ECAN e-magazine: Built for All (December)

"WE WISH YOU A HAPPY AND SAFE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING IN THE NEW YEAR."

READYMIX TRUCK DRIVER, INNOCON “

RICK NAPOLITANO

A few weeks ago, we had the honour to meet Rick Napolitano, who has worked as a RMX driver for over 55 years. During our time with Rick at Innocon Mavis Rd site in Mississauga (ON), we had the pleasure of hearing about his long-standing career journey.

Check out his interview below:

[Anna Salomao] Thank you for making the time to talk to us today, Rick. Your 57-year career is truly remarkable. Why don’t we start by describing your role and how long you have been working at Innocon?

[Rick Napolitano] It is my pleasure. I first started on April 14, 1967 at a company called Richvale Block and Readymix, which many years later, in 1996, was merged with a few other companies to become what we know today as Innocon. Overall, I have held many different positions throughout my career in Readymix, such as: RMX Driver, Load Operator, Spare

Batcher, and others. Truth is, I love my job as a RMX driver and I intend to keep on going a little longer.

[AS] So, you know the readymix business in and out then. That’s amazing! How did you discover your passion for driving? What do you like the most about your work?

[RN] I guess you could say that. I’ve always liked driving. In 1962, I got my first driver’s license and never stopped driving. My favourite thing about this job is to be on the road meeting new people, new faces, and new stories. Every day is different; and, of course, this job comes with a lot of responsibilities. For instance, I’m proud to say that I have never been involved in any sort of work incident - knock on wood. Overall, I enjoy working with our customers and I’m proud of the relationships I have nurtured throughout the years.

[AS] Good for you, Rick. I’m glad to hear it. Now, how would you describe the culture at Innocon?

[RN] My coworkers are like family to me, we joke around, but we respect each other. There is a very strong sense of collaboration and friendship in this yard. To be honest, I’m really proud to work at Innocon - I enjoy spending time with my coworkers, my leadership team, and doing my day-to-day job. I always get here early in the morning, so I can start my day right.

Vestilum Pretium Vestulum Elite Maenas Dignissim

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HOLCIM NORTH AMERICA HEAD VISITS ECAN SITES: ST. CONSTANT AND BATH CEMENT PLANTS, AND ST. EUSTACHE QUARRY

Last month, Toufic Tabbara, Region Head, Holcim North America, visited three ECAN sites: St. Constant Cement Plant (QC) , Bath Cement Plant (ON), and St. Eustache Quarry (QC). During his visit, joined by a few ECAN ExCo members, our local operations teams had the opportunity to share their sites' experiences, ask questions, and learn more about Toufic’s business views.

"The local teams at Bath and St. Constant were very proud to walk Toufic through their sites for the first time and exchange with him. It was a very productive visit and we look forward to the next. Kudos to our people on the ground in preparing a positive experience and displaying our potential" commented Andrew Stewart, VP, Cement.

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ECOPACT USED IN HIGH PROFILE LEED STONE ABBEY RESIDENCES PROJECT IN OTTAWA

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Our local sales team's efforts in presenting the advantage of the ECOPact product line recently led to a sustainable partnership with Windmill Development (real estate development).

ECOPact’s green features were the selling point and described as a must for the high profile LEED platinum Stone Abbey Residences’ residential project overlooking Rideau Canal in Old Ottawa South. Close to 3,000 m3 of ECOPact were used for an estimated reduction of 454 tons of CO2 (~40% savings).

The team also collaborated with the project’s general contractor, PCL Construction - marking our first ECOPact project with the company - to help identify 6 extra LEED credits.

“We had a big push for promoting our ECOPact brand quickly and spreading the excitement of what we are doing at Lafarge. Product knowledge meetings and lunch and learns helped generate new leads and had other GC's talking,” commented Maranda Bennett, Technical Sales Specialist. “A previous meeting with another GC helped spread the word to Windmill and provided us with the opportunity to work on the Stone Abbey project because we are able to offer a low CO2 concrete which fits into their LEED Platinum goals.”

INSIDE BROOKFIELD CEMENT PLANT

PART 3: INTERVIEW WITH ROD NIELSEN AND WAYNE HISCOCK

We had the opportunity to meet with Rod Nielsen, former Yard and Shipping Supervisor/ ERT Team Leader (retired in October), Brookfield Plant, in Nova Scotia, and Wayne Hiscock, Sales & Distribution Manager, Atlantic Canada, to get to know more about their career journeys at Lafarge Canada. Check out their interviews below:

[Anna Salomao] Thank you both Rod and Wayne, for making the time to talk to us today. Let’s start by your roles and time at Brookfield Cement plant. What can you tell us about that?

