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Italy: Buzzi Unicem says that its Unical subsidiary is the first national concrete producer to earn silver level RSS certification from the Concrete Sustainability Council. The accreditation asserts that a company meets criteria for sustainable practices and operates in a sustainable, environmentally positive manner. Unical’s Strada Berlia concrete batching plant in Turin received the certification in June 2019. The CSC procedure also included certifying the cement produced by Buzzi Unicem’s Robilante Cement plant and the aggregates from Ceretto quarry. The certificate was issued by ICMQ, the Italian Certification Body member of CSC. Unical manages more than 100 concrete plants in Italy.

Italy: Buzzi Unicem says its ready-mix concrete subsidiary Unical has completed the largest continuous concrete casting in Europe at the Galeazzi Orthopedic Institut project in Milan. It pumped 33,000m³ of concrete continuously for 94 hours including 3300 concrete mixer journeys with 106 Unical staff on duty. The new 16-storey building will have a height of 90m once completed.