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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. The Holcim brand remained active within the group when the merger was completed.

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Founded
1912; 114 years ago (1912)
Industry
Building materials
Headquarters
Zug, Switzerland
Key people
Miljan Gutovic (CEO) · Kim Fausing (chairman)
Net income
CHF 3.176 billion (2023)
Number of employees
63,448 (2023)

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Holcim

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related to Foundation and development · 25
Holcim → Aargau, Aargauische Portlandcementfabrik Holderbank-Wildegg, Adolf Gygi, Belgium, By, Canton, Egypt, Ernst, Ernst Jr, Ernst Schmidheiny, France, Germany, Holderbank, In, Lebanon, Lenzburg, Max, Netherlands, Positions, Rheintalischen Cementfabrik Rüthi
related to overview · 19
Holcim → Asia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Europe, Globally, Holcim Apasco, Holcim UK, India, It, Lafarge, Latin America, Mexico, Slovakia, Subsidiaries, Switzerland, The, They, UK, Zug
related to Merger with Lafarge · 14
Holcim → Analysts, Anhui Conch, April, Bruno Lafont, Executives, Holcim's Wolfgang Reitzle, Holders, June, Lafarge, Lafarge Chief Executive Officer, On, Switzerland, The, US
related to External links · 6
Holcim → August, February, Holcim Company Website, Integrated Annual Report, PDF, Retrieved
see also · 3
Holcim → Holcim Foundation, Sustainable Construction, Sustainable ConstructionHolcim Foundation Awards
Key people · 2
Holcim → Kim Fausing (chairman), Miljan Gutovic (CEO)
is a · 2
Holcim → cement market leader in Australia, Swiss-based global building materials and aggregates flagship division of the Holcim Group
Founded · 1
Holcim → 1912; 114 years ago (1912)
Headquarters · 1
Holcim → Zug, Switzerland
Industry · 1
Holcim → Building materials

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HolcimFounded1912; 114 years ago (1912)1.00infobox
HolcimHeadquartersZug, Switzerland1.00infobox
HolcimIndustryBuilding materials1.00infobox
HolcimKey peopleMiljan Gutovic (CEO)1.00infobox
HolcimKey peopleKim Fausing (chairman)1.00infobox
HolcimNet incomeCHF 3.176 billion (2023)1.00infobox
HolcimNumber of employees63,448 (2023)1.00infobox
HolcimOperating incomeCHF 4.577 billion (2023)1.00infobox
HolcimParentHolcim Group1.00infobox
HolcimProductsCement, construction aggregate, concrete1.00infobox
HolcimRevenueCHF 16.3 billion (2024)1.00infobox
HolcimTotal assetsCHF 52.69 billion (end 2023)1.00infobox
HolcimTotal equityCHF 26.78 billion (end 2023)1.00infobox
HolcimTypeDivision1.00infobox
Holcimis aSwiss-based global building materials and aggregates flagship division of the Holcim Group0.90text
Holcimis acement market leader in Australia0.90text

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