Holcim’s board of directors named Miljan Gutovic as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective May 1. He will succeed Jan Jenisch, who will focus on his role as chairman and leading the planned U.S. listing of Holcim’s North America business.
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Holcim announced its intent to publicly list its North American business in the United States with a full capital market separation. This process “will create the leading pure-play building solutions company in the region,” the company stated.
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Holcim is entering a premium “Terawatt” partnership with Greentown Labs, the largest incubator of climate tech startups in North America, to accelerate open innovation for the decarbonization of the built environment.
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Holcim entered a three-year global strategic partnership with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that focuses on improving biodiversity, water stewardship and awareness programs across its operations.
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Holcim is investing in Nanolike as the producer bolsters its commitment to build better with less through innovative digital technologies, from operations and distribution to building solutions and customer experience.
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Holcim opened a global Innovation Hub this month at its R&D Center in Lyon, France, to showcase its sustainable building solutions and serve as a co-creation lab to accelerate low-carbon, circular and energy-efficient building worldwide.
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Holcim is now a limited partner in Suffolk Technologies’ $110 million venture capital fund that supports construction technology startups. With its unique position across the building value chain, Holcim will bring its advanced market knowledge to Suffolk investments to ensure best alignment with high growth market needs.
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The Holcim Alpena cement plant in Michigan celebrated the opening of its new whole-tire, co-processing facility – a $7.4 million, state-supported initiative that will safely and cleanly convert 22,000 tons of tires annually into alternative fuel for the plant.
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Holcim is among 17 global companies – and the only one in the industry – to be selected to work with the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) to submit nature targets for validation in 2023 as part of a global initiative to set the world’s first standards for ambitious and measurable corporate action for nature.
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Holcim invested in UK-based Coomtech, a cleantech start-up that offers an innovative low-emission kinetic drying technology for raw materials.
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