Use Of Natural Resources
Cement is an essential material for the built environment
without which no roads, schools, houses, hospitals or bridges could
be built. In order to make cement we need to quarry raw materials
such as chalk, limestone and sand. These activities are governed by
legislation. The cement industry manages its quarries responsibly
and restores them to an appropriate use sympathetic to the local
environment. Restoration takes place on an on-going basis rather
than at the end of a quarry's natural life. Thus the cement
industry fulfils both a management and a stewardship role.