Holcim is in a transformation as a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions. Cement, aggregates and concrete, the main businesses of Holcim do not totally fit into that category (photo: Alpena cement plant in Michigan). In 2022 the…
UK’s Aggregate Industries, which is a part of Holcim, operates the 1.0 Mta dry-process cement plant in Cauldon, Stoke-on-Trent. The company will use Petrofac’s consulting team to identify opportunities for capturing CO2 at the Cauldon plant. The facility currently emits…
In Europe, alternative fuel (AF) rates above 80% are already a reality at several cement plants of Holcim. More than 3 Mt of AF will be processed by Holcim in Europe in 2023. This shall be further increased in Europe.…
Holcim will divest its cement businesses in Uganda and Tanzania. It has agreed to sell Hima Cement Ltd, its local subsidiary in Uganda, to the Sarrai Group, for an enterprise value of USD 120m, while its 65% participation in Mbeya…
Holcim’s new crushing and processing plant in Saint-Laurent-de Mŭre in France is a major step towards using construction demolition waste (CDW) such as concrete to its full value. Concrete roughly contains 85% aggregates and 15% cement paste. These materials are…
The Olympus CCS project in Greece is the 6th project of Holcim to receive a grant by the EU Innovation Fund. The project involves the installation of a CO2 Capture unit at Holcim’s cement plant at Milaki, Evoia. The project…
Lafarge in Algeria reached the milestone of 1 Mt of clinker and cement exports in October 2023. The company has initiated several investment projects to improve export logistics in the harbours of Djen-Djen, Annaba and Oran and to become a…
Holcim announced to invest US$ 100m in its flagship cement plant in St. Genevieve in Missouri, USA. The plant operates one the largest single-kiln lines in the world. The investment will expand the plant’s current state-of-the-art production and logistics capabilities…
Holcim Romania is investing over Euro 25m to increase the production capacity of its cement plant in Campulung by 20% from 1.3 Mta to about 1.6 Mta. The purpose of the new investment is to address the existing need for…
At the moment, Holcim is exploring 50 projects globally to capture 5 million tons of CO2 by 2030. Among these are 11 large-scale CCUS flagship projects for the carbon capture, utilization (mineralization) and storage. Some of the largest projects are…