Green Building Solutions

Holcim is the leader in sustainable construction and offers the broadest portfolio of low-carbon solutions. Half of our innovation projects aim at finding building solutions that work for people and the planet, whether they are digital tools to empower sustainability and circular economy, breakthroughs in the chemical processes or shaping the future construction industry through 3D-printing.

Low Carbon Cement Replacements

We offer enhanced environmental performance with low carbon cement replacements.

What is a Low Cement Replacement? Cement has a high carbon content due to the manufacturing process. Cement replacements are materials which have similar properties to cement but have much lower embodied carbon. Depending on the application, they can be used to replace up to 70% of the cement content in concrete.

Product Range

Fly Ash
Ground Granulated Blast furnace slag

Green Cement

ECOPlanet, our global green cement range, reduces CO2 emissions from 30% up to 100%. ECOPlanet Zero is our carbon neutral cement range.

ECOPlanet the Green Cement - COMING SOON to New Zealand

ECO Labelling

Holcim has launched EcoLabel to transparently communicate the environmental benefits of its green building solutions. The label will apply to all its products that comply with its green criteria, including lower CO2 footprint and recycled content.

COMING SOON to New Zealand on our bagged product range

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 is able to 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.

Building a Green World

In 2020 we accelerated our climate action, starting our net zero journey setting the most ambitious targets in the industry, validated by SBTi. We also launched ECOPact green concrete and ECO Label to empower sustainable choices. We recycled over 46m tons of materials, and earned even more global recognition as a climate leader.