Aalborg Portland in brief

Aalborg Portland was founded in 1889 and is the only cement manufacturer in Denmark, with its cement plant situated in Rørdal, east of Aalborg City. Today, Aalborg Portland is one of Denmark’s largest industrial companies, owning 1,200 hectares of land in the Rørdal region, which consists of farmland, a chalk quarry, and various uncultivated areas.

1889

FOUNDED

Aalborg Portland was founded in 1889 and is the only cement manufacturer in Denmark

850 PEOPLE

18 COUNTRIES

3.0 M TONNES CEMENT

73% REDUCTION IN CO2 BY 2030

Aalborg Portland directly employs 350 people in addition to which around 500 people are employed elsewhere as contractors and subcontractors

Aalborg Portland has been part of Cementir Group since 2004. Cementir is a multinational Group operating in 18 countries

Aalborg Portland is boasting an annual production capacity around 3m tonnes of cement

Aalborg Portland will reach net zero by 2050 and reduce Scope 1 emissions by 73% by 2030 compared to 2021 levels

The cement plant consists of six cement kilns: one grey and five white. It is one of Europe’s largest cement plants, boasting an annual production capacity around 3 million tonnes of cement: approx. 2 million tonnes grey and approx. 1 million tonnes white. Along with the cement plant, Aalborg Portland owns terminals in Denmark and abroad, making national and global transport of the finished cement products possible.

Aalborg Portland employs around 350 people, with an additional 500 contractors and subcontractors working on-site daily or nearby to support the plant’s many activities. Aalborg Portland is, therefore, one of the largest contributors to the Northern Region of Denmark’s industrial workforce.

What We Do And How We Create Value

We have supplied cement to people all over the world for more than 130 years, predominantly in Denmark and the Nordic and Baltic countries. Besides being the most used cement in the Danish construction sector for private homes, commercial buildings, public schools and hospitals, our cement is also used in many iconic national and international projects.

These iconic projects include Denmark’s 18-kilometre-long Great Belt Bridge, London’s Olympic City and New York’s famous Manhattan 432 Park Avenue skyscraper. For more information on Aalborg Portland, see www.aalborgportland.dk.

Part Of Cementir Group

Aalborg Portland is part of Aalborg Portland Holding, which Cementir Group acquired in 2004. Cementir is a multinational Group operating in 18 countries across the building materials sector, employing around

3,000 people globally. The Group’s annual production capacity amounts to more than 13 million tonnes of grey and white cement, around 10 million tonnes of aggregates and 5 million cubic metres of ready-mixed concrete. Cementir has been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1955 and is one of the leading companies in the Euronext STAR Milan segment.

For more information on Cementir Group, see www.cementirholding.com, and for Aalborg Portland Holding, see www.aalborgportlandholding.com.