A NATURAL PRODUCT
Cement is an essential material in modern societies and the basis of a myriad of constructions
Houses, schools, bridges, hospitals, tunnels, reservoirs, offices, pipelines, streets and roads, sewage plants, industrial buildings, port docks, retaining walls, parks and gardens, stadiums … the list of infrastructures built on cement is endless . This is an essential product in the life of modern societies, without which we would be unprotected or directly incapacitated to develop our daily activities. The applications of cement are endless, even reaching artwork.
The capacities of concrete-based buildings (the main application of cement) include adaptability to the construction needs, mechanical resistance, fire resistance, acoustic insulation and thermal inertia, which reduces energy consumption. All these qualities makes it the most sustainable building product. Because cement, which has its origin in nature, provides protection and security to people. Because cement is life.