現實金融形勢使水泥工業就業情況急劇下降。由于美國經濟惡化和建筑活動減少，法國拉法基集團，瑞士豪西蒙和墨西哥的西麥斯這三個水泥工業競爭集團都表示，為了應對嚴重的美國房地產危機和正在提高他們融資成本的全球市場動蕩，他們將在美國削減成本并裁員。
世界上最大的水泥生產商拉法基集團已宣布，由于全球經濟動蕩所引發的不確定性，集團無法確認是否能達成其2010年的目標。集團還宣稱，它將進一步削減成本，并致力于增加現金流。
拉法基集團在一份聲明中說：“考慮到金融危機的經濟后果，我們在短期內的首要目標是重點增加現金流，削減成本和‘去杠桿化’”。
今年九月，歐洲領先的建材公司瑞士水泥生產商豪西蒙證實，它已通過各種裁員和自然減員在美國地區裁員。集團已經宣布第三季度利潤下降了23%，并宣布將關閉在美國和西班牙的工廠。
豪西蒙表示，將關閉在鄧迪，密歇根，克拉克斯維爾，密蘇里州和西班牙托雷東希梅諾的工廠。這是由于七月到九月股東獲得凈利潤相比去年同期的8.77億瑞士法郎下降到今年的6.73億瑞士法郎。集團在英國的公司正在裁員500人，集團預期低迷將持續到2010年。
世界第三大水泥生產商西麥斯也表示，將在美國削減成本和裁員。十月西麥斯宣布全球裁員6000人，相當于其雇員人數的10%。并且為了應對需求下降，集團將出售超過十億的資產。
全球金融衰退造成了美國，英國和西班牙建筑材料需求的急劇下降。高能源價格和通貨膨脹導致成本增加。美國水泥需求量三季度已經下降了19%，預拌混凝土下降了30%，骨料下降了31%。這一趨勢預計將持續到今年年底。
附英文：
Holcim, Lafarge and Cemex Slash Thousands of Jobs in the U.S
(Los Angeles, California) -- Reality bites as employment in the cement industry drops dramatically. Amid worsening U.S economy and a drop in the construction activity, the three competing groups of the cement industry, the French group Lafarge, Switzerland's Holcim and Mexico's Cemex, have all indicated that they will cut costs and jobs in the U.S as they struggle with the severe U.S. housing crisis and global market volatility that is hiking their financing costs.
Lafarge, the world's biggest cement maker, has announced its inability to confirm its 2010 goals due to uncertainty triggered by the global economic turmoil. The firm has also said that it would further cut costs and focus on cash flow generation.
"Taking into account the economic consequences of the financial crisis, our priority in the short-term is to focus on free cash flow generation, cost reductions and deleveraging," a statement issued by Lafarge said.
In September this year, Swiss cement maker Holcim, Europe’s leading building materials company, confirmed that it had cut U.S. jobs through a mix of layoffs and attrition. The company reported a drop of 23 percent in third-quarter profit and announced it will close plants in the U.S. and Spain.
Holcim said it will close sites in Dundee, Michigan; Clarksville, Missouri; and Torredonjimeno, Spain, after net profit attributable to shareholders fell to 673 million Swiss francs ($571 million) between July and September this year compared with 877 million francs in the same period last year. The firm is already in the process of shedding 500 positions in U.K. The company expects the slowdown to last into 2010.
Cemex, the world's No. 3 cement maker, has also indicated that it will cut costs and jobs in the U.S. In October, Cemex announced that it is to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide, equivalent to 10% of its workforce, and put more than £1bn of assets up for sale, as it grapples with falling demand.
Global financial downturn has caused a sharp fall in demand for construction materials in the U.S., Britain and Spain. High energy prices and inflation have led to increased costs. US cement volumes had fallen 19% in the third quarter. Readymix has fallen 30% and aggregates 31%. The trend is expected to continue till the end of this year.
世界上最大的水泥生產商拉法基集團已宣布，由于全球經濟動蕩所引發的不確定性，集團無法確認是否能達成其2010年的目標。集團還宣稱，它將進一步削減成本，并致力于增加現金流。
拉法基集團在一份聲明中說：“考慮到金融危機的經濟后果，我們在短期內的首要目標是重點增加現金流，削減成本和‘去杠桿化’”。
今年九月，歐洲領先的建材公司瑞士水泥生產商豪西蒙證實，它已通過各種裁員和自然減員在美國地區裁員。集團已經宣布第三季度利潤下降了23%，并宣布將關閉在美國和西班牙的工廠。
豪西蒙表示，將關閉在鄧迪，密歇根，克拉克斯維爾，密蘇里州和西班牙托雷東希梅諾的工廠。這是由于七月到九月股東獲得凈利潤相比去年同期的8.77億瑞士法郎下降到今年的6.73億瑞士法郎。集團在英國的公司正在裁員500人，集團預期低迷將持續到2010年。
世界第三大水泥生產商西麥斯也表示，將在美國削減成本和裁員。十月西麥斯宣布全球裁員6000人，相當于其雇員人數的10%。并且為了應對需求下降，集團將出售超過十億的資產。
全球金融衰退造成了美國，英國和西班牙建筑材料需求的急劇下降。高能源價格和通貨膨脹導致成本增加。美國水泥需求量三季度已經下降了19%，預拌混凝土下降了30%，骨料下降了31%。這一趨勢預計將持續到今年年底。
附英文：
Holcim, Lafarge and Cemex Slash Thousands of Jobs in the U.S
(Los Angeles, California) -- Reality bites as employment in the cement industry drops dramatically. Amid worsening U.S economy and a drop in the construction activity, the three competing groups of the cement industry, the French group Lafarge, Switzerland's Holcim and Mexico's Cemex, have all indicated that they will cut costs and jobs in the U.S as they struggle with the severe U.S. housing crisis and global market volatility that is hiking their financing costs.
Lafarge, the world's biggest cement maker, has announced its inability to confirm its 2010 goals due to uncertainty triggered by the global economic turmoil. The firm has also said that it would further cut costs and focus on cash flow generation.
"Taking into account the economic consequences of the financial crisis, our priority in the short-term is to focus on free cash flow generation, cost reductions and deleveraging," a statement issued by Lafarge said.
In September this year, Swiss cement maker Holcim, Europe’s leading building materials company, confirmed that it had cut U.S. jobs through a mix of layoffs and attrition. The company reported a drop of 23 percent in third-quarter profit and announced it will close plants in the U.S. and Spain.
Holcim said it will close sites in Dundee, Michigan; Clarksville, Missouri; and Torredonjimeno, Spain, after net profit attributable to shareholders fell to 673 million Swiss francs ($571 million) between July and September this year compared with 877 million francs in the same period last year. The firm is already in the process of shedding 500 positions in U.K. The company expects the slowdown to last into 2010.
Cemex, the world's No. 3 cement maker, has also indicated that it will cut costs and jobs in the U.S. In October, Cemex announced that it is to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide, equivalent to 10% of its workforce, and put more than £1bn of assets up for sale, as it grapples with falling demand.
Global financial downturn has caused a sharp fall in demand for construction materials in the U.S., Britain and Spain. High energy prices and inflation have led to increased costs. US cement volumes had fallen 19% in the third quarter. Readymix has fallen 30% and aggregates 31%. The trend is expected to continue till the end of this year.
