Sustainable Building Materials: Calcium Aluminate Cement
Sabancı Holding's global brand Çimsa is achieving global leadership in various fields through organic and inorganic investments by successfully implementing a three-legged transformation strategy defined as "From Grid to Green", "From Cement to Material Technologies", and "From Local to Global". Çimsa exports its products to more than 70 countries across 6 continents with 4 integrated plants in Turkey and Spain, a grinding facility in the US, and international terminals.
With the Buñol investment, Çimsa has become the world's 2nd global player in white cement and aims to transform into an advanced technology building materials company. Besides gray, white, and ready-mixed concrete products, the high-value-added product calcium aluminate cement (CAC) acts as a bridge to reach this goal. CAC, which can only be produced by Çimsa in Turkey, is notable for its high temperature resistance and rapid hardening capability. Completing the new CAC investment at the Mersin Plant has doubled CAC clinker production capacity, positioning Çimsa as the third-largest CAC producer in the global market. The Sabancı Technology Center in Munich will play a key role in developing innovative products in the CAC family tailored to customers' needs. Çimsa, carrying the torch of advanced materials across different continents, is a leading global player through its investments in line with sustainability vision.