[Rod Nielsen] I have been working at Brookfield for 36 years and I’ve held multiple roles, such as labour, loader operator, production relief, coordinator, maintenance planner, procurement analyst, and most recently Yard Supervisor.

[Wayne Hiscock] In my case it has been a 26-year-old journey. I started out at Albany Cartage transportation company that later on was bought by Lafarge (2009). I have held many roles as well, such as dispatcher, terminal manager, and more. For the last couple of years, I’m the Sales & Distribution Manager, Cement Atlantic.

[AS] Thanks for sharing this. How would you describe the culture and the work environment here at Brookfield?

[RN] Because we are a small plant, the staff members wear many hats. So, I’d say the teams are very cooperative, loyal, and inventive. We’re very proud of our local community and everything the plant does for them.

[WH] For me, coming from the transportation side of things, I’d say safety is paramount and right behind it comes customer satisfaction. Because of the nature of our servicetransportation - we need to look after the safety of not only our employees, but also the overall population on the highways.

[AS] What was one of your proudest moments in this business? Can you describe it?

[RN] I’d say achieving the Maintenance Planner Certification in 2004. It was a challenge and I was proud to have gotten through it and to have succeeded at the end. The main goal was to come up with a project, almost like a thesis.

[WH] I believe the successful completion of projects that we are involved in as a team are the biggest source of pride for us. For instance, the Fixed Link (Confederation Bridge) in PEI and the Sydney Tar Ponds are a couple of examples.

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RMX Corner

by Charles Thibault

Commercial Performance & Marketing Manager

Our ECOPact product sales year to date helped saved the equivalent carbon emission or sequestered

Want to know more on ECOPact? Join the discussion

Jerry Bettencourt, our Product Specialist in Southwest/ Hamilton, had with Josh Fleming, Concretus owner and an ECOPact user.

A 7-min video in which Jerry summarized our product range, its performance, and positive impact on the carbon emission.

Greenbuild International

Nov 1-3, 2022 San Francisco, CA

ECAN RMX Team and Holcim members from U.S., Europe, and Mexico teamed up at the Greenbuild where we promoted our brand and sustainable products & solutions to industry leaders in sustainable construction materials. Over 1,000 people visited our booth over the course of three days - our exchanges with the leaders allowed us to understand the customers’ needs, grew our network, and created a variety of sales leads.

ECO Material Conference Oct 17-19, 2022 Val

Des Sources, QC

Around 150 architects, engineers, and construction industry leaders gathered last October to discuss the future of sustainable design, material, and development. Our presence at the conference with our booth and our presentation on Building Progress for the Planet and the People, which included our entire sustainable product range, attracted a lot of attention and interest. Thanks to Pierre Garant, Stephane Pelletier and Charles Thibault, ECAN RMX Team members.

Bath Plant invests in new recycle processing technology

The team at Bath Cement Plant has recently invested in a new hopper (05507) to process traditional and alternative raw materials through the cement grinding process. The new equipment has also been used to process calcium carbonate, gypsum, shale, bauxite, and silica.

In order to continue to increase the consumption of other industry’s byproducts, the plant team needed reliable and versatile equipment capable of processing products with large differences in their physical properties, such as gradation and moisture, while granting minimum operator assistance.

The new hopper offers many advantages, such as better quality control of recycled byproducts, as well as saving resources and reducing carbon emissions. In addition, when it comes to safety and quality, there are several improvements: better platform access for inspection and maintenance purposes, less spillages, etc.

Finally, many people have come together and made the project possible, namely the plant’s project, quality, and maintenance teams, the local Geocycle team, and Lafarge contractors. Special shout out to Juan Bedoya, Project Coordinator, and Josh Stevenson, Maintenance Coordinator, for commissioning the project. Great teamwork!

“We get used to seeing the same equipment day in and day out without realizing the amount of effort required to install it, maintain it or upgrade it. The new hopper is a key equipment for clinker and cement production at Bath and it took the combined effort of more than 65 people from suppliers, to contractors, and employees to accomplish this replacement. Their combined ideas, knowledge, and hard work made this possible. Team performance at its best,” commented Juan Bedoya, Project Coordinator, Bath.

