Holcim Announces Intent to List North American Business, Creating Leading Building Solutions Company

Holcim is a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions with net sales of CHF 29.2 billion in 2022. Driven by its purpose to build progress for people and the planet, its 60,000 employees are on a mission to decarbonize building, while improving living standards for all. The company empowers its customers across all regions to build better with less, with its broad range of low-carbon and circular solutions, from ECOPact to ECOPlanet. With its innovative systems, from Elevate roofing to PRB’s insulation, Holcim makes buildings more sustainable in use, driving energy efficiency and green retrofitting. With sustainability at the core of its strategy, Holcim is becoming a net-zero company with 1.5°C targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

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This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements do not constitute forecasts regarding results or any other performance indicator, but rather trends or targets, as the case may be, including with respect to plans, initiatives, events, products, solutions and services, their development and potential. Although Holcim believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions at the time of publishing this press release, investors are cautioned that these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Holcim, including but not limited to risks associated with sustainability, climate change, energy prices and access to raw materials, as well as the other risks described in Holcim’s annual report available on its website (www.holcim.com) and uncertainties related to market conditions, the implementation of our plans, to pursue the separation of the North American business and our ability to achieve any of the benefits that we expect to achieve from the separation, as well as the risks described in the registration statement relating to the separation which is expected to be filed with the SEC. Accordingly, we caution you against relying on forward-looking statements. Holcim does not undertake to provide updates of these forward-looking statements. 

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This press release does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or invitation to (i) sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, any securities of any legal entity of Holcim, or (ii) to enter into any contract, agreement or commitment whatsoever with any legal entity of Holcim.

SOURCE: HOLCIM