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We are a building materials and sustainable solutions company with a 90 year-history. Our portfolio includes not only cements but also concretes, mortars, limes, aggregates, grouts, finishes, plasticizers, additives and waterproofing agents. We diversify by operating in other business areas, including agricultural solutions, sustainable waste management and disposal, logistics and even an ecosystem of solutions for the retail sector. We started in Brazil, where we operate in all regions, from Oiapoque to Chuí. Now, we are a multinational company with more than 13,000 employees in nine countries in Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Uruguay), North America (Canada and United States), Europe (Luxembourg and Spain) and Asia (Türkiye). For 90 years, we have been part of people’s lives. We are in the homes of families, in the schools that educate and open doors to opportunities, in the hospitals that care for people and save lives, in the museums that display the art made around the world, in the stadiums and sports venues where we unleash our emotions. We are in the roads, bridges and viaducts that connect destinations and stories. We are part of sanitation and other key infrastructure of the present and the future, bringing technology, innovation and well-being to society. We are also in agriculture, nourishing and helping soil reach its full productive potential. And we contribute to the sustainability of the planet by transforming waste into energy, giving a new purpose to what used to be discarded easily. Our history is written by many employees, customers, partners, suppliers, communities and investors. Together, we have come this far. And together, we continue to grow through new projects, new ideas and new paths. Votorantim Cimentos. Building the future for 90 years.

Established in 1976 with Limak Construction, Limak has meanwhile added other branches to its business field, including tourism, cement, food, airport and port operations and energy generation – distribution - sales & trading. With several projects and investments in 13 different countries, and over 45.000 workers in total, the total value of projects accomplished by the company up to present day does add up to more than 6.5 billion USD. In the tourism sector, the company is currently operating 7 hotels with an overall bed capacity of more than 5.000, which makes the company one of the largest hotel chains of Turkey. In the cement sector, the company is the second largest manufacturer across the country. The company is at the same time investor and operator of the Pristina International Airport in Kosovo; and partner to the Istanbul New Airport Project which is going to be one of the largest airports worldwide. Being at the same time investor and operator of Limak Port Iskenderun – the most strategic port of the Eastern Mediterranean, Limak is also a major actor of the energy sector, having vertically integrated energy into all of its fields of business. Having been awarded with several prizes and certificates both on the national and international level, as a strong manifestation of the company’s top quality services, Limak has always been a pioneering company in all of its business sectors, which can be particularly attributed to well-experienced labour force always working with the motto ‘maximum efficiency and productivity’.