"Working with the new hopper will improve the efficiency of our duties. It is also much safer now with all the additional platforms and guardings around the hopper. A large improvement from the previous equipment,"said Mike Ferrel, Loader Operator, Bath. CHECK OUT THE FRENCH

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Sales Teams secure ECOPact for two major projects in Collingwood (ON)

Earlier this year, our ECAN RMX Sales Teams were once again successful in securing the use of ECOPact in large projects in Ontario. Two clients chose ECOPact for high-profile development projects in Collingwood because of our product’s green features (reduced carbon footprint) and performance.

Streetcar Developments utilized the product for the Harbour House Condo project. The building, inspired by Scandinavian design and 6-storeys’ high, is located in the city’s downtown waterfront and contains 130 units.

Reid's Heritage Homes used our green concrete for the Royal Windsor Condo project located in Collingwood's Balmoral Village. The building is a 5-storey resort-style condo for adult living.

Congratulations to the local sales teams for securing these impactful partnerships and a special thank you to Pamela Jack, Area Sales Representative, who was instrumental in building strong customer relationships to make it happen!

"Taking part in such high-profile builds is always rewarding for our teams, especially knowing that our products are lowering buildings’ carbon footprint and contributing to making our neighborhoods greener." - Pamela Jack

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Royal Windsor Condo built

Harbour House Condo built

Hamilton, Niagara & Tri-Cities Ready Mix Water Initiatives: Look out for Available Water Bill Rebates

The City of Hamilton has launched a Wastewater Abatement Program allowing commercial and industrial ratepayers to apply for an assessment of the flow differential between water usage and sewer discharge. Businesses that divert a minimum of 25% of purchased potable water away from the sewer works are eligible for a rebate on their water bill. The wastewater/storm charges on the water bills could potentially be reduced to better reflect the actual use of the City’s sewer system.

After becoming aware of this program and completing formal assessments, a number of ready mix sites within HNTC are expected to qualify for this rebate. Take a look at the available programs within your various municipalities.

Big shout out to Andrew MacDonald, Area Manager – HNTC, and Ihab Meskreki, Procurement Manager, ECAN, for spearheading this program.

If you have any questions, please contact Faith Stewart, Environment & Public Affairs Manager.

HAMILTON DOCK PLANT SELECTED FOR ENVIRONMENT FUND

The Lafarge Hamilton Ready Mix Dock site operates on leased lands owned by The Hamilton/Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA). HOPA has recently started an Environmental fund by which they support tenant driven environmental initiatives that reduce the overall environmental footprint of the port.

The Operations team and Faith Stewart, the local Environment & Public Affairs Manager, worked together to submit an application to HOPA for a project that aims to improve stormwater management while reducing municipal water usage. “We are both excited and pleased to announce the Hamilton Dock plant has been recently selected for funding. We look forward to making improvements at the site,” commented Faith Stewart.

Special thanks to David Kelly, General Manager - Southwest/ HNTC Ready Mix, and Mike Deluca, Ready Mix Operations Manager - Hamilton, Niagara & Tri-Cities (HNTC).

If you have any questions, please contact Faith Stewart, Environment & Public Affairs Manager.

RUNNING THE SAHARA: TOWN HALL GUEST SPEAKER RAY ZAHAD’S DOCUMENTARY AVAILABLE TO ECAN EMPLOYEES

In addition to our usual agenda, we welcomed Ray Zahab, Inspirational Ultra-Marathon Runner and Explorer, as a guest speaker at our last town hall of 2022.

Ray has shared his remarkable experiences as an explorer and highlighted his participation in the documentary Running the Sahara. The film is a feature documentary narrated and executive produced by Academy Award® winner Matt Damon and directed by Academy Award® winner James Moll.

This powerful and inspirational film chronicles an attempt by three ultra marathoners, including Ray, to run across the entire length of Africa’s Sahara Desert, tackling not only the elements, but also unimaginable physical and emotional obstacles. Their goal is to run across six African countries, anticipating two marathons per day, for eighty days without a day off.

Ray Zahab from Canada, Charlie Engle from the United States, and Kevin Lin from Taiwan, have run together in marathons before. But this time is different. This isn't a race. It’s a grueling test of will and a chance to accomplish something that no known person has ever achieved.

If you are interested in viewing the documentary about Ray's path free of charge - Running the Sahara, please write to cristina.annunzi@lafarge.com

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Lafarge Canada is proud to announce an in-kind donation of ECOPact lowcarbon concrete, with a market value of over $50,000 CAD, to the construction of Pic Mobert First Nation (ON) on-reserve recreational sports park. The initiative that took place in October, will benefit a local Indigenous community of over 1,000 people in the long-term and it is part of the company’s commitment to support the development of local communities and the future generations.

