Holcim could face a tougher road ahead as climate rules and costly upgrades squeeze its traditional cement business, just as new building methods and materials threaten to take share. See why local rivals and an expensive push into “green” deals could matter as much as Holcim’s own sustainability products.Read more
Holcim is leaning hard into lower-carbon building materials and acquisitions, which could help it keep growing even if construction demand cools in some regions. The big question is whether new climate rules, tougher competition, and substitute materials chip away at pricing and profits faster than these bets pay off.Read more
Holcim could get a fresh boost as its North American business splits off, potentially drawing more attention and letting it move faster in a huge infrastructure market. The bigger bet is that greener building materials and recycling-led construction keep gaining traction, while tighter climate rules and new ways of building could squeeze demand and profits.Read more
Holcim AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides building materials and solutions in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, Middle East, and Africa. It provides foundation, flooring, walling and roofing products, including cement, clinker, and other cementitious materials; ready-mix concrete; aggregates, such as crushed stone, gravel, and sand; and precast, concrete products, asphalts, mortars, roofing systems, insulation systems, tile adhesives, facade solutions, and contracting and services. The company also provides digital services through HOLCIM+ platform and digital concrete services. Its products are used in infrastructure projects, such as tunnels, railways and train stations, airports and ports, and bridges; housing projects, including individual and collective housing; commercial projects comprising offices, retail, and public buildings; and industrial projects consisting of renewable energy, oil and gas, and mining. The company sells its products under the ECOPact, ECOPlanet, Aggneo, Hydromedia, ZinCo Holcim, Elevate, Airium, PRB Group, Cantillana, Flachdach Technologie, Izolbet, Disensa, Tector, DYNAMax, Agilia, Ductal, Artevia, Humes, Tensolite, Compaktuna, and other service brands. The company was formerly known as LafargeHolcim Ltd and changed its name to Holcim AG in May 2021. Holcim AG was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.
