What is the largest CEMENT producer in the World?
The world’s biggest cement maker
In terms of production capacity, number of plants, sales and profit.
Cement is one of the most revolutionary inventions in the history of construction and can be credited for the massive infrastructure development across the world.
The binding properties of lime, a major component of cement, have been known since early historic times where it was used in mortars and concrete.
This has been improved over the years to arrive at the cements that we currently have in the market.
Increased growth in the construction industry has resulted in a high demand for cement, which has subsequently brought about many cement manufacturing companies across the world – with China, India and the US are the top producers.
We had analyzed a list of the 10 biggest cement companies in the world – with production capacity, number of plants, sales and profit being some of the parameters used to gauge the size of a cement company earlier on Datis-inc.com/BLOG.
We decided to describe more about the largest cement producer in the world now.
LafargeHolcim
LafargeHolcim is the largest cement producer in the world with a presence in 70 countries.
Established through the merger of Lafarge and Holcim in July 2015, the company has a total of 180 plants and an annual production capacity of 386.5 million tonnes. This makes it the biggest cement company in the world.
LafargeHolcim, whose headquarter is located in Switzerland, is also a major manufacturer of aggregate and ready mixed concrete.
LafargeHolcim is a global partner for major infrastructure projects – roads, mines, ports, dams, data centers, stadiums, wind farms, or electric power plants that require major investments.
The group employs around 72,000 people around the world, and reach a combined net sales of CHF 26.7 billion in 2019. The group’s central functions had been divided between Zurich and Paris until the end of 2018, but are currently being transferred to the Swiss cities of Holderbank and Zug.The company’s research facilities are in l’Isle d’Abeau, near Lyon, France.
Headquartered in Switzerland and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and on Euronext Paris, LafargeHolcim holds leading positions in all regions across the globe.
| Valor symbol | LHN |
| ISIN | CH0012214059 |
The building materials market is driven by massive global population growth, the shift towards city and urban living and the infrastructure, the highways, bridges, hospitals and schools, that growing populations require.
- A list of the world’s largest cement companies ranked by cement production in million tonnes
Rank | Company | Annual Cement Production (Mt/yr) | Cement Production Capacity (Mt/yr) | Country |
1 | LafargeHolcim | 286.6 | 386.5 | Switzerland |
2 | Anhui Conch Cement | 217.2 | 288.0 | China |
3 | CNBM | 176.22 | 406.0 | China |
4 | Heidelberg Cement | 121.11 | 129.0 | Germany |
5 | Cemex | 87.09 | 93 | Mexico |
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- LafargeHolcim Founded: 2015
- LafargeHolcim Headquarters: Jona, Switzerland
- LafargeHolcim Revenue: USD 27.76 billion
- LafargeHolcim Annual Cement Production: 286.66 Mt/yr
- LafargeHolcim Cement Production Capacity: 386.5 Mt/yr
- LafargeHolcim Number of Employees: 72,452
LafargeHolcim Products
- Cement
- Aggregates
- Concrete
- Building materials
LafargeHolcim Management
- Jan Jenisch took over as CEO of LafargeHolcim on 1 September 2017.
- Beat Hess is the chairman of the Board of Directors.
Members of the Executive Committee are formally appointed by the Board of Directors:
- Jan Jenisch, Chief Executive Officer
- Géraldine Picaud, Chief Financial Officer
- Marcel Cobuz, Member (Europe)
- Miljan Gutovic, Member (Middle East Africa)
- René Thibault, Member (North America)
- Martin Kriegner, Member (Asia)
- Oliver Osswald, Member (Latin America)
- Magali Anderson, Member (Chief Sustainability Officer)
- Keith Karr, Member (Group General Counsel)
- Feliciano González Muñoz, Member (Head of Group Human Resources)
On 15 October 2019, Jan Jenisch was appointed to the board of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
LafargHocim main competitors:
- HeidelbergCement
- Eurocement
- Siam Cement Group
- Cemex
Lafarge History
A brief history of LAFARGE from 1833 to 2015 (Merging Time):
- 1833: The Lafarge company was born in Le Teil (Ardèche, France). Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge began regular extraction operations in the limestone quarries.
- 1864: First major project: the Suez Canal. Lafarge won the “contract of the century” in Egypt and delivered the 200,000 tons of hydraulic lime needed to build the piers of the Suez Canal.
- 1887: The world’s first research laboratory on cement. Following its commercial success, Lafarge opened a research laboratory near Le Teil, France. This laboratory was the first in the world to specialize in cement.
- 1950s-70s: International expansion in North and South America. Through plant constructions and acquisitions of firms, Lafarge established a good position in the United States, Canada, and Brazil.