“We acknowledged the historic challenges experienced by Indigenous Peoples when we developed our organization’s Human Rights action plan for Canada. We recognize the need to support First Nations & Métis Communities as a key focus group, especially when it comes to mental health support for youth. We feel honoured to be part of such an important youth sports initiative in Ontario”, commented David Redfern, President & CEO, Lafarge Canada (East).

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LAFARGE CANADA DONATES LOW-CARBON CONCRETE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF ON-RESERVE RECREATIONAL SPORTS PARK IN ONTARIO

HOLCIM CHIEF OF SUSTAINABILITY JOINS WOMEN IN LAFARGE LEADERSHIP FOR A FIRESIDE CHAT - REPLAY VIDEO

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Women in Lafarge Leadership group hosted their last activity of the year on November 24 and they couldn’t have wrapped up the year in a better way - Magali Anderson, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer for Holcim Group, joined them for a fireside chat zoom call, in which she shared her career journey, experiences, and Holcim Group’s Sustainability ambitions with our ECAN female audience.

CEO RECOGNITION AWARDS CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022

Q3 RECIPIENTS

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce (in no particular order) the 2022 Q3 CEO Recognition Awards Recipients for their outstanding contribution in their product lines or functions.

We are excited to have taken our ECAN CEO Awards program to the next level with employee nominations. EXCO has carefully reviewed all the nominations submitted by our employees and we are pleased to recognize our colleagues! Please join me in congratulating them.

Ken

Mercer,

Manager - Health and Safety

When working with ECAN RMX Teams, Ken has been effectively displaying our company’s values, Passion, Collaboration, and Grit. He has been successfully supporting our Operations teams on dealing with Occupational Health and Safety code, WSIB, audits, and especially driver safety. Ken is always very resourceful to our RMX teams across Ontario and he has shown great pride in working on RMX operations. His knowledge of the day-to-day operations is always a great asset to help the team meet required assignments and he is truly a source of inspiration.

THE CPCI RECOGNIZES CONTRIBUTIONS OF LAFARGE EMPLOYEES

the CPCI’s award of EXCELLENCE on behalf of Lafarge Cement in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the Canadian precast prestressed concrete industry in all aspects of supply chain management.

Take a moment to help us congratulate all the award recipients for the long hours and hard work in support of CPCI and the Precast industry!

The Canadian Precast/ Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) recently held its Annual General Meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia. For the occasion, Lafarge employees were recognized for their amazing contributions to the field or accepted a prize on behalf of Lafarge.

We’re excited to celebrate the accomplishments of our people—our current employees and retirees that contribute so much to make Lafarge Canada a leader in our industry!

Andrew Dutfield, VP/GM, Great Winnipeg Area and Concrete Products for

Western Canada (Retired), received the John Fowler Award of Distinction as well as being honored as a TITAN of the precast industry.

Peter Yurkiw, General Manager, Precast (Retired), received the distinction of FELLOW within CPCI for outstanding contributions to the precast industry.

Don Zakariasen, Director of Marketing, Concrete Products, received the distinction of FELLOW within CPCI for outstanding contributions to the precast industry.

Arsenio Gonzalez, Technical Services Engineer, accepted

After 18 months of construction, the first two deserving families have moved into their new home at the Habitat for Humanity 4-plex built in Kingston (ON). During a ceremony held at the site at the end of October, the new residents, Courtney Larocque and her two sons, Ben and James, as well as Amie Johnson and her son Eli, were each handed ceremonial keys to their new home.

Lafarge ECAN proudly donated 69 m3 of ECOPact Zero concrete to this project back in the summer of 2021 from the Kingston Ready Mix Plant. This project marked the very first use of this product in Eastern Canada. The initial mix design reduced the CO2 emissions from 20.8 tonnes to 8.5 tonnes, for a total reduction of 12.3 tonnes (59%).

For the past eight years, Sharon Wristen, Area Coordinator Recycled Aggregates - Hamilton, has been running a toy and food drive and sponsoring a family over the holidays.

In addition to sponsoring families this year, she secured a partnership with Joseph Haulage, a fleet company, with the objective to fill a dump truck with toys at the Nebo Road Aggregates site for Big Brothers & Big Sisters organization, Hamilton, Halton and Niagara areas.

So far, the company Freightliner, one of Lafarge ECAN customers, has made a donation to kick-start the drive, a true testament to Sharon’s customer relationship skills.

