Ciment Català - Association of Cement Manufacturers of Catalonia

THE COMPROMISE
To produce quality cement for a sustainable development

Poor data in November returns to a negative rate the consumption of cement in Catalonia

Ciment Català and the Generalitat set shared goals to advance towards climate neutrality

The president of Ciment Català highlights the industry’s progress in reducing its carbon footprint and calls for greater institutional support

The strong consumption data in October reinforces the trend toward the stabilization of the cement market in Catalonia

SUSTAINABILITY

Environmental facilities and technologies

Cement is a basic product for the construction of homes and infrastructures. Its manufacture generates employment and activity, and its consumption is one of the main economic indicators of a territory. To make production compatible with Sustainable Development, the Ciment Català associated companies carry out actions and invest in facilities and technologies of environmental nature.

The sector is a leader in the application of the principles of the circular economy

The sector is leader in the application of the principles of circular economy. Building debris or scrap is used as raw material. It is the so-called material valorization, and serves to integrate wastes that, otherwise, would go to landfills. It is also innovative in harnessing energy from waste, based on the experiences of countries as committed to environmental protection as Germany, Holland or Austria.

Minimization of environmental impacts

The manufacturing companies minimize the environmental impacts of their activity and restore the quarries once their exploitation ends, to reintegrate them to their natural environment. In addition, the use of available water is optimized, diffuse dust emissions are reduced, integrated restorations are carried out with native plant species, and blasting is controlled and programmed to avoid vibrations disturbing nearby populations, among other actions.

Cement is life

Ciment Català is the Catalan Cement Manufacturers Association, a non-profit-making business association of a technical nature, which brings together the four companies that produce in Catalonia the most used industrial construction material on the planet.