Holcim
Holcim is a Swiss-based global building materials and aggregates flagship division of the Holcim Group. The original company was merged on 10 July 2015 with Lafarge to form LafargeHolcim as the new company and renamed to Holcim Group in 2021. When the merger was completed, the Holcim brand remained active within the group.
| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Building materials |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Headquarters | Zug , Switzerland |
Key people | Jan Jenisch (CEO), Thomas Aebischer (CFO), Rolf Soiron (Chairman) |
| Products | Cement, construction aggregate, concrete |
| Revenue | CHF 21.65 billion (2010) |
| CHF 2.619 billion (2010) | |
Net income | CHF 1.182 billion (2010) |
| Total assets | CHF 44.26 billion (end 2010) |
| Total equity | CHF 21.12 billion (end 2010) |
Number of employees | 71,000 (2014) |
| Parent | Holcim Group |
Founded in 1912, the company expanded into France and then throughout Europe and Middle East during the 1920s. They expanded in the Americas during the 1950s and went public in 1958. The company continued to expand in Latin America and added Asian divisions during the 1970s and 1980s. A series of mergers and buyouts made Holcim one of the two largest cement manufacturers worldwide by 2014, roughly tied with rival Lafarge. In April 2014, the two companies agreed to a US$60 billion "merger of equals". The company was the market leader in cement production in Australia, Azerbaijan, India, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Latin America.