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Schlatter – CFO UBS – Global Basic Materials Conference June 9, 2010... • 154 cement and grinding plants... • Sales of asphalt: 11.0 million tonnes9% Cement Aggregates Other Construction

Theophil H. Schlatter – CFO

UBS – Global Basic Materials Conference June 9, 2010

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•   154   cement   and   grinding plants

•  Sales of asphalt: 11.0 million tonnes

9%

Cement Aggregates Other Construction

n   of   Value Product Focus           Diversification Geographic

Local Management Global Standards

Mindsets Environmental Sustainable Better

Cost Permanent Marketing Resources Human Corporate Social

Replacing 4 old plants by one new state of the art production facility:

Total

1,313         17%

1,035         14%

592        8%

303        4%

292        4%

271        4%

262        3%

248        3%

247        3%

243        3%

218        3%

173        2%

157        2%

154        2%

138        2%

1,899         25%

7,542 100%

Global demand

•    Cement:         ~ 3bn t

•    Aggregates:         ~20bn t

•    Read-mix concrete: ~1.6bn m3

Cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete markets account for ~10% of global construction

Source: Global Construction 2020, Global Construction Perspectives, Oxford Economics, November 2009, JPM Full Sector Note 2009,

Global Cement Statistics, 18 year Database 1990 – 2008, Holcim Estimates 8

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Continuous growth in cement demand even in recessionary environments

Global cement demand 1970 to 2009E (in million tonnes)

3000

Oil crisis

1973

Financial crisis 1981

Financial crisis 1990

Asian crisis 1997

sion 2002

Reces-Financial crisis 2008

1.3

5.0 3.3

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dia UK Canada Brazil Australia Russia

Indonesia Global ranking

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

China USA India Japan South Korea Germany Spain Russia UK Canada France Italy Indonesia Brazil Australia

with Holcim presence

Global ranking

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

op. EBITDA split: Holcim World 1.3% 5.7% 6.4% 6.7%

•  Mature: 30% MatureMarket -1.7% 3.1% 3.8% 4.1%

•  Emerging: 70% EmergingMarket 4.4% 8.2% 8.8% 9.0%

Source: Nominal GDP per Capita (at PPP) in USD: International Monetary Fund - World Economic Outlook Database (April 2010), Holcim estimates 13

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Agenda

environmental and social responsibility

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Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements

This presentation may contain certain forward-looking statements relating to the Group’s future business, development and economic performance.

Such statements may be subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors, such as but not limited to (1) competitive pressures; (2) legislative and regulatory developments; (3) global, macroeconomic and political trends; (4) fluctuations in currency

exchange rates and general financial market conditions; (5) delay or inability in obtaining approvals from authorities; (6) technical

developments; (7) litigation; (8) adverse publicity and news

coverage, which could cause actual development and results to differ materially from the statements made in this presentation. Holcim

assumes no obligation to update or alter forward-looking statements

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