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Holcim operates four businesses segments: cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and other products, including precast concrete, asphalt, mortar, and other building materials. Originally, the company was established as LafargeHolcim by the merger on 10 July 2015 of Holcim and Lafarge, which had combined sales of CHF 26.7 billion in 2019. [3]
Bags of Lafarge cement with the Blue Circle logo. Lafarge is a French industrial company specialising in cement, construction aggregates, and concrete. It is the world's largest cement manufacturer. It was founded in 1833 by Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge and is a part of the Holcim Group. In 2015, Lafarge merged with Holcim and a new company ...
Holcim is the cement market leader in Australia, Azerbaijan, India, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Latin America. It is among the top few producers throughout Europe, North America, and Asia. [6] Globally, Holcim and Lafarge are the two largest producers in terms of sales as of 2014. [7]
Aggregate Industries, a member of the Holcim Group, is a company based in the United Kingdom with headquarters at Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leicestershire.Aggregate Industries manufactures and supplies a range of heavy building materials, primarily aggregates such as stone, asphalt and concrete to the construction industry and other business sectors.
In 2001, Lafarge of France acquired Blue Circle, including the latter's interest in WAPCO. Seven years later, the name became Lafarge Cement WAPCO plc. Lafarge increased production at WAPCO in 2011 with the commissioning of an additional 2.2 million metric tonnes plant at Lakatabu, Ogun State. Along with the new plant, the firm built a power ...
The company expanded by acquiring Lafarge India Limited in 2016 and later changed its name to Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd in 2017. [5] In 2019, Nuvoco launched its first Captive Power Plant (CPP) and Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system at its Chittorgarh Cement Plant. [6] In 2020, it took over NU Vista Limited (previously known as Emami Cement Limited ...
Three of the top-10 largest cement factories in the United States operate in the city: TXI (formerly Texas Industries), Holcim, and Ash Grove. Gerdau Ameristeel, formerly Chaparral Steel, a large steel factory, is adjacent to TXI's cement plant. A large industrial park, Railport, is located along U.S. 67 on the southwestern side of the city.
The community was one of three factory towns built surrounding the Portland Cement plant, now Holcim. The other two factory towns nearby are Concrete and Cement. A post office called Portland was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1952. [1] The community was named for the Portland cement manufactured here. [2]