LafargeHolcim revises its full-year global market forecasts
LafargeHolcim reported improved sales and operating EBITDA adjusted for the second quarter of 2017 on a like-for-like (LFL) basis but has revised down forecasts for growth in it...
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SIKA achieves record sales
With sales growth of 8.1 per cent in local currency, Sika achieved a new sales record of CHF2994.9m (US$ 3140.4m) in the first half of 2017. Targeted investments in new products...
LafargeHolcim reports 2Q earnings growth
LafargeHolcim reported today its fifth consecutive quarter of like-for-like adjusted operating EBITDA growth. Middle East Africa, Latin America and North America regions all con...
Coup in Switzerland
“Coup” appears to be the much-used buzzword surrounding the appointment of Jan Jenisch as the new LafargeHolcim CEO on 22 May 2017. He is expected to take over as CEO on 16 Octo...
Swiss cement demand contracts 4.7% in 2Q17
In the second quarter of 2017, dispatches by Swiss cement producers to the domestic market have contracted by 4.7 per cent to 1,187,613t from 1,245,811t in 2Q2017, according to ...
LafargeHolcim to start share buy-back programme
LafargeHolcim announces that it will start its share buy-back programme of up to CHF1bn (EUR916.9m) over 2017-18 on 1 June 2017. The programme that was initially announced at th...
Schuler to succeed Jenisch as CEO of Sika
Sika has appointed Paul Schuler, currently Regional Manager Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA), as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 July 2017. He succeeds Jan Jenisch who has ...
Swiss cement demand advances 4.2% in 2016
Swiss cement producers dispatched 1,076,007t of cement in 4Q16, up 1.6 per cent from 1,058,619t delivered in 4Q15, according to the latest data of the country's cement associati...
Beat Werder new Head of Media Relations of LafargeHolcim
LafargeHolcim has appointed Beat Werder as new Head of Media Relations. He will assume his new role from March 2017 onwards and report directly to Caroline Hempstead, Group Head...
Swiss cement sales up 2% in 3Q16
Swiss cement deliveries increased two per cent YoY in 3Q16, according to the Swiss cement association, Cemsuisse. In the first nine months of this year, domestic deliveries adva...