CEMEX in Bangladesh recently inaugurated a
state-of-the-art fly ash unloading system at the
company's newly constructed river port in Narayangaj city
located 40 minutes from capital city Dhaka. The US$1.8
million investment will upgrade CEMEX's operations in the
country and strengthen the company´s commitment to
sustainable development and environmental protection.
Fly-ash is a combustion residue that can be used as a
non-clinker cementitious material. The fly ash unloading
system will minimize the dust emissions created during
unloading, an improvement from the previous manual fly ash
materials handling process. The new system is in line with
the Bangladeshi government's initiatives towards air and
water protection.
"Our sustainability model ensures that we concentrate our
efforts and resources on the issues of highest relevance to
our business and greatest concern to our stakeholders, and
our commitment to sustainability in Bangladesh, in the
Asian region, and globally ensures that we meet the needs
of the current generation, without compromising the future
ones," says CEMEX Asia Regional President Joaquin Estrada.
CEMEX in Bangladesh's president, Edwin Hufemia, further
highlighted the fly ash system inauguration as an important
echelon in CEMEX's commitment to sustainability. He added
that the company is incorporating sustainable practices
into all of CEMEX's daily operations and decision making
processes worldwide. The managing director concluded that
both the fly ash system and the port are of crucial
importance as the company is measuring greenhouse gas
emissions of CEMEX products worldwide and finding ways to
reduce them through its Carbon Footprint Tool.
By managing its carbon footprint, enhancing its value
creation, and engaging key stakeholders, CEMEX continually
fosters sustainable practices worldwide and thus building a
smarter world together with other actors.
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Cemex SAB de CV is a Mexico-based operating and holding company primarily engaged, directly or indirectly, through subsidiaries, in the production, distribution, marketing and sale of cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, clinker and other globally provided construction materials. The construction-related services supply customers and communities in over 50 countries throughout the world. The Company operates in various locations, including Mexico, the United States, Europe, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The cement production facilities are located in Mexico, the United States, Spain, Egypt, Germany, Colombia, the Philippines, Poland, the Dominican Republic, the United Kingdom, Panama, Puerto Rico, Thailand and Nicaragua. The Company is a supplier of aggregates, primarily the crushed stone, sand and gravel, used in various forms of construction.
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