The smart science behind Holcim’s sustainable offering

As we help build the cities of the future, Holcim is continuously enhancing our sustainable offering¹, including our ECOPact² low-carbon concrete and ECOPlanet³ low-carbon cement.

To achieve this, over 300 Holcim’s R&D experts at seven specialized hubs around the world are focusing on formulation innovation – to decarbonize our solutions and help our customers’ meet their most ambitious sustainability goals.

Discover how Holcim is innovating in formulation, combining advanced mineral components like calcined clay, carbon sinks like biochar, and clever chemistry and physics to reduce our use of clinker and the lower emissions in our solutions.

Innovation to support NextGen Growth
 

Alongside energy and advanced technologies including carbon capture, formulation is central to Holcim’s science-driven decarbonization roadmap to reach net-zero by 2050 across our entire value chain, validated by Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).

As we continue the fast execution of our NextGen Growth 2030 strategy, we’re rapidly scaling our sustainable offering to ensure that ECOPact and ECOPlanet represent more than 50% of our combined ready-mix and cement net sales by 2030.

Through formulation innovation we’re empowering our customers to build the NextGen cities of the future, lowering carbon emissions without compromising on strength, durability, or performance, with our solutions also backed by EPDs in many cases to help achieve ambitious sustainability certifications – from LEED and BREEAM to WELL.

By partnering across the entire building value chain – from project design and engineering to execution – Holcim is delivering tailor-made solutions as we follow our vision to be the leading partner for sustainable construction.

¹Holcim is scaling its sustainable offering – from ECOPact low-carbon concrete and ECOPlanet low-carbon cement to ECOCycle circular technology – across all of our markets as demand continues to grow.

²ECOPact achieves at least 30% lower GWP (kg CO2e/m3, A1-A3 scope) compared with the applicable Ordinary Portland Cement (CEM I/Type I) concrete reference.

³ECOPlanet achieves at least 30% lower GWP (kg CO2e/t, A1-A3 scope) compared with the applicable Ordinary Portland Cement (CEM I/Type I) reference.