SD Vision - Halyps Cement

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A new Department to foster Italcementi
Group’s commitment to Innovation
Italcementi Group’s commitment to Research and Innovation has recently been confi rmed with the creation
of the Innovation Department. This will foster the role of innovation as one of the pillars in support of the
growth and the global competitiveness of the Group, under the umbrella of sustainable development with special
focus on cost, quality, safety and knowledge management. The mission of Innovation Deparment is to develop
products, processes, solutions and applications with higher added values as compared to the traditional
ones, able to enhance the technological leadership of Italcementi Group, increasing competitive advantage and
customer satisfaction, while consistent with the Group strategic objectives, rules, principles and values.
Today the Group invests approximately 13 million Euro per year in Research and Innovation, with 60 active
patents on new products and processes, and 170 people involved in two Research Centres (Bergamo and
Guerville). The leading theme of our Innovation strategy is sustainable development: from the reduction of
CO emissions impact on business, to the development of products and processes best known for their low
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energy consumption, best water resources management, increased use of by-products and recycled materials
in order to reduce the natural resources consumption and emissions. This value is more and more recognised
by the market, where a pure low cost solution for the building and construction sector is leaving space to a
new concept, already developed in Italcementi Group for several years, that is: low cost and highly sustainable
solutions.
Working with architects and designers under the i.nova initiative, we are able to demonstrate our commitment
to sustainable innovation, developing new products and processes that can reinforce our image,
such as the TX Active ® , the i.light ® , the i.clime ® cements, just to mention some recent ones. Participating
in very challenging projects within the i.nova initiative, gives Italcementi Group the opportunity to grow
and innovate faster, with very high visibility in our areas of business activities. The true challenge is then to
transform these highly visibile projects into real business opportunities for the Group and its subsidiaries.
The Innovation Department has the mandate to support the development of sustainable innovative products,
processes and solutions within the subsidiaries, through specifi c R&D and Marketing projects in order to speed
up the deployment of innovative solutions.
Enrico Borgarello
Italcementi Group Innovation Director
It’s great to know that our company is
careful of people and environment. Everyone
of us gives a contribution to make
Italcementi daily commitment for Sustainable
Development more specifi c and better
known. We know this commitment
improves the reputation of our company
and of all the workers: that’s very satisfactory.
Paolo Razzano
Italy Communication Department
In my opinion sustainability must be a keyword
in the life of everybody. I believe that
with our daily actions we can contribute
to the sustainable development of our society.
Especially we have to manage the
resources in order to satisfy our needs
thinking about what is necessary for their
production and how much the production
processes are pollutant.
Alessandro Morbi
Group R&D Department
The attention paid to sustainability as a
holistic concept in Italcementi Group stimulates
environmental awareness which is
continuously shaping my personal views
and actions in the society. The commitment
shown by the Group is a constant
reminder to stay on track especially in
a society which has for sometime now
driven away from sustainable values.
Mankaa Nangah Rose
Group Sustainable Development
Department
Eco-effi ciency, social responsibility and
innovation as pillars of industrial activities
boost my enthusiasm and motivation;
these are Italcementi Group’s key drivers
in which I’m fully convinced of. Innovation
does make sense by bringing social
contribution to people in enhancing their
life comfort and reducing environmental
footprint as well.
Jean Philippe Vacher
France-Belgium Innovation Department