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January 19, 2023

ÇİMBETON Işıkkent Concrete Plant achieved the CSC certification at the level “Bronze”

New certificates of the Concrete Sustainability Council have been issued in Turkey in accordance with the “CSC Certification System” which was implemented in Turkey by the Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association (THBB). ÇİMBETON Işıkkent Concrete Plant has recently achieved the CSC certification at the level “Bronze”. The certificate has been issued by the Economic Enterprise […]

December 21, 2022

Peru: Concrete Supermix received CSC Silver Certificate for two plants

Concrete Supermix S.A, a Gloría Group company has received the CSC Responsible Sourcing Certification at the Silver level in two of its plants located in Peru.  The Variant Plant in Arequipa and the Huasao Plant in Cusco, both plants received Silver certification from the Concrete Sustainability Council – CSC. It is the first Concrete company […]

December 2, 2022

CSC System for slag grinding stations now available

As of December 1st, the CSC has complemented its certification system by adding a dedicated system for “Slag Grinding Stations”.Slag, a by-product of pig iron production, is used in cement and concrete production  as secondary cementitious material.  The CSC certification system for slag grinding stations recognizes dedicated responsible sourcing systems for steel to cover the […]

November 8, 2022

AKCANSA strengthens its commitment to CSC certification in Turkey with recertifications

AKCANSA, a joint venture of Sabanci Holding and HeidelbergCement, strengthens its commitment to CSC certification in Turkey. AKCANSA Kemerburgaz Plant has recently achieved the CSC-recertification at the level “Gold”. The certificate has been issued by the Economic Enterprise of KGS, the Certification Body of the Concrete Sustainability Council. The plant is the first ready-mixed concrete […]

October 31, 2022

Heidelberger Beton achieves CSC R-Module certification for eleven concrete plants in Germany

Heidelberger Beton recently achieved CSC R-Module certification for eleven of its concrete plants in Germany. For the first time world-wide, the concrete plants Marzahn, Dettingen, Ingelheim, Aschaffenburg, Fürth, Recklinghausen, Stuttgart-Neckarhafen, Waghäusel, Alzenau, Hainburg and Karlsruhe were granted the new R-Module version 2.1. This version has been enhanced with a “Star” system that rewards maximizing the […]

October 24, 2022

CSC Technical Version 2.1 and Annex updated

An updated version of the Technical Manual and the Annex are now online. These are the main updates that have taken place: In criterion M5.01 and M5.02, the scoring and thus the requirements for Gold and Platinum have been adjusted. From now on, companies can achieve up to 5 points in criterion M5.01 and up to 2 […]

October 19, 2022

Updated Fee structure for 2023

The 2023 fee structure for CSC certification has been updated. This new fee structure will be applied as of January 1, 2023.   CSC license fee Every plant that wants to certify needs one certification license. CSC certification licenses can be redeemed with registration rights which can be purchased individually and in the form of a […]

October 13, 2022

New Star system introduced with the new CSC R-Module Version 2.1 to reward circular practices in the concrete sector

Image by David Chipperfield Architects, extension of the Kunsthaus in Zürich made out of 98% of recycled concrete The new R-Module Version 2.1 released earlier this week has been enhanced with a “Star” system that rewards maximizing the use of recycled material in fresh concrete.  The development of the CSC R-Module Version 2.1 follows the […]

September 20, 2022

Gorazdze Beton renews and strengthens its commitment to CSC-certification

Górażdże Beton Sp. z o.o., a leading ready-mixed concrete producer in Poland and part of the HeidelbergCement Group successfully re-certified its ready mixed concrete plants in Krakow, Warsaw, and Wroclaw at the level SILVER and strengthened its commitment to CSC-certification by additionally certifying its plants in Lodz and Katowice for the first time. Artur Golda, […]

August 16, 2022

First aggregate producer with the CSC Certificate in Turkey: “ALEVTAŞ MADENCILIK”

Saray Aggregate Plant of “ALEVTAŞ MADENCILIK” has been certified in accordance with the “CSC Certification System” implemented in Turkey by the Turkish Ready-Mixed Concrete Association (THBB), Regional System Operator of the CSC. Following the independent audits conducted by the Economic Enterprise of KGS, the Certification Body of the Concrete Sustainability Council, ALEVTAŞ MADENCILIK Saray Aggregate […]