About us
About us

LafargeHolcim is the leading global building materials and solutions company serving masons, builders, architects and engineers all over the world. Our operations produce cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete which are used in building projects ranging from affordable housing and small, local projects to the biggest, most technically and architecturally challenging infrastructure projects. As urbanization increasingly impacts people and the planet, we provide innovative products and building solutions with a clear commitment to social and environmental sustainability.

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LafargeHolcim at a glance
Strategy 2022 - "Building for Growth"
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Our business

We operate four businesses segments: Cement, Aggregates, Ready-Mix Concrete and Solutions & Products, and hold leading positions in all regions of the globe, with around 75,000 employees in around 80 countries. Our experts solve the challenges that customers face around the world, whether they are building individual homes or major infrastructure projects.

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Innovation

Innovation will become the differentiator of the building materials industry. Most of our innovations are made in order to meet our market and customers’ needs. For this reason we keep our country teams fully empowered to develop new products and services.

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Industry 4.0 - Plants of Tomorrow
Digitalization - LH Maqer
Sustainability
Sustainability

The global megatrends of population growth, urbanization and rising living standards offer significant business and growth opportunities in our industry. At the same time, these trends are challenging our planet through increased carbon emissions, depletion of natural resources and an increase of waste. As countries develop, solutions for sustainable prosperity are needed. We are committed to contributing our share along our entire value chain.

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For LafargeHolcim, being a leader in the building materials industry means having the resources necessary to pursue the best return on capital to our shareholders and investors. Thanks to our market-leading size, we are well positioned to generate significant synergies, avoid the need for heavy investments and implement a large-scale innovation strategy, which should translate into a strong dynamic of growth at low cost. Explore LafargeHolcim’s key financial information, latest results, and documents.

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Explore LafargeHolcim’s latest media releases, financial and corporate publications, our agenda, and our resources for journalists.

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- Working at LafargeHolcim
Careers

It is an exciting time to work in the building materials sector. The world is facing a process of rapid urbanization accompanied by increased pressure on strategic resources such as water, raw materials, and energy. LafargeHolcim is seeking to recruit, develop, and retain the best talent to help us meet the challenges and opportunities of the future. We need people eager to grow to their full potential while delivering value to our shareholders, customers, and society in general.

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Digitalization - LH Maqer

LH MAQER is about establishing enduring partnerships between startups and LafargeHolcim based upon real business, knowledge and growth. With an open innovation approach, LH MAQER provides access to the global building materials sector to help drive innovation at a massive scale.

We launched the LH MAQER platform with the aim to identify the most impactful technologies, target start-up technology companies, and also establish new partnership models with both manufacturing and software companies. MAQER partners with startups that solve challenges across the entire corporation, with special focus on industry 4.0, logistics, service and retail.

“Our global manufacturing expertise in Cement is second to none. Now, with our LH MAQER platform, we open up our operating model to the creativity and ingenuity of some of the world’s most gifted and talented digital minds. We are already seeing the success of this approach in many of our operations globally.” Philipp Leutiger, Chief Digital Officer

The value for the MAQER partners

MAQER is our open innovation portal to bring innovative ideas into practice in our industry. With this partnership you gain a reference client in the trillion dollar construction industry. LafargeHolcim – the global leader in the construction materials industry – becomes your paying reference client, even if your solution is still a prototype. Your solution is unique in solving our problems, and we are valuable for you as your early adopting client. LafargeHolcim employs around 75,000 people and has a strong asset base in more than 80 countries. This partnership is a milestone to establish yourself in the huge construction industry, which is ripe to be conquered by cutting-edge startups like yours. The LH Startup MAQER is the fast-track to business with LafargeHolcim and any of its global subsidiaries. You remain flexible, as we do not demand exclusivity, or rights to invest or over your Intellectual Property.