Environmental efficiency actions:

• Substituting clinker for fillers in the final grounding process (less consumption of fossil fuels) complying with the cement quality Standard NMX-414-ONNCCE-2004
• Reduction of layers and weight in cement packing (paper saving)
• Concrete plants located near the works
• Use of additives in concrete to reduce water consumption
• Company owned arboretums and reforestation
• Development of dry mixes (reduction of waste material)

The ISO 14001, implemented in the cement plants is designed to establish an environmental management system. Its main objective is to continuously improve the environmental performance in the processes, products and/or services. From this perspective, the environmental management regarding standard ISO 14001, leads us to obtain an environmental performance that surpasses the requirements of the national and local regulations in force.

Awards given by the most important business units

GCC 

• Award from SEMARNAT, regarding public inventory of greenhouse gases emissions (GGE), concerning our operations during 2004 and 2005.
Samalayuca Plant
• National Award for Energy Saving 1996
• Clean Industry Certificate from 1999 to the present year
• National Quality Award 1999 (sub criterion 7.1)
• ISO 14001 Certification since 2001
• Environmental Excellence Award 2005

Chihuahua plant