“This has become a holiday tradition for me and my family. I would like to thank everyone who has been involved so far in spreading the holidays’ joy!” commented Sharon Wristen.

Congratulations Sharon - your commitment is truly inspiring! This initiative is an extraordinary display of our mission to build progress for people in our neighboring communities, with the help of strong collaborations.

TAKE PART IN THE NEBO AGGREGATES TOY DRIVE

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FOOD BANK INITIATIVE IN HAMILTON

On December 13, Cement Team members in participated in a Food Bank initiative in Hamilton. This was a great opportunity for the team to come together and pay it forward.

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BUYING LOCAL AND GHG EMISSIONS

With the change of season that we are currently experiencing, I would like to offer a reminder about our purchasing habits - buying local and seasonal products has a positive influence not only on the environment, but also on the local economy.

In fact, this small gesture can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Preferring food grown close to home reduces the demand for food grown outside our country. These foods must be transported by land, air and sea to arrive on our plates.

Did you know that?

• In Quebec, food travels an average of 2,500 km to get to our plate.

• Local products require much less packaging for their transportation and therefore produce less waste.

• Food grown out of season and in greenhouses not only requires chemicals and a large amount of energy, generating a higher carbon footprint, but also lacks nutrients.

Vicaire Environment and Land Coordinator, Quebec

We can all have a positive impact on the planet.

PS: Here are some winter foods that I often find in my fridge: sweet potatoes, kale, carrots, butternut squash, beets, eggs.

Click here to learn more about this subject.

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• HOLCIM’S 2030

CLIMATE TARGETS

VALIDATED BY SBTI IN LINE WITH 1.5°C SCENARIO • ACCELERATING HOLCIM’S COMMITMENT TO DECARBONIZE BUILDING

Holcim launches its upgraded 2030 climate targets, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), in line with its sector’s new 1.5°C science-based framework. With these upgraded targets, Holcim confirms its commitment to decarbonize building in line with the most advanced science.

Luiz Amaral, Chief Executive Officer of the Science Based Targets initiative: “Today, we welcome Holcim's sciencebased targets consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C. The ambition of Holcim's targets is aligned with the need for the global economy to rapidly cut emissions. This company is setting an example for the rest of its industry, and I urge others in its sector to set their own targets too.”

Jan Jenisch, CEO Holcim: “At Holcim, we are committed to decarbonizing building for a net-zero future. When I see the thorough decarbonization plans we are deploying across

our business, I am confident that we will decarbonize building at scale. We take a rigorous, science-driven approach on this journey and partnered with the Science Based Targets initiative to create our industry’s first 1.5°C-aligned framework. I am delighted that we have now upgraded our 2030 climate targets accordingly.”

In its new 2030 targets, Holcim upgraded its target to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions per ton of cementitious by 25% by 2030 from a 2018 base year. Holcim commits to reduce gross scope 1 GHG emissions by 22.4% per ton of cementitious material and scope 2 GHG emissions by 65% per ton of cementitious materials within the same timeframe[1].

HOLCIM UPGRADES ITS 2030 CLIMATE TARGETS IN LINE WITH SBTI 1.5°C FRAMEWORK

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Holcim’s Board of Directors has appointed Steffen Kindler as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Holcim and member of the Group Executive Committee, effective 1 May 2023.

Steffen will take over from Géraldine Picaud, who has decided to pursue other opportunities outside the company. Ensuring a smooth transition, Géraldine will oversee the completion of Holcim’s 2022 annual results and conduct a thorough handover.

Steffen joins us from Nestlé, where he held positions of increasing responsibility over the past 25 years, most recently serving as CFO for Nestlé Germany. His broad experience spans key business roles, including VP Finance and Control of Nestlé Beverages USA, based in Los Angeles; CFO of Nestlé Waters Europe, based in Paris; as well as responsibility for business development, based in the New York Metropolitan area.

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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: APPOINTMENT OF STEFFEN KINDLER AS

HOLCIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

“I personally thank Géraldine for her commitment and contributions to Holcim over the past five years. The solid foundations you see today –especially Holcim’s strong balance sheet, solid credit ratings and integration of sustainable finance – are all testimony to her leadership. I wish her much continued success in her future endeavors.

“I am excited to welcome Steffen to the team. With his vast financial expertise and geographic experience, I am confident he will fit in well with Holcim’s performance-driven culture. Steffen is an ideal partner to contribute to our continued success as we become the global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, with a focus on superior value creation for all our stakeholders.”

- Jan Jenisch

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