Community Engagement

Just as Cement Australia products form the foundations of Australian homes and infrastructure, Cement Australia also plays an important role in the communities in which we operate.

Our two major operations, Gladstone and Railton are based in regional areas, where our activities and our employees form a significant presence. It is important to us that we have a strong positive relationship within these local communities and help to foster, not only the local economy, but also further meaningful environmental and social activities.

Cement Australia has established Community Consultative Groups in each of these regions to liaise with community stakeholders on relevant environmental, social and economic issues through regular, open and cooperative communications.

To find out more about how CA engages with the community in the Gladstone and Railton regions, click here.

Values

Safety & Sustainability

Cement Australia is focused on delivering increasingly sustainable cement products to future generations. We understand the need to ensure and maintain a safe, healthy, and productive workplace for our people and a social license to operate – this is at the core of our sustainability strategy.

Sustainability at Gladstone

At the Fisherman’s Landing plant we seek to employ the most energy efficient and environmentally sound methods of cement and lime manufacture. Fuel and electricity consumption at the plant are key areas for continual process optimisation.
Demonstrating Cement Australia’s environmental leadership, Cement Australia was the first to introduce bag filters to Australia, resulting in a large reduction of dust emissions. The plant’s preheater tower and clinker cooler is also considered the most energy efficient process designs for cement manufacturing. The cement manufacturing process seeks to facilitate the conservation of virgin raw materials by using by-products from industrial and community activities as alternative fuels or raw materials , waste derived fuels are used in the kiln to supplement the primary coal fuel, whilst waste derived products from the aluminium, steel and power generation industries are used as alternative raw materials.

Sustainability at Railton

The state of the art Railton plant operates bag filters at all its major plant areas including the Kiln, Cooler and Mills to minimise dust emissions in line with industry best practices.  We employ energy efficient and environmentally sound manufacturing methods to improve energy efficiency, reduce stack emissions and greenhouse gases; and through the use of alternative fuels and materials minimise the consumption of virgin raw materials and fuels.

Cement Australia Railton actively implements water conservation projects and conducts ongoing rehabilitation work such as revegetating exhausted mining areas to improve sustainability and minimise impacts to the natural environment.