Max Schmidheiny (1908–1991) was a Swiss industrialist.
In 1984, he divided the family construction materials empire between his sons,
Thomas Schmidheiny
Thomas Schmidheiny (born 17 December 1945) is a Swiss billionaire businessman, and the former chairman of cement manufacturer Holcim.
Early life
Thomas Schmidheiny was born in 1945, the son of Max Schmidheiny (1908-1991). The family's construct ...
inheriting
Holcim
Holcim is a Swiss-based global building materials and aggregates flagship division of the Holcim Group. The original company was merged on 10 July 2015 with Lafarge to form LafargeHolcim as the new company and renamed to Holcim Group in 2021 ...
, the concrete and cement company, and
Stephan Schmidheiny
Stephan Ernst Schmidheiny (born 29 October 1947) is a Swiss entrepreneur, philanthropist and advocate of sustainable development. In 2019, his net worth was estimated by Forbes to be $2.3 billion. He's also well known for being convicted over his ...
was given the construction company
Eternit
Eternit is a registered trademark for a brand of fibre cement currently owned by the Belgian company Etex. Fibre is often applied in building and construction materials, mainly in roofing and facade products.
Material description
The term "ce ...
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References
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1908 births
1991 deaths
20th-century Swiss businesspeople
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