Cement production capacity of selected top companies 2025

The largest cement company worldwide in 2025 based on installed capacity was China National Building Material Co. Ltd. (also known as CNBM), with a total capacity of 530 million metric tons per year. Another Chinese company, Anhui Conch, was in second place that year. Headquarted in Zug, Switzerland, Holcim was the third-largest with a capacity of 253.6 million metric tons that year. Holcim's main competitor, HeidelbergCement, had the fourth-highest cement production capacity that year.

Holcim key figures

Holcim is a supplier of building materials such as cement and aggregates in addition to ready-mix concrete and mineral components. In 2023, Holcim had a net income of 3.18 billion Swiss francs. The company's net sales in the 2023 fiscal year amounted to 27 billion Swiss Francs.

Holcim's workforce

Holcim employed 63,448 people worldwide in 2023. Most of these employees were working in Europe, where more than 20,000 employees were employed. Asia Pacific followed, with nearly 16,000 employees located there that year.