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Holcim Summary

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Brief Description of Company:

Holcim is an international supplier of cement, aggregates (gravel and sand), and concrete, with US headquarters in Waltham, MA.  The company reported revenues of over $23 billion in 2008, and employs 85,000 people in over 70 countries. View Holcim’s Web site for more information. [1]


Target:

BELC Company Targets [2]


CEO:

Markus Akermann

CEO Quote Regarding Climate Change:

"Holcim is committed to reducing CO2 generated during cement manufacturing and is pursuing several energy and market-based initiatives to achieve this goal. The company is working with government agencies and construction material specifiers to implement public policies that would allow the use of environmentally friendly cement products."

Visit Holcim's Sustainability site - http://www.holcim.com/sustainable/ [3]

Energy Efficiency Initiatives
Success Stories Summary: 
  • Three Holcim US plants received Energy Star [4] recognition in 2008 for energy efficiency.
  • Holcim’s Costa Rica project will increase capacity from 1,450 to 2,400 tons of cement per day while reducing energy use from 3,550 megajoules per ton to 3,200 megajoules per ton.
Internal Operations summary: 
  • Holcim has invested in a new state-of-the-art, energy-efficient kiln in Costa Rica. This will increase capacity from 1,450 to 2,400 tons of cement per day while reducing energy use from 3,550 megajoules per ton to 3,200 megajoules per ton.
Supply Chain summary: 
  • Holcim is a member of the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport [5] Partnership.

belcholcimHolcim [6] is a member of the Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC), the largest U.S.-based association of companies dedicated to business and policy solutions to climate change. Holcim is an international supplier of cement, aggregates (gravel and sand), and concrete, with US headquarters in Waltham, MA.  The company reported revenues of over $23 billion in 2008, and employs 85,000 people in over 70 countries. 

BELC Abstracts
Residential & Commercial Abstract: 

belcholcimHolcim [6] is a member of the Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC), the largest U.S.-based association of companies dedicated to business and policy solutions to climate change. Holcim is an international supplier of cement, aggregates (gravel and sand), and concrete, with US headquarters in Waltham, MA.  The company reported revenues of over $23 billion in 2008, and employs 85,000 people in over 70 countries. Holcim has developed durable building material using efficient technology with reduced carbon dioxide emissions during production.

Industrial Abstract: 

belcholcimHolcim [6] is a member of the Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC), the largest U.S.-based association of companies dedicated to business and policy solutions to climate change. Holcim is an international supplier of cement, aggregates (gravel and sand), and concrete, with US headquarters in Waltham, MA.  The company reported revenues of over $23 billion in 2008, and employs 85,000 people in over 70 countries. 

Source URL: http://pewclimate.org/companies_leading_the_way_belc/company_profiles/holcim

Links:
[1] http://www.holcim.com/USA/EN/id/1610645817/mod/gnm50/page/channel.html
[2] http://pewclimate.org/companies_leading_the_way_belc/targets
[3] http://www.holcim.com/sustainable/
[4] http://www.energystar.gov
[5] http://www.epa.gov/smartway/transport/index.htm
[6] http://pewclimate.org/companies_leading_the_way_belc/company_profiles/holcim