LafargeHolcim propose dividened and re-elect board members at AGM
LafargeHolcim shareholders confirmed the proposed distribution of a dividend of CHF2.00 per registered share (US$2.06/registered share) of LafargeHolcim Ltd from capital contrib...
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Switzerland prepares to lower NOx limits
The Swiss Federal Department of the Environment has published a review of the country’s air protection ordinance, in which it plans to lower the limit values for NO x by more th...
Swiss cement industry joins EU ETS
From 1 January 2020 Swiss cement companies are participating in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). Based on the polluter-pays principle, the scheme will allow the sector ...
Swiss cement deliveries down 5% in 2019
Deliveries by the Swiss cement industry fell by 4.9 per cent YoY to 1,034,914t in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 1,088,196t in the 4Q18. The latest figures published by Cemsuis...
No large acquisitions for LafargeHolcim
LafargeHolcim does not expect to be bidding for BASF’s construction chemicals business, according to CEO, Jan Jenisch. Following the divestment of some of its businesses and usi...
LafargeHolcim doubles net income and reports 4% net sales growth
LafargeHolcim posted a like-for-like (LfL) net sales growth of 3.5 per cent YoY in the first half of 2019. Sales increased from CHF13.272bn (US$13.4bn) in the 1H18 to CHF13.059b...
Swiss cement deliveries fall to 1.176Mt in 2Q19
Cement deliveries in Switzerland declined 3.6 per cent in the 2Q19 when compared to the 2Q18, according to Cemsuisse, the Swiss cement association. Sales in the April-June quart...
Sika sees successful start to the year
Sika has reported a successful start to 2019 business year, reporting a new sales record of CHF1644.8m (EUR1462m) in the first quarter. This equates to an increase of 7.1 per ce...
Switzerland sees 5% increase in cement deliveries
Cement deliveries by the Swiss cement industry increased 4.8 per cent YoY to 874,275.2t in the 1Q19, according to the country’s cement association, Cemsuisse. It follows a 2.2 p...
Swiss cement dispatches stable in 2018
In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, total cement deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased two per cent YoY to 1,088,196t from 1,067,145t in the 4Q17, according to Cemsui...