Holcim stock rises 1.42% to CHF 67.26 as company expands low-carbon cement with calcined clay and digital delivery tools

Holcim shares closed at CHF 67.26 on September 25, 2026, up 1.42 percent from the prior session. The stock move follows two recent corporate updates: an investment in Cloud Cycle, a UK firm using truck sensors and machine learning to cut returned concrete and improve mix quality, and the launch of a new calcined-clay line at its Czech plant that will supply 580,000 tons of ECOPlanet low-carbon cement per year. The calcined-clay process replaces part of the clinker, cutting the cement's carbon footprint by roughly 30 percent without performance loss. This is Holcim's third such line after France and Ecuador, part of its NextGen Growth 2030 strategy. For investors tracking decarbonization in heavy industry, these moves show how cement makers are scaling lower-carbon products while still improving logistics efficiency.