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Australia's first commercial supply of low carbon concrete containing calcined clay is being delivered from five Holcim plants across Melbourne.

From the Melbourne Metro Tunnel to the Canberra Light Rail and our new Humes plant at Blacktown, see how Holcim Australia is delivering low-carbon and circular building solutions across infrastructure, industry and buildings.

Holcim Australia introduces ECOCycle®, a circular construction technology that turns recovered construction and demolition materials into new, high-quality building solutions. Independently verified to ISO 14021.

Holcim Australia’s Women on Wheels program is putting female agitator truck drivers on the road in Central West NSW, supplying into Australia’s first Renewable Energy Zone and building a more diverse future for the construction industry.

Early engagement between Holcim, Keylin and joint venture partner Kinstone Group enabled a transition to ECOPact® low-carbon concrete across Oria Spring Hill in central Brisbane and Lakeside Serenity 4212 on the Gold Coast

ECOPact® low-carbon concrete and Geostone® decorative finishes helped shape Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library, supporting design quality, durability and sustainability.

Apply for Holcim Australia’s 2026 Graduate Development Program and gain hands-on experience, structured development and career opportunities across the business.

Discover the refreshed ECOPact low-carbon concrete range from Holcim Australia, helping projects cut embodied carbon by at least 30% without compromising performance.

See how Holcim’s low-carbon concrete solutions helped the Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project reduce embodied carbon, lower virgin material use and support circular infrastructure innovation.

Holcim has opened its upgraded Albany concrete plant, strengthening supply capacity, site safety and service for builders and infrastructure projects across the Great Southern region.

Holcim Australia’s Epping and Preston concrete plants have delivered a zero-waste improvement project that reduces landfill, cuts costs and sets a model for wider rollout across Melbourne.

International Women’s Day highlights how diverse thinking strengthens decisions at Holcim. Meet women across technical and operational roles driving safer, smarter outcomes.

Holcim New Zealand has acquired the Stevenson ready-mix concrete business, increasing capacity in Auckland with four additional plants across a key growth corridor.

Holcim’s 2026 Excellence Awards brought Australia and New Zealand teams together in Sydney to recognise standout achievements across Purpose, People and Performance.

Holcim is using hybrid renewable energy to power mobile concrete plants on major transmission projects across regional New South Wales, reducing fuel use and emissions while maintaining reliable production.

Holcim’s Lynwood Quarry has marked a significant cultural milestone with a soil turning ceremony, recognising the next step in creating an Aboriginal Keeping Place shaped through long-term partnership with local Aboriginal communities to honour Country and preserve cultural heritage.

Holcim Australia will take a break over Christmas and New Year, from close of business Friday 19 December 2025 and reopening Monday 5 January 2026.

Holcim strengthens its partnership with Habitat for Humanity through support for the Crib Point affordable housing project, the Habitat Women program, and community builds in South Australia.

ECOPact Active cuts embodied carbon and delivers high-performance concrete for one of South Australia’s first Green Star Buildings projects.

Holcim is delivering integrated concrete solutions that combine durability, performance and sustainability for one of Canberra’s key transport projects.

Holcim is helping power Australia’s energy transition through on-site concrete solutions for HumeLink, one of the nation’s largest transmission upgrades. The 365-kilometre project will strengthen NSW’s grid and unlock more reliable, renewable energy for millions of Australians.

Holcim Australia is proud to announce a new partnership with headspace, the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, to help more young Australians and their families access timely and inclusive support.

A discovery at our Bli Bli Quarry in Queensland has opened a pathway to save one of Australia’s most threatened native trees. Holcim contributed to a DPI study of the species’ genetic diversity which aims to support a genetically informed breeding program. 

Holcim Australia today announced that Cement Australia (CA) - its joint venture with Heidelberg Materials Australia - has completed the acquisition of the cementitious division of the Buckeridge Group of Companies (BGC). The transaction includes BGC’s cement, concrete, quarry, asphalt, transport operations, and a materials technology centre.