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A place of happiness for some of Bogotà’s smallest
Thanks to the efforts of Holcim Colombia and the association ‘Asociación Mujeres Forjadoras de Futuro’, the kindergarten of Bogotá’s district San Joaquín del Vaticano relocated to a newly constructed building that offers much more comfort to the children.
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ACC AHEAD
The initiative of the spouses of ACC Limited’s employees, stands for Association for Health, Education and Development and helps to improve the livelihood opportunities for women. The focus lies on vocational training as well as health and hygiene for the underprivileged.
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A Green Building for a Green Company
After its careful renovation in 2008, Indian ACC Limited’s headquarters is a showpiece for an office building that complies with highest energy efficiency standards while preserving the building’s historical appearance.
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Save resources applying an ultra high-strength concrete
Holcim Singapore developed an innovative ultra high-strength, high-performance concrete. The product with the name Holcim Supercrete HS was GreenLabelled by Singapore’s Environment Council for its low CO2-emissions and for preserving natural resources.
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Help for India’s individual home builders
In 2004 ACC Limited started a service process for India’s individual home builder. These services are highly appreciated by the customers as they save them time and money and guarantee for a long life of their homes.
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Solusi Rumah – Affordable Housing in Indonesia
Solusi Rumah, Holcim Indonesia’s innovative franchise concept, offers a one stop solution for the customer that is tailored to its needs, affordable, sustainable and can be built in less than four weeks.
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Phu My Bridge – high performance construction over the Saigon River
A key element of the new ring road around Ho Chi Minh City is the impressive Phu My Bridge, which has just been completed. Holcim had been chosen as exclusive supplier of cements for the concrete needed for this project.
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Opportunity on the Doorstep
To regulate the intake of biomass it recently devised a contract-system guaranteeing its supply, fixed payment for the transport enterprises and work for the informally employed truck drivers and loaders working for the transporters.
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Paving new Roads in El Salvador
Almost half of El Salvador’s roads is still unpaved. A Public Private Partnership of El Salvadorian Municipalities and Cemento de El Salvador (CESSA) has brought ease to the situation by paving new concrete roads.
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Minimix trucks
Minimix trucks, one third smaller than the average truck, are Holcim Indonesia’s elegant solution to deliver the ready-to-use concrete to residential areas through the often small access roads of densely populated metropolis Jakarta.
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Waste as meaningful substitute for natural sand
Holcim Singapore found a novel way of encapsulating copper slag into concrete, reducing the use of natural sand in cement production and avoiding landfilling that used to be the common way of disposing this “waste”.
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Manager and mother of two
Holcim strives to provide a work environment in which people feel valued and have opportunities for professional development and personal growth as well as a balance between work and private life.
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New government center in Minas Gerais – in concrete suspension
For over 70 years, Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has constructed eye-catching buildings made of concrete. He is now working in his favorite medium to create a new masterpiece – the administrative center in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
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Going the extra mile for the environment
Holcim New Zealand’s Westport quarry has been in operation for nearly 50 years. As part of its long-term commitment, Holcim New Zealand plans to have the land surrounding the quarry fully restored to a maturing native forest by 2040.
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“Reflections at Keppel Bay” in Singapore – a symphony of towers
With his design for a new residential development in southern Singapore, Daniel Libeskind does justice to both meanings. Concrete from Holcim is helping to give shape to the reflections of this world-famous architect.
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Holcim lights up Paris
Holcim Bétons France, Île-de-France region, rebuilt its facility on the Seine in Paris. The new depot blends into the urban fabric by using clever architecture, top-quality materials, and stunning night lighting.
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Great career opportunities for young talents
Holcim focuses on development of professional and personal skills and encourages teamwork as well as active contribution within a diverse cultural environment. Milo Degiorgi, 28, is one of our many young engineers who took advantage of the great opportunities.
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The Elbe Philharmonic Hall Hamburg - a beacon of culture
A new landmark is being created in the port of Hamburg: the Elbe Philharmonic Hall. Holcim is closely involved – with a wealth of experience and over 30 different types of concrete, it is helping to make this spectacular vision of a music and meeting place a reality.
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Challenging tasks every day
Caroline Ancher, Plant Manager in Northern France, likes to work in a “heavy industry” environment.
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Masterly logistics
Holcim Beton und Zuschlagstoffe, a subsidiary of Holcim Germany, supplied 6,500 cubic meters of ready-mix concrete, including 3,100 cubic meters of steel-fiber reinforced concrete for the 280-meter long floor slab of the new research facility at DESY.
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Holcim-GTZ partnership
GTZ-Holcim partnership – co-processing contributes to better waste management
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Key information on Holcim at a glance
