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Media release on full year 2010

In a challenging environment, Holcim sold more cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete. Selective capacity expansion improves environmental and cost efficiencies.

• Rising sales volumes in cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete
• Consolidated net sales increase by 2.5 percent to CHF 22 billion
• Effective cost management reduces fixed costs by a further CHF 312 million
• Operating EBITDA decreases by 2.5 percent to CHF 4.5 billion
• Reduction in net income by 17.2 percent to CHF 1.6 billion
• Cash flow from operating activities stabilized at a high level at CHF 3.7 billion
• Net financial debt reduced by CHF 2.5 billion, strong liquidity and solid balance sheet
• Proposal for a payout from capital contribution reserves corresponding to last year’s amount of CHF 1.50 per registered share
  
  

Table: Annual results 2010 - Group

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Programa de gestão em Minas Gerais promove crescimento de 49% de micro e pequenas empresas em dois anos

Parceria entre a Holcim Brasil, Instituto Holcim e o Sebrae-MG capacitou 15 pequenas empresas em Pedro Leopoldo. Entre os resultados estão 90 novos postos de trabalho.

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Holcim acquires several aggregates operations and ready-mix concrete plants in Switzerland and France

Holcim, together with a partner, acquires 8 aggregates pits and quarries and 4 ready-mix concrete plants in Alsace (France) and 4 ready-mix concrete plants in the Basle area (Switzerland) from Lafarge as of January 2011. This strategically attractive acquisition will allow Holcim (Schweiz) AG and...

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Projeto "Conexão Aquarela" promove workshop de planejamento para 2011

Em parceria com o Instituto Holcim e Instituto Arcor Brasil, projeto atende mais de 2 mil pessoas por mês

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Media release on third quarter 2010

Stable volume development in all segments and higher net sales - operating EBITDA similar to the previous year's nine months

• In many emerging markets demand for construction materials grew
• Economic and seasonal influences negatively impacted operating EBITDA in the third quarter
• Overall stable volume development, but increased price pressure in cement
• Trend toward higher variable production and distribution costs
• Substantially lower fixed costs
• Operating EBITDA similar to the previous year's nine months
• Net income continued to be impacted by the non-recurring cash-neutral tax charge in connection with the restructuring of the Group's interests in North America in the first quarter
  
  

Third quarter results 2010 Group

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