocycle, I am pleased to tell you that we achieved more than 40 continuous hours of operation at 100 per cent of thermal energy substitution Rate (TSR) between 30-31 March   2023, in fa...

Holcim to invest over US$2bn in CCUS

31 March 2023, Published under Cement News

Holcim plans to invest CHF2bn (US$2.187bn) by 2030 in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies to capture more than 5Mt of CO 2 each year. According to its second climate report, the company aims to reach 420kg of CO 2 per tonne of cementitious materials by 2030.  Jan Jenisch, CEO of Holcim, said, “Holcim is accelerating its climate action with upgraded net zero targets and a clear commitment to invest CHF2bn in CCUS technologies by 2030. We are committed to scalin...

Holcim and Seqens build first recycled concrete building

29 March 2023, Published under Cement News

Holcim and Seqens, a leading provider of social housing in France, are partnering to build Recygénie, the world’s first fully recycled concrete building.     Drawing on its formulation expertise, Holcim’s Innovation Center has developed a first-of-its-kind concrete in which all components (cement, aggregates and water) are made of recycled materials. Built with this unique recycled concrete solution, Recygénie represents a breakthrough in circular construction. The building will be a 22...

LafargeHolcim Maroc reports 31% drop in net income

24 March 2023, Published under Cement News

LafargeHolcim Maroc , part of the Holcim group, posted a 2.6 per cent YoY decrease in consolidated turnover to MAD7.98bn (US$776.5m) in 2022. Sales volumes of the company contracted and were only partially offset by higher clinker sales and the increase in the average selling price. Moroccan cement demand declined by 10.6 per cent in as inflation impacted the economy. Current operating income reached MAD2.69bn in 2022, down 23 per cent YoY, due to the drop in cement sales and the rise in...