5 Largest Cement Companies in the World

1. Lafarge Holcim (SWX:LHN)

Latest market cap (in billions of dollars): 25.5

Revenue for latest fiscal year (in billions of dollars): 26.9

Profit for latest fiscal year (in millions of dollars): 2,200

Total assets for latest fiscal year (in billions of dollars): 60.2

Topping the list of 5 largest cement companies in the world is Lafarge Holcim, a Swiss giant which was only founded 5 years ago after the merger of Lafarge and Holcim, two cement giants in their own right and has gone from strength to strength since. The company employs over 70,000 people and maintains a presence in at least 70 countries across the world. A fun fact about Lafarge Holcim is that it has been responsible for around 0.16% of all greenhouse gas releases from 1751 to 2016!

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