- Business
- Holcim Ltd operates as a leading global building materials and solutions company headquartered in Switzerland and founded in 1912. The company manufactures and supplies a comprehensive range of construction materials including cement, clinker, and other cementitious materials; ready-mix concrete; aggregates such as crushed stone, gravel, and sand; asphalt; precast concrete products; mortars; roofing systems; insulation tile adhesives; facade solutions; and provides contracting and waste management services. Holcim serves diverse markets including infrastructure projects (tunnels, railways, airports, ports, bridges), housing (individual and collective), commercial buildings (offices, retail, public), and industrial sectors (renewable energy, oil and gas, mining) across geographic regions encompassing North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
In recent major developments, Holcim has pursued an aggressive acquisition strategy aligned with its NextGen Growth 2030 strategy emphasizing sustainability and high-value building solutions. Notably, in 2025, Holcim acquired Xella, a European leader in sustainable walling systems with brands such as Ytong, Silka, Hebel, and Multipor, expanding its footprint in the EUR 12 billion walling market and enabling cross-selling synergies. Additionally, Holcim UK expanded its London footprint by acquiring Thames Materials, a construction waste management company enhancing its circular construction initiatives. Holcim also made strategic acquisitions in Peru with Mixercon and Comacsa, reinforcing presence in Latin America. The company reported strong profitable growth in 2025 driven by sustainable products, circular economy efforts with a 20% increase in recycled demolition materials to 5.6 million tons, and robust recurring EBIT growth despite currency headwinds.
Holcim's operations integrate traditional construction materials with cutting-edge sustainable building solutions and digital services such as product distribution, retail experience enhancement, financing, and cash-flow optimization aimed at comprehensive customer solutions. Holcim’s strategic focus on sustainability, innovation, and geographic expansion combined with a disciplined M&A approach underscores its position as a global leader in high-performance building materials and solutions serving a broad array of infrastructure and construction sectors worldwide.