Recently, the Big Data Research Institute of China Cement Network made a comparative analysis of the operation and development of four overseas multinational cement groups, Holcim, Heidelberg, Cemex and Old Castle, in the first half of 2026. The data show that, influenced by weather and policy factors, the global demand performance is obviously different, and the revenue scale of the above-mentioned companies'building materials business is divided. However, due to the general rise in sales prices and strict cost control, the net profit of enterprises' continuing operation is higher than that of the same period last year. The detailed analysis is shown as follows:
I. The demand performance of each major region is obviously different, and the scale trend of building materials business is divided
. In the first half of 2026, the total revenue of four overseas multinational cement groups, Old Castle, Holcim, Heidelberg and Cemex, generally increased, but due to the differentiation of global demand trend, the total revenue of four overseas multinational cement groups, including Old Castle, Holcim, Heidelberg and Cemex, increased. There are still obvious regional differences in the development of building materials business, including cement.
Specifically, Old Castle Group's total revenue reached $18.15 billion, an increase of about 7.0% over the same period last year. Among them, the basic materials business (including cement and aggregate sales) achieved revenue of 5.56 billion US dollars, an increase of about 18.8% over the same period last year.
Holcim's first-half revenue totaled 7.93 billion Swiss francs ( $10.03 billion), up about 5.2% from a year earlier. Among them, building materials business revenue fell to 5.69 billion Swiss francs ( $7.20 billion), a year-on-year decline of about 2.3%.
Heidelberg Group achieved revenue of 10.58 billion euros ( $12.34 billion), an increase of about 1.7% over the previous year. Among them, cement business revenue was about 5 billion 400 million euros ( $6 billion 300 million), down 1.2% year-on-year. The total revenue
of Cemex Group (only cement, concrete aggregate and other building materials) reached 8.61 billion US dollars, an increase of about 11.8% over the same period last year.
Figure 1: Revenue of Four Overseas Multinational Cement Groups in the First Half of 2026 (Unit: Million USD)
Data Source: Cement Big Data (https://data.ccement.com/)
From the perspective of different regions, The business of all enterprises in the Americas benefited from government infrastructure construction and AI-related industrial investment demand, and the cement business generally maintained growth momentum. At the same time, business growth in the African market is also more common, with only a few groups performing slightly weaker. In addition, the European market was affected by extreme weather and rising factor costs, and the performance of cement business was generally relatively weak.
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