Annual Report 2010 Holcim Ltd

Value-Driven
Corporate Management
Olympic Games 2012 in London:
Aggregate Industries UK won
the contract thanks to its well
conceived proposal.
The London 2012 Olympics as an example
of a customized solution
In Ho Chi Minh City, the
200-meter-high “Saigon
M&C Tower” is currently
under construction.
From its very outset, the planning body responsible
for the London 2012 Olympic Park identified sustainable
construction and environmentally friendly building
materials as key, and set the bidding targets for
the suppliers accordingly. Thanks to its well conceived
proposal, Aggregate Industries UK won the
contract and over a period of years will supply the
construction project with around 1.5 million tonnes
of aggregates and 0.9 million cubic meters of readymix
concrete, along with asphalt and numerous
precast concrete elements.
A large proportion of the aggregates will be sourced
from recycled building materials. Aggregate Industries
UK is operating its own on-site ready-mix concrete
center, enabling it to supply materials without interruption.
Aggregate Industries UK has also won the
contract for the terracing units for the Velodrome,
with seating for 6,000, which will be constructed
from precast concrete elements. To support the
customer on the various large construction sites,
Aggregate Industries UK has set up a dedicated
project team with one team member working
directly in the customer’s office to ensure that the
project goes smoothly.
High product quality and ingenious logistics concept
The “Saigon M&C Tower”, a 200-meter-high skyscraper
accommodating retail space, offices and
apartments, is currently under construction in Ho Chi
Minh City (Vietnam). It is being built by Bouygues, a
renowned international contractor. Holcim Vietnam
is supplying the project with 155,000 cubic meters
of concrete on an exclusive basis. The company
has developed a special “super-concrete” offering
exceptional strength which will be used for all loadbearing
structures. This will enable a significant
The Ceneri base tunnel, comprising two tubes of 15.4 kilometers
in length.
reduction in the typically large number of pillars and
allow the rooms to be larger. The concrete’s fast setting
properties will make it possible to speed up the
construction process, thus cutting costs and reducing
the environmental impact. The customer is also
being provided with first-class logistics which will
ensure “just-in-time” delivery. Quality assurance and
training concepts are important factors, which cover
all stages from the procurement of raw materials
and concrete production through to the end product,
giving the developer a continual overview of the
quality of all concrete deliveries.
The customer particularly appreciates Holcim
Vietnam’s technical expertise, its high standards
in terms of product quality and site safety, its sophisticated
logistics concept and the openness and
flexibility of the cooperation.
Holcim is first choice for construction
of Ceneri base tunnel
Holcim Switzerland recently began supplying cement,
aggregates and ready-mix concrete to the construction
site for the base tunnel through Monte Ceneri
in the canton of Ticino. This tunnel, comprising two
tubes of 15.4 kilometers in length, is part of the NEAT
Transalpine axis which will expand rail links through
the Swiss Alps. Between 2010 and 2018, Holcim
Switzerland is to supply 0.4 million tonnes of cement
for the Ceneri tunnel, along with 2 million tonnes of
aggregates (20 percent of which will be prepared on
site), and 1.1 million cubic meters of ready-mix concrete.
Services will also be provided, including a technical
laboratory and all on-site logistics. Up to 800
cubic meters of ready-mix concrete will be produced
per day in a facility 2.7 kilometers into the mountain.
Cement and aggregates will be delivered by rail. This
extensive range of services can be offered thanks to
Holcim’s experience in handling large-scale projects.