Holcim sees 3% improvement in like-for-like net sales
Holcim increased net sales by three per cent on a like-for-like basis in 2014. Growth mostly resulted from price improvements in many regions, particularly in North America agai...
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Holcim (Switzerland) to extend Gabenchopf quarry
Holcim plans to expand the Gabenchopf quarry in Villigen, Switzerland, to the west to yield around 12Mt of rock. The step is designed to maintain operations for the next 10 year...
Swiss CemIn West acquires 96.6% of Ivano-Frankivskcement
Switzerland-based CemIn West SA has bought a 96.6 per cent in Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivskcement, according to the target company. The majority holding was bought from Cyprus-based...
Changes in Holcim Ltd's senior management
Jacques Bourgon, currently head of OH&S, senior advisor to the CEO and member of Holcim Ltd's senior management, has decided to pursue other challenges outside the group. He wil...
Holcim increases shipments in the USA, Africa and Asia
Holcim’s turnover for the first nine months declined by 4.7 per cent to CHF14,243m, while in euro terms the reduction was 3.6 per cent to €12,136m and in US dollar terms the dec...
Holcim's turnover brought lower by exchange rates
Holcim's cement deliveries improved by two per cent to 70Mt in the first six months, and the underlying advance was 2.8 per cent. Sales of other mineral components recovered by ...
Holcim strong start in Europe
Holcim's first quarter turnover declined by 5.4 per cent to CHF4088m (EUR3342m), but on a like-for-lake basis, there was a 7.8 per cent increase and measured in euros the turnov...
Vicat: full-year turnover eases
Turnover at Vicat eased by 0.3 per cent in 2013 to EUR2286m and EBITDA came off by 2.4 per cent to EUR427m, while at unchanged parameters they would have risen by 2.9 per cent a...
JP Morgan Cazenove upgrades Holcim
JP Morgan Cazenove has upgraded Holcim to 'neutral' from 'underweight' and raised its price target to CHF71 from CHF58 as the outlook for cement makers is turning positive. "Con...
Swiss cement industry to solve future raw materials shortage
Five out of six cement plants in Switzerland are expected to run out of limestone and marl over the next 10-15 years. As their existing quarries border areas with protected stat...