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As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, we play an essential role in accelerating our world’s transition towards a net zero and more inclusive future, seeking any opportunity to produce greener products, to manufacture and operate in a more environmentally sound way.

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Together, we can build better to help decarbonise Aotearoa

Cement is a key ingredient in the most commonly used building material in the world, concrete. Each year in New Zealand, around 1.5 million tonnes of traditional cement is used, generating an estimated 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂-e^[1].

This clearly demonstrates both the essential need for construction materials now and in the future, as well as the necessity for the construction materials industry to be a leading part of the solution addressing climate change.

With Aotearoa committed to net zero by 2050, Holcim New Zealand (NZ) is building progress for a lower carbon footprint in the built environment.

For us, building progress means a complete range of low-carbon, high-performance, and specialty cement and cement binders suitable for Aotearoa’s homes, buildings, and infrastructure. It means advice, tools and resources to help you specify your next project with confidence. It means solutions that are right for you each and every time.

ECOPlanet

ECOPLanet is Holcim’s high-performance, low-carbon cement product providing at least a 30% reduction in CO2-e backed by a third-party verified Process EPD. ECOPlanet uses a higher proportion of supplementary cementitious materials and admixture technology manufactured in New Zealand to help decarbonise Aotearoa.

ECOPlanet

ENVIROCore

ENVIROCore is a range of cement replacements available for concrete manufacturers to deliver performance with a lower embodied carbon impact. All products within the ENVIROCore range meet New Zealand standards.

ENVIROCore

ECOPact: Low-carbon concrete

As the industry’s broadest range of low-carbon concrete, ECOPact delivers high-performing, sustainable and circular benefits with no compromise on performance. ECOPact delivers 100% performance, starting at 30% less CO₂ emissions compared to a reference concrete mix with General Purpose Portland cement (NZS3122 Type GP).

ECOPact

Environmental Product Declarations

Holcim provides project-specific, on-demand Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to customers. This capability represents a significant step in Holcim’s sustainability journey and embodies our multidisciplinary approach to embedding sustainability into our organisation and operations. With the introduction of our cement blends, third-party verified data will underpin our capability to work with our customers from tender through to design and construction to optimise sustainability performance.

Environmental Product Declarations

Go Carbon Neutral

Holcim is focusing on being a trusted solutions provider supporting customers to transition towards sustainable construction and a low-carbon economy. Holcim can offset the embodied carbon of its blended cement range ECOPlanetZERO on behalf of its customers on an opt-in basis, through a transparent, third party-assured process resulting in carbon neutral cement.

Holcim will only source offsets from international projects that comply with international best practice. Holcim will only purchase Offsets linked to validated projects which are aligned with Holcim’s decarbonisation objectives. Projects may include those related to renewable energy and land use improvements.

A third party helps us source these real, measurable, transparent and verified carbon credits. Make the choice to go carbon neutral and opt to use ECOPlanet ZERO on your next project!

FAQs

How does carbon offsetting work?

Carbon offsetting is a way for organisations to cancel out carbon emissions they are not able to completely eliminate, by investing in projects that reduce or remove emissions.

Is carbon offsetting expensive?

Cost to carbon offset will depend on the market conditions at the time of purchase. Contact your local sales representative for a quote.

What happens to offsets once they have been purchased?

Once an offset has been purchased and then used to offset carbon emissions from a project, it will be retired in a publicly available registry so that it cannot be used again. Retirement of an offset means it cannot be used again. The purchase and retirement of offsets will be audited to ensure that the process is transparent.

(1) International Energy Agency (IEA) report "The Future of Cement in a Carbon-Constrained World" (2018); Cement and Concrete Association of New Zealand - Key Facts and Figures; The International Energy Agency (IEA) Cement Technology Roadmap 2009 estimates that the production of 1 tonne of cement results in the emission of approximately 0.82 tonnes of CO₂-e.Using the conversion factor of 0.82 tonnes of CO₂-e per tonne of cement, the production of 1.5 million tonnes of cement in New Zealand would result in the emission of approximately 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂-e. The actual amount of CO₂-e missions may vary.

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