The Swiss cement manufacturer Holcim announced on Tuesday the acquisition of the Italian company Nicem, which specializes in natural calcium carbonate, without however revealing the amount of the transaction.
With the takeover of this company based near Bergamo, in northern Italy, the group is strengthening its position in low carbon footprint materials, he said in a press release.
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The Swiss group, resulting from the merger in 2015 with the French Lafarge, has multiplied acquisitions since the acquisition in 2021 of the American Firestone Building Products from the Japanese group Bridgestone for 3.4 billion dollars.
After this takeover, he set up a new division for which he multiplied small targeted acquisitions.
