The challenge: reinventing building design and methods of a 2-story residential building An online ideathon with the participation of world-class experts A final hackathon with live demonstrations in France in March 2021 Mentorship from leading experts, further collaboration and cash … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Environment, Industrial, Netherlands, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3D printing, Architecture, building, building industry, CO2 emissions, COBOD, concrete 3D printing technology, construction, Consultancy, Ecole des Ponts, Edelio Bermejo, engineering, Erwin Viray, green building, hackathon, housing, housing construction, LafargeHolcim, Marijn Bruurs, material science, mentorship, residential building, Singapore University of Design, Witteveen+Bos
(PRESS RELEASE) JONA, Switzerland, 27-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — LafargeHolcim adds more production capacity for its Durabric soil-stabilized bricks with new a plant located in Malawi. As part of 14Trees, its joint venture with CDC Group, the new plant will industrialize … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Industrial, Investment, News, Switzerland
Tagged 14Trees, affordable housing solutions, Africa, Blantyre, Bricks, building material, Burnt clay bricks, CDC, CO2 emissions, construction, Durabric, Durabric soil-stabilized bricks, joint venture, LafargeHolcim, low carbon, MALAWI, Miljan Gutovic, sustainable
The initiative aims at transforming the way companies are valued (PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 22-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank has announced it is joining the value balancing alliance e.V.. Established as a non-profit organization the alliance was founded … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, News, Society
Tagged accounting, artificial-intelligence, BASF, Berthold Fürst, Bosch, capital markets, Christian Sewing, company valuation, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, digitalisation, EY, globalisation, KPMG, LafargeHolcim, Novartis, OECD, Philip Morris International, PwC, SAP, SK, sustainability, value balancing alliance
(PRESS RELEASE) JONA, Switzerland, 25-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — LafargeHolcim launches CO₂MENT project in Canada, increasing its efforts to further improve the carbon-efficiency of its cements. The company’s objective is to build the world’s first full-cycle solution to capture and reuse … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Industrial, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged CANADA, carbon capture, carbon efficiency, cements, greenhouse gas emissions, Inventys, Lafarge Canada, LafargeHolcim, Project CO₂MENT, René Thibault, Total
(PRESS RELEASE) ZUG, 4-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The global leader in building materials and solutions LafargeHolcim adds one (1) precast and eight (8) ready-mix concrete plants as well as a sand quarry to its growing Ready-Mix Concrete and Aggregates segments. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Germany, Investment, News, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, Alfons Greten Betonwerk, asphalt, building materials, building solutions, Cement, Continental Materials Corporation, LafargeHolcim, mortar, precast concrete, Ready-mix concrete, ready-mix concrete plants, sand quarry, Transit Mix Concrete
(PRESS RELEASE) Jona, Switzerland, 21-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — LafargeHolcim has been awarded infrastructure contracts worth over CAD 100 million as part of a major highway improvement project in Vancouver, Canada. The Highway 1 area is a vital local, regional and provincial … Read the full press release
Jona, Switzerland, 20-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — LafargeHolcim has appointed Feliciano González Muñoz (54) as new Head of Human Resources, effective 1 May 2018, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Jan Jenisch. He will succeed Caroline Luscombe who has decided to pursue opportunities … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Switzerland
Tagged appointment, Feliciano González Muñoz, HR, LafargeHolcim, leadership, Management
Marrakech, 18-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay, ArcelorMittal, Evonik and LafargeHolcim today announce the formation of a new Low Carbon Technology Partnerships Initiative across the steel, cement and chemicals industries. This new partnership will look at the potential synergies that exist … Read the full press release
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