Leading building solutions provider Holcim Philippines Inc. aims to build on its remarkable 2021 accomplishments anchored on innovation and sustainability.
Holcim Philippines president and CEO Horia Adrian: “Despite the challenges in 2021, our company’s commitments remain solid. We pushed on with key initiatives that will contribute to our long-term success and enable us to have a more positive impact on the country’s development. We are excited to continue our innovation and sustainability programs in line with our mission to help build progress in the Philippines.”
In May, Holcim Philippines published its first Integrated Annual Report which follows the sustainability disclosure standards of the Global Reporting Initiative.
In July, Holcim Philippines signed an agreement with Sinoma CBMIPH Construction Corp. to upgrade its cement manufacturing facilities in La Union and Misamis Oriental to reduce the fuel consumption, raw materials and carbon footprint of operations.
In September, the company completed storage and processing facilities at its Bulacan plant to increase usage of alternative fuels and raw materials in cement production through its waste management arm Geocycle.
It is also participating in the rehabilitation of the Manila Bay through the Circular Explorer, a solar-powered catamaran sent by the Holcim Group that can collect up to four tons of plastic litter daily and advance marine research.
In November, Holcim Philippines a 20-year power purchase agreement with Blueleaf Energy, a leading renewable energy company, to deliver solar power to its Bulacan and La Union plants. This will make Holcim Philippines’s cement plants the first in the country to be powered by solar energy.
The company is leaning on digitalization to raise its sustainability performance by participating in the Holcim Group’s Plants of Tomorrow Initiative and incorporating data analytics in logistics to make operations more efficient and further reduce its environmental footprint.
On the commercial side, Holcim Philippines ramped up product innovations.
Holcim Aqua X for example is the country’s first ever water-repellent cement that protect structures against excess moisture.
The company capped the year off with the launch in November of Holcim ECOPlanet, its most environment-friendly product with more than 30 percent lower carbon footprint than ordinary Portland cement.
