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 C3 AI Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results

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Mercredi, février 28, 2024

Following a successful six-month pilot, Holcim entered into a four-year agreement with C3 AI to scale C3 AI Reliability across its 100+ cement plants.

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  • Following a successful six-month pilot, Holcim entered into a four-year agreement with C3 AI to scale C3 AI Reliability across its 100+ cement plants.
  • Further, Holcim is implementing C3 Generative AI to enrich C3 AI Reliability and to assist with complex equipment troubleshooting.
  • In addition to the C3 AI Defense and Intelligence Suite, Paradyme will jointly market C3 Generative AI for Defense and C3 AI Law Enforcement .
  • The following table summarizes C3 AI’s guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 and full-year fiscal 2024:

Milestone Achieved: Holcim US Rebrand Concludes in North Central Region

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Mercredi, février 7, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sustainable building solutions leader Holcim US announced today the conclusion of its multi-year rebrand in the US with the launch in Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. The transition saw the company refresh its branding and renew its commitment to sustainability as part of the global focus on becoming a net-zero company while continuing to provide customers exceptional products and services.

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  • With over 70 aggregate, ready mix concrete, and cement terminals from Eagan, Minnesota to Bismark, North Dakota, the rebranding initiative reinforces Holcim's dedication in the region.
  • The company's innovative ready-mix concrete solutions, including ECOPact low-carbon concrete, align with growing demand for sustainable building practices.
  • "We are pleased to see the rebrand culminate in our market," said Randy Gaworski, senior vice president and general manager, North Central Region.
  • The significant milestone is just one of many steps Holcim US is taking in 2024 as a leader in sustainable building solutions.

C3 AI Announces Fifth Annual AI Conference, C3 Transform 2024: Reshaping the World with Generative AI

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Lundi, février 5, 2024

C3 AI (NYSE: AI), the Enterprise AI application software company, will host its fifth annual AI conference, C3 Transform 2024 , from March 5–7, 2024 in Boca Raton, Florida.

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  • C3 AI (NYSE: AI), the Enterprise AI application software company, will host its fifth annual AI conference, C3 Transform 2024 , from March 5–7, 2024 in Boca Raton, Florida.
  • This event brings together business leaders, technical experts, thought leaders, and C3 AI customers to discuss enterprise AI innovation, performance, and value; this year, the focus is on how generative AI is delivering enormous productivity and efficiency benefits across industries.
  • “At its core, C3 Transform is where the vision of enterprise AI comes to life,” said C3 AI CEO and Chairman Thomas M. Siebel.
  • C3 AI customers, including Holcim, GSK, and Con Edison, will also share invaluable insights from their digital transformation journeys, offering best practices for effectively building, scaling, and maintaining enterprise AI programs.

Summit Materials Announces Leadership Appointments

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Jeudi, janvier 18, 2024

DENVER, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE: SUM, "Summit" or the "Company"), a leading construction materials solutions provider, today announces that Jason Kilgore, Charles DePriest, and David Loomes will serve as Executive Vice Presidents of Summit Materials' reporting segments effective January 12, 2024

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  • DENVER, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE: SUM, "Summit" or the "Company"), a leading construction materials solutions provider, today announces that Jason Kilgore, Charles DePriest, and David Loomes will serve as Executive Vice Presidents of Summit Materials' reporting segments effective January 12, 2024
    "As we undertake the integration of the Argos USA assets and accelerate our strategic progress portfolio-wide, I am pleased to have a distinguished and proven team that will lead our reporting segments," said Anne Noonan, President and CEO of Summit Materials.
  • With an extensive career spanning over 30 years in the construction materials industry, Jason Kilgore has been a cornerstone of Summit Materials' leadership for nearly 15 years.
  • Jason's financial acumen, coupled with his commitment to excellence, has played a pivotal role in Summit Materials' continued success.
  • Charles's tenure with Summit has been defined by visionary leadership, driving transformative initiatives in alignment with the Summit Elevate Strategy.

Holcim’s ECOCycle® technology named ‘Circularity Lighthouse’ by McKinsey & World Economic Forum

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Mercredi, janvier 17, 2024

Holcim recognized for innovative and scalable ECOCycle® technology, building new from old

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  • Holcim recognized for innovative and scalable ECOCycle® technology, building new from old
    Holcim’s ECOCycle® circular technology has been named a “Circularity Lighthouse in the Built Environment”, in a joint initiative between McKinsey & Company and the World Economic Forum announced at this year’s annual meeting in Davos.
  • Circularity in the built environment has the potential to reduce upfront carbon emissions by up to 75%, according to McKinsey research.
  • With our advanced recycling of construction demolition materials, we can already reduce by up to 40% the CO2 footprint of cement.
  • Building new from old, Holcim recycled nearly 7 million tons of construction demolition materials during 2022 into new building solutions.