- 1980s-90s: Going global. Lafarge led a significant International expansion with new operations in Sub-Saharan and East Africa as well as in China, India, and South Korea.
- 2008: Acquisition of Orascom Cement. Lafarge acquired Orascom Cement, the leading cement group in the Middle East and the Mediterranean Basin, with number one positions in the key markets of Egypt, Algeria, United Arab Emirates, and Iraq.
- 2014: Holcim and Lafarge announced their merger project.
- 2015: Closing of the merger, which gave birth to LafargeHolcim, the new leader of the building materials industry.
Holcim History
A brief history of HOLCIM from 1912 to 2015 (Merging Time):
- 1912: Holcim was born with the opening of a first cement plant in Holderbank (Switzerland) by Adolf Gygi, joined two years later by visionary industrial Ernst Schmidheiny.
- 1922-1931: Crossing borders. The company began investing in cement business in other European countries and in Egypt, Lebanon, and South Africa.
- 1942: Creation of the research and testing facility Technische Stelle Holderbank (Technical Center Holderbank).
- 1952-1961: A decade of increased expansion. In 1960, following the entry into the Canadian market, a large cement production facility was opened in Michigan (USA). Almost simultaneously, Ernst Schmidheiny invested in a small plant near São Paulo (Brazil).
- 1962-1991: One global Group. Holderbank began a phase of expansion in Latin America. In 1974, Holderbank made its first move in Asia with a participation in the Philippines. Later, Holderbank began scouting new markets: Spain in 1980 and Eastern Europe, China, India, and Southeast Asia in the early 1990s.
- 2001: The company’s name was changed to Holcim by a vote at the annual general meeting.
- 2014: Holcim and Lafarge announced their merger project.
- 2015: Closing of the merger, which gave birth to LafargeHolcim, the new leader of the building materials industry.
LafargHolcim Creation
Announced: 10 July 2015
Holcim and Lafarge complete merger and create LafargeHolcim, a new leader in the building materials industry.
Holcim Ltd and Lafarge S.A. on July 2015 completed their global merger and have launched LafargeHolcim, a world leader in the building materials industry.
All conditions for the completion of the merger have been fulfilled following the successful completion of the public exchange offer and the issuance of new Holcim shares of Lafarge shareholders.
Holcim’s shareholders had previously approved the merger-related resolutions at an Extraordinary General Meeting on May 8, 2015. With the completion of the merger the mandate of the new Board of Directors and of the new Executive Committee with Eric Olsen as CEO has become effective.
LafargeHolcim also unveils its new logo and corporate identity. It has been designed to demonstrate that Holcim and Lafarge have united to form one company, expressing the leadership and strength of the new Group.
Wolfgang Reitzle, Co-Chairman (statutory Chairman) of the Board of Directors of LafargeHolcim, says:
“Today’s closing is a historic event – not only for our two founding companies but also for the industry as a whole. LafargeHolcim has a unique business portfolio, is the industry benchmark in R&D and offers its customers the widest range of innovative and value-adding products, services and solutions – from small holders to large enterprises and most complex projects.”
Bruno Lafont, Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of LafargeHolcim, adds:
“This new company is built on the rich history and culture of Lafarge and Holcim and its teams. The merger has not only resulted in a larger and more global company but brings about a unique set of complementary capabilities to capitalize on. Under the leadership of Eric Olsen, the new Group will foster a new operating model and create more value for all our stakeholders.”
The new LafargeHolcim shares will be traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange as well as the Euronext in Paris as of July 14.
As announced, LafargeHolcim will re-open the public exchange offer to give the remaining Lafarge shareholders the opportunity to also tender their shares. The new offer period will start on July 15, 2015 for a duration of ten trading days until July 28th.
In April 2014 both companies had announced their intention to merge. The Group received all relevant anti-trust approvals within the expected timeframe following a proactive dialogue with the respective authorities. In this context, operations in Europe, the US, Canada, Brazil, India, the Philippines, and Mauritius are being divested. Completion of these transactions is expected within the coming months.
The global launch of the new company celebrated on July 15, 2015.
LafargeHolcim's net sales from FY 2007 to FY 2019 (in billion Swiss francs)
This statistic (following Graph) represents LafargeHolcim’s net sales from the fiscal year of 2007 to the fiscal year of 2019.
In the fiscal year of 2019, the Swiss-based cement manufacturer generated net sales of around 26.72 billion Swiss francs (or about 27.51 billion U.S. Dollars).
Video about LafargHolcim plant in Alpena-USA
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LafargeHolcim Global Directory
Headquartered in Switzerland,
LafargeHolcim operates in around 80 countries. You can find, headquarter information, France, UAE, India branches with related websites with related link addresses for LafargeHolcim global directory.
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