PARIS, 29-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following appropriate information-consultation processes with relevant works councils and employee representatives, Lafarge and Holcim announce that they have now entered a binding agreement with CRH regarding the sale of several assets. As announced in February 2015, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, France, Industrial, Management
PARIS, 29-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge and Holcim have completed the appointments for the future Executive Committee of LafargeHolcim following a recommendation by Eric Olsen, future CEO of the combined Group. The future Executive Committee, under the leadership of Eric Olsen … Read the full press release
Paris and Zurich, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge and Holcim have received final approval for their proposed merger from the competition authorities in the United States and Canada. All competition approvals necessary for closing the transaction have now been obtained … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged holcim, Lafarge, merger clearances
PARIS, 3-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge and Holcim have received clearance from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for their proposed merger. A package of asset divestments has been agreed with the CCI which includes 1 cement plant and 1 grinding … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Management
Tagged Competition Commission of India (CCI), holcim, Lafarge
Holcim Leadership Journey contributes CHF 748 million to operating profit in 2014; significantly exceeds overall target with total benefits of CHF 1.85 billion Improvement in like-for-like net sales and operating profit and in net income Cement volumes increase thanks to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Bernard Fontana, holcim, Ready-mix concrete
PARIS, 24-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge Board of Directors today decided to fix the proposed 2015 ordinary dividend at €1.27 per share. This adjustment aims at equalizing dividends to be paid by Lafarge and Holcim based on the dividend announced today … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, France, Management
Tagged holcim, Lafarge, ordinary dividend
Zurich and Paris, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of their proposed merger, Lafarge and Holcim announce they entered exclusive negotiations further to a binding commitment made by CRH regarding the sale of several assets. The assets include operations mainly in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, France, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Bruno Lafont, CRH, holcim, Lafarge, Wolfgang Reitzle
PARIS, 13-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge and Holcim today announce further details on their proposal for comprehensive divestments in Brazil, as part of their planned merger of equals to create LafargeHolcim, the most advanced and innovative Group in the building materials … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Management
Strong momentum of Holcim Leadership Journey Significant increase in operating profit Operating margins increase further Like-for-like higher volumes and net sales Discipline in working capital management Negative foreign exchange effects impact results Jona, Switzerland, 29-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bernard Fontana, CEO, comments on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Switzerland
Tagged Bernard Fontana, EBITDA, holcim
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