Holcim Agrees to Divest Philippines Arm for $807 Million
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Holcim has agreed to divest its Philippines business to Huaxin Building Materials for an estimated total value of $807 million. The deal involves an initial sale of a 67.62% stake for $527 million, with the remaining ~31% stake to be sold within three to five years for at least $280 million. The majority stake transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027. This move follows Holcim's recent exits from Kenya and Nigeria and the spinoff of its North American business.
By Aimee Look
Holcim agreed to divest its business in the Philippines to Huaxin Building Materials, for an estimated value of $807 million, as it homes in on growth elsewhere.
The Swiss building-materials company said it agreed to divest its business in the Philippines to Huaxin, with an initial sale of a 67.62% stake for $527 million. It said a further exit of Holcim's remaining around 31% stake would come within a three to five year time frame, for at least $280 million.
The divestment of the majority stake is expected to close in the first half of 2027, it said.
Holcim's move to offload its Philippines business comes after it shed its Kenya and Nigeria businesses and said it completed the spinoff of its North America business in June 2025.
The company also has closed a string of acquisitions in Europe and Latin America this year---with French manufacturer Alkern, Germany's Xella and Peruvian building-materials producer Cementos Pacasmayo.
Write to Aimee Look at aimee.look@wsj.com
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