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A greener brownfield

Through an extensive modernization project that combined new technologies with sustainability and involved upgrading the process control systems with a state-of-the-art industrial network, the Italcementi Group has not only improved the productivity and efficiency of its Rezzato plant, but has also built the foundations for future innovations.

With a production capacity of 61 million tons per year and subsidiaries on four continents, Italcementi Group is one of the world’s largest cement ­producers. The company has repeatedly won awards for its commitment to innovation and sustainability, and continually sets new standards – for example, with the modernization of its plant in Rezzato, Italy, originally put into operation in 1964.

A step into the future

The Rezzato project, given the green light in 2010, is proof of Italcementi’s future orientation. One of the company’s main objectives was to transition from a semi-dry clinker...

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