HOLCIM BUILDING ENVELOPE INTRODUCES ENVERGE SPRAY FOAM

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Mardi, janvier 16, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Holcim Building Envelope announces the launch of Enverge®, an innovative, sustainability-focused spray foam insulation brand with a mission of changing the way the world insulates, creating more energy-efficient buildings and healthier living environments.

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Holcim Building Envelope announces the launch of Enverge®, an innovative, sustainability-focused spray foam insulation brand with a mission of changing the way the world insulates, creating more energy-efficient buildings and healthier living environments.
  • Enverge unites two market-leading spray foam brands, Gaco™ SprayFoam and SES™ Foam, bringing together over 40 years of experience in providing high-performance spray foam insulation, technical support, building science expertise, and training to the market.
  • "Enverge has the products, resources, people, expertise, and conviction to become the market leader in the spray foam industry," says Charles Valentine, President of Enverge Spray Foam.
  • "We are proud to continue the legacy of excellence of Gaco SprayFoam and SES Foam under the Enverge brand name," said Jamie Gentoso, President, Holcim Building Envelope and Global Head, Holcim Solutions & Products.

Holcim joins Circularity Task Force at COP28

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Mardi, décembre 26, 2023

Task Force aligned to Terra Carta principles putting nature, people and planet at heart of global value creation

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  • Task Force aligned to Terra Carta principles putting nature, people and planet at heart of global value creation
    Holcim has become a founding member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s (SMI) Circularity Task Force, launched at COP28 in Dubai, to accelerate our world’s shift to a circular economy.
  • This task force aims to close essential material loops to advance climate action, while preserving nature’s resources and planetary boundaries.
  • The Circularity Task Force is aligned with the Terra Carta charter putting nature, people and planet at the heart of global value creation through real economy action.
  • By building cross-sector collaboration, Holcim together with the other founding members of the Circularity Task Force - Gemini Corp, Dubai Airports, Investcorp, and LGT Group - will champion tangible, scalable and sustainable circular business practices, while raising awareness about supportive regulatory frameworks.

Holcim to divest its businesses in Uganda and Tanzania

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Jeudi, décembre 21, 2023

Holcim has signed agreements to divest its businesses in Uganda and Tanzania.

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  • Holcim has signed agreements to divest its businesses in Uganda and Tanzania.
  • It has agreed to sell Hima Cement Ltd, its local subsidiary in Uganda, to the Sarrai Group, for an enterprise value of USD 120 million.
  • Holcim has also agreed to sell its 65% participation in Mbeya Cement Company Ltd in Tanzania to Amsons Group for an undisclosed sum.
  • With the Sarrai Group and Amsons Group, we are pleased to have found strategic and trusted partners who are best positioned to develop these businesses in the long term.”

One Click LCA, a Leading Software Platform for the Decarbonization of Construction and Manufacturing, Announces €40M Strategic Growth Investment from PSG and InfraVia

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Mardi, novembre 28, 2023

The decarbonization platform supports thousands of customers in over 150 countries, including blue-chip enterprises such as Skanska, AECOM, WSP, Foster+Partners, LafargeHolcim and Saint Gobain.

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  • The decarbonization platform supports thousands of customers in over 150 countries, including blue-chip enterprises such as Skanska, AECOM, WSP, Foster+Partners, LafargeHolcim and Saint Gobain.
  • One Click LCA enables manufacturers to generate and publish EPDs digitally for manufactured goods and construction products.
  • InfraVia has been a significant stakeholder of the infrastructure and construction industry through its flagship investment strategy in infrastructure over the past 15 years.
  • Consequently, we are very excited to support Panu and One Click LCA in bringing sustainability to our ecosystem and more generally the broader construction manufacturing industry.”

Portland Cement Global Business Report 2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Jeudi, novembre 23, 2023

The "Portland Cement: Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Portland Cement: Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global market for Portland Cement estimated at 4.5 Billion Tons in the year 2022, is projected to reach a revised size of 6.8 Billion Tons by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.2% over the analysis period 2022-2030.
  • The Portland Cement market in the U.S. is estimated at 1.3 Billion Tons in the year 2022.
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