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REHABILITATION OF DISMANTLED QUARRIES AND RESTORATION OF BIODIVERSITY
Aalborg Portland covers an area of 1,200 hectares, 188 of which are used for the production of cement. The remaining 1,012 hectares are made up of lakes, woods, meadows, brackish…
The development of innovative low-carbon products and the application of circular economy principles, including reuse at the end of products life cycle are some of the challenges…The cement sector
Size of the cement market
In 2022, the world cement market reached around 4.1 billion tons, of which about 51% consumed in China and around 183 …Key features of the cement sector
In depth: cement production and the calcination process
Cement production is a continuous cycle process that involves several transformation stages. There are two main phases:…Institutions and investors expect cement with net zero emissions by 2050
Europe has set strict targets to tackle climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with the…The role of cement in the energy transition
Until recently it would have been unthinkable to imagine a cement production as “net-zero”. The transition to low-carbon cement by…
SUPPORT TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES: EDUCATION AND SUPPORT IN TURKEY
In Turkey we are close to the weakest segments of the population through the Çimentaş Education and Health Foundation, established in 1986 and committed to providing economic aid…
SUPPORT TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES: SUPPORT FOR NATURAL DISASTERS
The proximity of the Elazığ and Izmir plants to residential areas entails constant dialogue with local communities, which are particularly sensitive to the visual impacts and…
REUSE OF MATERIALS: MUSSEL SHELLS
At the Aalborg plant in Denmark, mussel shells from a local food processing plant are used as a recycled waste product in the limestone quarry.
After being unloaded, the shells…
CLAY FROM CIVIL WORKS IN IZMIR
In 2018-2020, only 7% of the clay used by the Izmir plant in Turkey was extracted from the quarry, while the remaining 93% was made of recycled clay from civil works carried out…
Discover a selection of our actions in the field.
Building valuable relationships with governments, institutions and local communities in the countries in which we operate is one of the pillars of our sustainability strategy. We…