Global net revenue totaled R$5.8 billion, an 18% increase compared to 1Q22. Adjusted EBITDA was R$779 million, an increase of 85% over the same period last year, with a positive impact on the EBITDA margin. Leverage, measured by the net debt/adjusted EBITDA ratio, was 1.78x, slightly lower than in the first quarter of 2022;...
Holcim acquires HM Factory, a provider of precast concrete solutions with net sales of CHF 18 million. Its solutions cover a wide variety of needs, such as walls, staircases and balconies. HM Factory is ideally positioned to capitalize on growth in industrial and residential construction. The company supplies Polish construction projects as well as exporting...
Despite the slowdown in the world economy, Votorantim Cimentos continues to operate within solid financial metrics and with high liquidity, maintaining its investment grade status with a stable outlook attributed by the credit rating agencies Moody’s and Fitch. The company’s leverage remained at stable levels and in line with our financial policy. In May, we carried out a transaction in the international market that repurchased the most expensive debt in our portfolio, taking advantage of attractive market rates. And we used funds from debt issuances in the local market with more attractive rates to finance our operation,” said Bianca Nasser, Global CFO of Votorantim Cimentos.
The Holcim Board of Directors has decided to initiate the process to exit the Russian market in line with the company’s values to operate in the most responsible manner. This decision to divest the Russian business follows Holcim’s previous announcement to suspend all capital investments in the market. The Board expresses its heartfelt concern about...