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Ecocem is an Irish multinational that develops and manufactures low-carbon cement. Its focus is on developing and manufacturing innovative low-carbon cement technologies and products with the overall aim of reducing the amount of CO2 emissions produced by the cement and construction industries. It is considered Europe’s leading independent developer of low-carbon cement technologies[1].
The company’s headquarters are in EastPoint Business Park in Dublin, Ireland.
Ecocem operates four plants and two import terminals, these are located in Ireland, France, The UK and The Netherlands[2]. It is also currently permitting to construct a terminal and milling operations in the port of Los Angeles, California[3].
At present, Ecocem sells its low-carbon cement technologies in nine different markets including France, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, The UK, Belgium,Italy and Sweden.
Ecocem invests heavily in Research and Innovation. Currently, over 10% of its total staff is dedicated to research with fourteen of the Research and Innovation team staff holding PhDs. The company also wholly or partly funds six post-doctorates, twelve PhD’s and two Masters Degree's at a number of institutions globally. It has three research laboratories, two of which are lab collaborations with University of Paris Saclay and Toulouse University[4]. Ecocem’s own laboratory is based at the company’s Research and Innovation centre in Champlan, France.[5]
To date, Ecocem’s low carbon cement technologies have prevented the generation of 18 million tonnes of carbon[6]. Ecocem does this by reducing the amount of clinker, the core active ingredient in cement which is responsible for 95% of cement’s CO2 emissions[7], substituting it with alternative low carbon reactive materials such as GGBS.
In late 2022, Ecocem unveiled its ACT technology (Advanced Cement Technology), a low carbon cement technology that is fully scalable worldwide[8]. The technology is compatible with existing manufacturing plants and processes and requires little additional investment[9]. ACT obtained a European Technical Assessment (ETA) in early 2024[10].
ACT combines a range of technical innovations to reduce the amount of clinker used in cement manufacture, by substituting clinker with alternative Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) and using the key ingredients much more efficiently. The technology’s compatibility with a range of these SCMs makes the solution scalable. ACT can decarbonise the production of cement by as much as 70% compared to the average European cement, while delivering the necessary, strength, durability and workability required in any concrete it is used to manufacture[11].
Worldwide, Ecocem currently employs over 210 people.
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