Sources: Holcim Ltd., Zug, Switzerland; CP staff Upon a spin-off scheduled to be consummated by mid-year, Holcim Ltd. plans to name its North American business Amrize, with shares trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AMRZ. As an independent public company, Amrize will be North America’s leading building solutions source from foundation to rooftop. Its portfolio will…
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Lafarge collaboration promotes ‘smart design’
Lafarge Canada, its subsidiary Innocon, and Canadian builder The Daniels Corporation announced a First Carbon Smart Design collaboration using advanced concrete mixed design technology at the Daniels on Parliament condominium development in downtown Toronto. The landmark project, which is slated for occupation in mid-2025, involves the use of approximately 31,000 m3 of Lafarge’s ECOPact concrete, which is about 75 percent…
Read MoreHolcim North America spin-off projected by mid-2025
Sources: Holcim Group, Zug, Switzerland; CP staff The parent company of Holcim US and Lafarge Canada Inc. cites progress on a full capital market separation plan, or spin-off, that will net a Holcim North America listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Subject to shareholder approval at the Holcim Annual General Meeting in May, the spin-off is planned as a…
Read MoreLafarge Canada and Innocon hit community support milestone
Lafarge Canada subsidiary Innocon has been collaborating for more than a decade on the revitalization of Toronto’s Regent Park neighborhood, the oldest and largest social housing project in Canada. In addition to providing building solutions for Daniels Spectrum, Regent Park’s arts and cultural hub, the producers have also invested $800,000-plus since 2013 via the People & Planet Fund. Their contribution…
Read MoreHolcim stake further validates Sublime Systems IP, business plan
Sources: Holcim Ltd., Zug, Switzerland; CP staff The parent company of Holcim US and Lafarge Canada has invested in Sublime Systems, Somerville, Mass. low-carbon cement technology startup, to expand its range of materials and solutions reducing carbon dioxide emissions associated with construction. Holcim Ltd. capital will advance a charter Holyoke, Mass. production facility that Sublime Systems has scheduled for 2026…
Read MoreHolcim elevates Mexico business veteran Hill to region head North America
Sources: Holcim Ltd., Switzerland Holcim Country CEO, Mexico Jaime Hill has been appointed region head North America, gaining responsibility for the Holcim US and Lafarge Canada businesses and succeeding Toufic Tabbara. Hill joined Holcim in 1996 and has 30-plus years of experience spanning finance, sales and marketing leadership roles in the U.S. and Latin America. Management credits his track record…
Read MoreHolcim North America gears up Alberta ash harvesting project
Sources: Lafarge Canada Inc., Calgary; CP staff Holcim North America and sister business Geocycle North America are overseeing a premier of beneficiation technology transforming landfilled coal combustion products to Class F fly ash. ECOAsh, the branded material from an Alberta site strategic to Lafarge Western Canada operations, marks the first ash harvesting for concrete end uses under the global Holcim…
Read MorePatio Drummond, Canal Block shoulder CarbiCrete commercialization
On the heels of increasing availability of its cement-free, carbon-negative binder through a Lafarge Canada production agreement, CarbiCrete has announced a doubling of signature block output at Patio Drummond, Quebec neighbor and premier binder user. The CarbiCrete process substitutes portland cement with a steel slag binder and brings carbon dioxide into the concrete masonry curing phase, where the gas is…
Read MoreHolcim outlines North American business spin off plan
Sources: Holcim Ltd., Zug, Switzerland; CP staff With an eye to unlocking North American asset value, Holcim Ltd. plans a 2025 spin off of its namesake US and Building Envelope plus Lafarge Canada Inc. operations, the new entity likely listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Across 850-plus sites and a payroll north of 16,000, the three businesses hold top…
Read MoreLafarge Canada drives circular economy via CarbiCrete partnership
Sources: Lafarge Canada Inc., Montreal Lafarge Canada has teamed with CarbiCrete, Quebec-based concrete binding agent and curing method developer, to process steelmaking byproduct at its St. Constant – Montreal East manufacturing cluster and extend the latter company’s market prospects. CarbiCrete technology enables the conversion of formerly sub-grade, often landfill-bound steel slag to cementitious material with binding capacity affording full portland…
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