Taiheiyo Cement Corporation

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, established in Tokyo, Japan, in 1881, operates globally with a core focus on cement production, mineral resource management, environmental solutions, and construction materials, alongside a portfolio of diverse other ventures. Its Cement division provides a range of products including standard Portland cement, specialized cement types, ground stabilization agents, and pre-mixed concrete. The Mineral Resources sector supplies various aggregates, such as coarse and fine limestone for ready-mix concrete, concrete items, and civil engineering projects, alongside sandstone and andesite. This segment also produces quicklime, slaked lime, fillers, and silica-based materials, as well as specialized items like hollow ceramics, sepiolite, wollastonite, and kaolin. Additionally, it engages in recycling excess construction soil. Through its Environmental division, Taiheiyo Cement is involved in extensive recycling efforts, processing items such as spent tires, plastic waste, paper byproducts, foundry sand, and diverse industrial and municipal refuse, including surplus soil from purification, sewage, and dredging. It also undertakes CFC remediation and constructs waste treatment facilities. This division innovates and markets eco-friendly recycling technologies, like ash washing and advanced kiln systems. Furthermore, it supplies materials for flue gas desulfurization (e.g., calcium carbonate for power plants) and trades in slag powder, other inorganic substances, various fuels (coal, heavy oil), chemicals, and gypsum. The Construction Materials segment manufactures a variety of building components, including prefabricated concrete elements, paving solutions like promenades and interlocking blocks, concrete products for housing, sound-absorbing panels for noise reduction on construction sites, and fire-resistant linings for tunnels. Finally, the Other Businesses division encompasses property leasing for various developments (offices, retail, leisure, warehousing) and residential land development. It also includes operations in data processing, logistics and storage, engineering services, chemical product manufacturing, and sports-related ventures.