Holcim acquires French concrete manufacturer Alkern

Holcim closed its acquisition of Alkern, a Harnes, France-based manufacturer of precast concrete with estimated 2025 net sales of about EUR 250 million ($296.3 million).

According to Zug, Switzerland-based Holcim, Alkern employs 1,000 with more than 50 production sites in France and Belgium. The firm says Alkern’s offering complements Holcim’s building solutions portfolio, providing walling, flooring and water management systems that can be specified across the built environment.

“Alkern’s leading precast concrete offering in France, as well as its specifiable walling, flooring and water management systems, are highly complementary to Holcim’s portfolio and will expand our high-value building solutions,” says Dragan Maksimovic, head of Holcim’s western Europe region.