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Holcim Buys French Precast Specialist Alkern to Boost High-Value Building Solutions

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  • Holcim has acquired French precast concrete maker Alkern, strengthening its building solutions footprint in Europe.
  • The deal is earnings-accretive, adds complementary systems, and advances Holcim’s 2030 Building Solutions growth targets.
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An announcement from Holcim ( (CH:HOLN) ) is now available.

Holcim has completed the acquisition of Alkern, a leading French manufacturer of precast concrete elements with estimated 2025 net sales of around EUR 250 million, expanding its presence in high-value building solutions for infrastructure, industrial facilities and buildings in France and Belgium. The deal adds Alkern’s walling, flooring and water management systems to Holcim’s portfolio, supports the group’s NextGen Growth 2030 objective for its Building Solutions segment to reach 50% of group net sales by 2030, and is expected to be earnings and cash-flow accretive in the first year while delivering EUR 11 million of run-rate EBITDA synergies and higher returns on invested capital by year three.

The most recent analyst rating on (CH:HOLN) stock is a Buy with a CHF78.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Holcim stock, see the CH:HOLN Stock Forecast page.

More about Holcim

Holcim (SIX: HOLN) is a leading global partner for sustainable construction, generating CHF 16.2 billion in net sales in 2024 and operating with more than 45,000 employees across 44 markets in Europe, Latin America and Asia, the Middle East & Africa. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, the group provides high-value end-to-end building materials and building solutions – from foundations and flooring to roofing and walling – under premium brands such as ECOPlanet, ECOPact and ECOCycle, serving infrastructure, industrial and building projects across the built environment.

Average Trading Volume: 1,151,399

Technical Sentiment Signal: Strong Buy

Current Market Cap: CHF41.89B

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