Holcim And Lafarge Full Merger And Create LafargeHolcim

Holcim And Lafarge Full Merger And Create LafargeHolcim

Holcim Ltd and Lafarge S.A. in the present day accomplished their global merger and have launched LafargeHolcim, a world leader in the building supplies industry.

All conditions for the completion of the merger have been fulfilled following the successful completion of the public exchange provide and the issuance of new Holcim shares to Lafarge shareholders.

Holcim’s shareholders had beforehand approved the merger-related resolutions at an Extrapeculiar Normal Meeting on Might 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 grow to be effective.

LafargeHolcim additionally unveils its new emblem and corporate identification today. It has been designed to demonstrate that Holcim and Lafarge have united to type one company, expressing the leadership and power of the new Group.

Wolfgang Reitzle, Co-Chairman (statutory Chairman) of the Board of Directors of LafargeHolcim, says: "Right now’s closing is a historic occasion – not only for our two founding companies but additionally for the industry as a whole. LafargeHolcim has a novel business portfolio, is the industry benchmark in R&D and gives its clients the widest range of innovative and worth-adding products, services and solutions – from smallholders to massive enterprises and most complex projects."

Bruno Lafont, Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of LafargeHolcim, adds: "This new firm is constructed on the rich history and culture of Lafarge and Holcim and its teams. The merger has not only resulted in a bigger and more international company however brings a couple of unique set of complementary capabilities to capitalize on. Under the leadership of Eric Olsen, the new Group will foster a new working mannequin and create more worth for all our stakeholders."

The new LafargeHolcim shares can be traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange as well because the Euronext in Paris as of July 14.

As announced, LafargeHolcim will re-open the general public exchange offer to present the remaining Lafarge shareholders the opportunity to additionally tender their shares. The new supply period will begin on July 15, 2015 for a duration of ten trading days until July 28th.

In April 2014 each companies had introduced their intention to merge. The Group obtained all related 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 those transactions is predicted within the coming months.

The global launch of the new firm might be celebrated on July 15, 2015. LafargeHolcim will invite to a media convention on that day.


About LafargeHolcim
With a well-balanced presence in 90 countries and a give attention to Cement, Aggregates and Concrete, LafargeHolcim is the world leader within the building supplies industry. The Group has a hundred and fifteen,000 employees world wide and combined net sales of CHF 33 billion (EUR 27 billion) in 2014. LafargeHolcim is the trade benchmark in R&D and serves from the individual homebuilder to the largest and most complex project with the widest range of worth-adding products, progressive companies and complete building solutions. With a commitment to drive sustainable solutions for better building and infrastructure and to contribute to a higher high quality of life, the Group is finest positioned to satisfy the challenges of accelerating urbanization.

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