Holcim, Cemex Europe deal to be examined
EU antitrust regulators will assess a bid by Cemex to acquire Holcim's cement operations in Spain following a request from Spanish authorities, the European Commission said. C...
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Holcim and Febelcem contest competition ruling
Holcim and Belgian cement association Febelcem are appealing against the judgement by the country’s Anti-Competition Council. Last August, Belgium’s anti-competition authori...
Holcim CEO sees cost-cutting starting to work
Frenchman Bernard Fontana, CEO of Holcim, who last year became the first outsider to lead the 101-year-old Swiss company, has been implementing a strict cost-cutting regime rig...
Holcim ceases production at Dannes
Nine months after stopping the kiln at Dannes, France, Holcim officially ceased production at the plant on 30 September. Staff have been partly transferred to Lumbres, Dunke...
HSBC downgrades Holcim on emerging markets slowdown
HSBC has downgraded Holcim to neutral from overweight and also reduced its target price to CHF72 from CHF77, citing weaknesses in emerging markets. The bank says an emerging...
Holcim and Cemex to swap, combine assets in Europe
Holcim and Cemex have reached an agreement to conduct a series of transactions to exchange and combine assets in parts of Europe with the aim of improving synergies and boostin...
Cement makers hit by infrastructure slump in emerging markets
Cement producers have been sliding on the financial stock exchanges as emerging market bonds and equities tumble, according to the Financial Times. Many of the region’s buildin...
Holcim’s cement sales in Romania down 0.7% in 1H13
Swiss building materials producer Holcim’s cement and clinker sales fell 0.7 per cent in the first half of the year in Romania, compared to the first six months of 2012, while ...
Holcim profit leaps, sales below expectations
Holcim’s first-half results were boosted by higher net income but sales disappointed, particularly in India, the group's key market in Asia. For the full-year, the Swiss major ...
Cost cuts help Holcim 2Q net profit edge ahead
Holcim has reported a slight increase in 2Q net profit as cost cuts helped boost profitability but weaker demand in India, Canada and Mexico fell short of expectations. ...