Holcim Philippines Inc. launched its rebranded flagship blended cement to Excel ECOPlanet to highlight its success in significantly reducing the product’s carbon footprint while still delivering equal to better construction performance.
The company claims the product now has at least 30 percent lower carbon footprint than ordinary Portland cement, qualifying it to bear the ECOPlanet mark, which is reserved for the Holcim Group’s line of high-performance and eco-friendly cements.
Holcim Philippines added that the product is tested to provide excellent performance for general construction applications with concrete made durable due to its high resistance to sulfate and low porosity apart from its ability to provide improved workability and minimized shrinkage and cracks in concrete.
The company added that it first launched Excel over 20 years ago for general construction, with over two billion bags sold to date.
“Excel ECOPlanet is an important milestone in our sustainability journey in the Philippines. It combines the strong legacy of Excel in the country and the Group’s direction of accelerating innovation to decarbonize building. We are proud that Excel is classified as an ECOPlanet product and excited to see our customers continue using this in building progress in the country,” said Horia Adrian, Holcim Philippines president and chief executive officer.
The company also said that since 2018, it so far, has reduced its carbon footprint by more than 20 percent by producing more blended cements, replacing coal with qualified wastes as alternative fuels and raw materials and improving efficiency of operations. -Jed Macapagal
