Holcim is a major global cement producer operating in 70 countries. It has over 90,000 employees and annual net sales of 15 billion euros. Holcim's subsidiary GEOCYCLE operates platforms in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands to pretreat hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste for use as fuel and raw materials in Holcim's cement kilns. In 2006, GEOCYCLE pretreated 125,000 tons of waste via its platforms and another 260,000 tons were sent directly to cement kilns, totaling 385,000 tons. GEOCYCLE has 55 employees and follows ISO environmental and safety standards.