Suez Cement Group becomes Egypt and Africa's first cement producer to receive Environmental Product Declaration certification

This certification reaffirms the group’s commitment to sustainable construction while reinforcing its vision to build a better future for all of its stakeholders.

Four certificates have been issued for cement products manufactured in the Helwan plant, Kattameya plant, and Suez plant. The Environmental Product Declaration certification was awarded to Suez Cement Group of Companies products: CEMII BP 42.5N; CEMIIIA 42.5N; CEMII AL 42.5N; and Masonry 12.5X.

"We are fully aware of the significance of environmental awareness and our planet's future. Consequently, we are pleased to have objective and trustworthy documentation demonstrating that our products meet the requirements of sustainable construction, which can assist our clients in achieving their desired sustainability goals for their projects,” says Mohamed Hegazy, the Managing Director of the Suez Cement Group of Companies.

The newly certified products play an important role in the transition of the built environment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest, meeting customer demand for resilient and long-lasting buildings and infrastructure built with a lower carbon footprint without compromising performance.

With this certification, our customers will be able to make an informed choice of one of the lowest carbon footprint materials and reduce the environmental impact of emissions in their investments,” Hegazy added.

The group’s four products that received the Environmental Product Declaration Certification have a CO₂ reduction of up to 25% versus traditional cements.

"We are rigorously driving forward the transformation of our group to reduce its environmental footprint," Mohamed Hegazy, Managing Director of Suez Cement Group of companies, declared. "We have the ambition, speed, knowledge and technologies to lead the necessary change process in our sector with the goal of lowering our carbon emissions from 19 percent in 2019 to 30% by 2030. Our focus is on the use of waste heat as an alternative source of energy; adoption of ever lower carbon cements; and finally, the use of alternative and biomass fuels and the use of alternative raw materials, "Hegazy added.

Find the Certification of four products of Suez Cement Group of Companies here.

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