Hyundai Construction Partners with Swiss Holcim to Develop Eco-Friendly Building Materials

Hyundai Engineering & Construction is partnering with global construction materials specialist Holcim to jointly develop low-carbon construction materials and collaborate on technology.

On the 24th (local time), Hyundai Engineering & Construction announced on the 25th that it signed an 'MOU for Joint Development and Technical Cooperation of Low-Carbon Construction Materials' at Holcim's headquarters in Switzerland. The signing ceremony was attended by Hyundai Engineering & Construction's Head of Technology Research Institute, Executive Director Park Guyong, and Holcim's CMO Frank Burkhardt, along with other representatives from both companies.

Park Guyong (right), Executive Director and Head of Technology Research Institute at Hyundai Engineering & Construction, and Frank Burckhardt, CMO of Holcim, are taking a commemorative photo after signing the "Joint Development of Low-Carbon Construction Materials and Technical Cooperation Agreement" at Holcim headquarters in Switzerland on the 24th (local time).
[Photo by Hyundai Engineering & Construction]

Through this agreement, Hyundai Engineering & Construction will promote research aimed at realizing carbon neutrality, including ▲developing new low-carbon materials using calcined clay to reduce carbon emissions ▲developing high-durability concrete technology to withstand marine environments, and will strive to expand the application of low-carbon construction materials.

After the signing ceremony, both companies held detailed discussions on joint development items and implementation plans at Holcim's technology research center HIC (Holcim Innovation Center) located in Lyon, France.

A Hyundai Engineering & Construction official stated, “As demand for carbon-neutral construction methods expands in the global construction market, construction materials that satisfy not only high performance and quality but also low carbon and eco-friendliness have emerged as key competitive advantages. Through technological cooperation with companies leading the development of eco-friendly, high value-added construction materials, we will accelerate ESG management and enhance our status as a global construction company.”

Meanwhile, to proactively respond to the construction market where carbon neutrality is being strengthened, Hyundai Engineering & Construction declared 'Carbon Neutrality by 2045' in October last year, becoming the first publicly listed construction company in Korea to do so, and announced its carbon neutrality implementation strategy through the report titled ‘Global Green One Pioneer: Net Zero by 2045.’

Based on the highest level of domestic technological development capabilities, the company is actively applying low-carbon construction materials on site, such as concrete and ground solidification materials that replace cement with eco-friendly materials, and high-density mortar for reducing inter-floor noise using steel slag.

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