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Miljan Gutovic

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  1. “Well, we made the first company now, the industry that committed to net zero by 2050. So it is a long journey, but it's a journey that will bring many innovations and it will change the way we operate today. I'll give you one concrete example. For instance, during last decade we have been working on reducing fossil fuels in operations, replacing it with alternative fuels. So what we do, Nikolai, is basically we get paid to take the waste materials, we process this waste into energy source, and we use it instead of the traditional fossil fuels. By doing this, we are reducing cost, but we are reducing CO2 as well. So for us, sustainability Is a driver of profitable growth. So we are doing it because, first of all, it's a right thing to do and for us it makes perfect business sense.”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  2. “So we put sustainability at the core of our strategy. And when we talk about leveraging all the levers possible to reduce the CO2 footprint. I mentioned we are reformulating our products, we are changing our energy mix and also we are working on the next generation projects related to carbon capture.”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  3. “Absolutely not. This is about enhancing operational efficiency. This is about exercising strict cost discipline. It's not about laying off people.”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  4. “doing internally we are generating huge amounts of data this data is sent to AI platforms where we have specialized algorithms which were developed just for Holtzim and this AI platform they are giving us warning signals that something might go wrong in this section of the plan So what with this info we are able to organize ourselves better, we are able to plan the shutdowns and also to plan better plan the maintenance in our production facilities”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  5. “It is definitely changing the way we process, we produce. It is something that we have been doing now for several years. And yes, this year we came out with ambitious plan to hit 200 million Swiss francs in net benefits by 2028. Just imagine Nicola, we are running complex industrial operations. Our factories, cement factory on average in size is 1,500 meters. So they are big industrial complexes. So we need to operate 24-7. And in such a situation, you wish you can have a crystal ball to be able to predict the future when this section of the plant will stop. With AI, what we are”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  6. “Hope we see it sooner than later, but firstly to stop the suffering, if this war stops the optimism about the future will significantly change. And then there is a topic of reconstruction of Ukraine where we can participate as Holzim from different countries around Ukraine. Poland, Romania, Moldova, even Hungary.”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  7. “So we will be part of this because you need to have the infrastructure. You need to have rail and road network in place. So the infrastructure spending will definitely be boosted by defense spending.”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  8. “So it's a combination of few factors, but permitting would be on top of my list. So I'm very happy to see that EU introduced this affordable housing plan, which will boost supply and investment, and also EU and also local governments are working to simplify the rules to make permitting quicker and faster.”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  9. “So what we are seeing at least since second half of last year, number of permits is coming through, especially in the last two months we have seen a very healthy permitting approvals across all our key markets. This makes me confident that we will see recovery in short term.”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  10. “I would like to say that I am optimistic about Europe. Change is coming. What we are seeing in Europe, for example, there is a massive shortage of housing. There is a, we are missing close to a 10 million homes.”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  11. “The pressure to build better, to build smarter, to build more efficient is coming from our customers, from all the different stakeholders. And that's why we have positioned today Holtzim as a leader in innovative and sustainable building products”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  12. “Indeed, beautiful times for the whole construction industry. And now I'll be talking to you as a civil engineer with PhD in material science. So this industry has been very conservative for many years, for many decades. Recently we have gone through massive transformation. The key word in our industry today and for Holzim is innovation and sustainability.”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  13. “So basically we are producing and supplying to our customers building materials and building solutions that are used across built environment in buildings, in industry, in infrastructure. So the word is construction. And when you think about construction, you're probably thinking about concrete. And concrete is indeed one of the most essential materials. To put it in perspective, and maybe you will find this fascinating, after water, concrete is the second most consumed material on Earth. We use approximately 30 billion tons of concrete every single year. So we can say it's actually a bedrock of modern civilization.”

    2026-06-26 · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source