Woah, so here’s the scoop from Greece, of all places, like who’d have thought? Holcim’s bigwig, the CEO dude, is chilling there, chatting about how these tariffs—yeah, those taxes-slash-fees or whatever—won’t mess with their US game plan. Oddly reassuring, right?
So, picture this: a court in Manhattan, like, totally calls out Trump for overstepping with these duties he slapped on imports. Markets are buzzing, people are all “yay!” but there’s also this awkward “what now?” vibe for companies caught in the melee. You know, business as usual, but now with extra drama.
Holcim’s got this bold plan; they’re spinning off their North American business, Amrize—no clue why they named it that. Sounds like a tech startup, no? Anyway, they’re all hyped about whatever construction spree is happening in the States.
The CEO, Miljan Gutovic—cool name, kinda flows—he’s over in Greece, at the ribbon-cutting of this snazzy, eco-friendly cement plant. He’s like, “Pssh, tariffs don’t bug us since we’re all about local—local making, local selling, the whole shebang.” His confidence is something else, honestly.
And then there’s this bit about the spin-off happening by the end of June—gut feeling or magic crystal ball, who knows. “Any day now,” he throws in, like it’s ordering pizza. Second half of June is the timestamp if you’re betting.
Oh, almost forgot—some currency talk: $1 equals 0.8816 euros. Random, I know. So, there you have it. Not super polished, but hey, that’s life.
