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Holcim AG

Holcim AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides building materials and solutions in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, Middle East, and Africa. It provides foundation, flooring, walling and roofing products, including cement, clinker, and other cementitious materials; ready-mix concrete; aggregates, such as crushed stone, gravel, and sand; and precast, concrete products, asphalts, mortars, roofing systems, insulation systems, tile adhesives, facade solutions, and contracting and services. The company also provides digital services through HOLCIM+ platform and digital concrete services. Its products are used in infrastructure projects, such as tunnels, railways and train stations, airports and ports, and bridges; housing projects, including individual and collective housing; commercial projects comprising offices, retail, and public buildings; and industrial projects consisting of renewable energy, oil and gas, and mining. The company sells its products under the ECOPact, ECOPlanet, ECOCycle, Ytong, Aggneo, Hydromedia, ZinCo Holcim, Elevate, Airium, PRB Group, Cantillana, Flachdach Technologie, Izolbet, Disensa, Tector, DYNAMax, Agilia, Ductal, Artevia, Humes, Tensolite, Compaktuna, and other service brands. The company was formerly known as LafargeHolcim Ltd and changed its name to Holcim AG in May 2021. Holcim AG was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

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Holcim H1 profit edges up, recurring EBIT and margin drop, backs FY26 view

Holcim AG reported slightly higher first-half net income and sales, while recurring EBIT and margin declined from a year earlier, and the company raised its fiscal 2026 outlook. Net income attributable to the group was CHF 913 million, a 0.5 percent increase from CHF 908 million in the same period last year. Recurring EBIT in the first half was CHF 1.438 billion with a margin of 18.1 percent, slightly lower than CHF 1.440 billion or 18.3 percent last year. Net sales for the first half totaled CHF 7.925 billion, up 0.7 percent from CHF 7.871 billion a year ago, with organic growth of 5.2 percent. For fiscal 2026, the company now expects approximately 5 percent organic net sales growth and approximately 10 percent organic recurring EBIT growth, positioning both metrics at the high end of its NextGen Growth 2030 strategy targets, and also expects a further increase in recurring EBIT margin.
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Swiss Market Ends Weak on Inflation and Virus Worries

The Swiss stock market ended lower on Thursday, with the benchmark SMI losing 46.96 points or 0.37% to close at 12,553.19. Rising inflation and a surge in coronavirus cases across several countries weighed on sentiment, while data showing a 1.5% monthly drop in Swiss exports during October added to the negative mood. Among major decliners, Logitech fell 2.46% and Holcim dropped 2.33%, while Credit Suisse and UBS Group both shed about 1.75%. On the upside, Sika climbed 2.2% and Givaudan gained 1.26%. The trade surplus widened to CHF 4.409 billion in October from CHF 4.328 billion in September, and watch exports rose 4.8% year-on-year.
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Holcim Warns Labor Shortage Could Slow Europe Construction Recovery

Holcim CEO Miljan Gutovic has warned that labor shortages could complicate Europe's construction recovery, even as signs of a rebound begin to emerge. Gutovic said worker bottlenecks are affecting the industry broadly, with pressure especially visible in Europe and Australia. Saint-Gobain CEO Benoit Bazin echoed that view, noting that the staffing constraints already slowing data center construction in North America are now moving into Europe. The issue could become more important as the region still needs around 10 million new homes, while builders struggle to find enough workers willing to handle physically demanding outdoor jobs. Gutovic said some markets may increasingly depend on labor from South-East Asia because local hiring is becoming difficult, and the shortage is also opening the door for Chinese contractors, which are winning major industrial projects by offering both equipment supply and on-site installation in one package. Holcim has already hired a Chinese contractor for the overhaul of its Obourg cement plant in Belgium, which is being modernized into one of Europe's first near-zero emissions cement facilities. Gutovic still sees a possible residential construction recovery in Europe as soon as the second half of this year, helped by rising building permits in Germany, while Saint-Gobain also pointed to improvement in France. Holcim's Xella acquisition, modular walling systems, and AI platform could help reduce on-site labor needs, predict failures, improve operations, and lower logistics costs.
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