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ADELAIDE BRIGHTON CEMENT AND LIME

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ADELAIDE BRIGHTON CEMENT AND LIME ADELAIDE BRIGHTON CEMENT AND LIME ADELAIDE BRIGHTON

Utilising a comprehensive distribution network comprised of road, rail and sea freight, ABL is capable of servicing clients regionally and in distant and remote locations. FOCUS ON: FOCUS

Adelaide Brighton Ltd profile The Company has employed a consist- state Cement) and Victoria (Inde- ent strategy of incorporating a mix of pendent Cement and Lime). Adelaide Brighton Ltd is a leading, organic growth and relevant vertical integrated construction materials integration to develop its business. Concrete and Aggregates company focused on the residen- tial, commercial, engineering, in- Adelaide Brighton has a modest Cement and Lime frastructure and resource sectors. position in the premixed concrete Adelaide Brighton is a market markets through its Hy-Tec opera- The Group’s principal activities are leader in cement and lime in South tion in Victoria, New South Wales the production of cement and lime , Western Australia, and and south east Queensland, and products, premixed concrete and the Northern Territory through its with the Mawson Group, a 50% aggregates, and concrete products. Adelaide Brighton Cement, Cock- joint venture in northern Victoria Its origins can be traced back to burn Cement and Northern Ce- and southern New South Wales. 1882, when it commenced cement ment operations. It also has strate- The Company has an emerging manufacturing in . gic operations in the eastern states position in aggregate supply, with Today, Adelaide Brighton is an S&P/ through its Morgan Cement grind- strategic reserves at Austen Quar- ASX200 company with 1,600 employ- ing facility in New South Wales, ry, west of Sydney, through the ees and operations in all Australian and its 50% owned cement supply Mawson Group in northern Victo- states and territories. joint ventures in Queensland (Sun-

2 ADELAIDE BRIGHTON: PROVIDING THE CHANGES SOCIETY EXPECTS ria and southern New South Wales Customers and sustainability ral part of business at Adelaide and Hurd Haulage in northern New Brighton. We go much further South Wales. The major end-use markets for Ad- than simply complying with regu- elaide Brighton’s products include latory requirements. Innovation, Concrete Products residential and non-residential con- continuous improvement and re- struction, engineering construc- spect for the communities and Under the brand of Adbri Ma- tion, and mining. environments in which we operate sonry, Adelaide Brighton is the will ensure the Company’s long leading Australian supplier of ma- Sustainable principles and prac- term success in a changing world. sonry products, with operations in tices – which benefit the environ- Queensland, New South Wales, Vic- ment, our community, our people toria, Tasmania and South Australia. and our bottom line – are a natu-

AS FEATURED IN AUSTRALIAN CONSTRUCTION FOCUS 3 ADELAIDE BRIGHTON CEMENT AND LIME ADELAIDE BRIGHTON FOCUS ON: FOCUS Written By Aleisha Parr its products are top of the line, but produce high quality off-white ar- also that their production leads to chitectural cements. Also of Ad- Through its regional operations positive local change. elaide Brighton Cement’s broad in WA, SA and the NT, Adelaide operations, the Birkenhead facil- Brighton Ltd provides construction ity - the first modern pre-calciner materials and lime to the resourc- “Its products are kiln in Australia - is a large and ef- es and manufacturing industries top of the line...” ficient producer of general pur- across all Australian states and ter- pose cements. Northern Cement, ritories. Utilising a comprehensive Cockburn Cement, located in Mun- operating out of the NT, is the sole distribution network comprised of ster, WA, is the largest quicklime operator of clinker and lime kilns road, rail and sea freight, ABL is production facility in Australia, supplying the local market. capable of servicing clients region- producing in excess of 1M tpa. The ally and in distant and remote loca- Adelaide Brighton’s vertical inte- quicklime produced from this fa- tions. As the upsurge in regional gration through its specialised sub- cility is derived from high calcium mining and resource based infra- sidiaries allows it to facilitate the carbonate shells dredged from the structure projects continues to in- delivery of locally sourced prod- seas bed and processed through crease, so too does the demand for ucts across the country to clients modern preheater kilns. quality cement and lime products, promptly and efficiently. Says Ros placing ABL in a strong position A range of specialised cements are DeGaris, ABL’s Group Sustainabil- to provide the highly-valued com- produced by Adelaide Brighton Ce- ity Manager, “The structure of the modities. Furthermore, ABL has a ment at its Angaston plant in SA, business utilises shipping as a ma- strong focus on sustainability and including Type G oil well construc- jor form of transport for bulk distri- community, ensuring not only that tion. Both Munster and Angaston bution of product, giving flexibili-

4 ADELAIDE BRIGHTON: PROVIDING THE CHANGES SOCIETY EXPECTS C.H. CLUTTERHAM ENGINEERS EST. 1945

Over sixty years of specialist experience has put C.H. Clutterham at the forefront of the engineering industry in South Australia. Proudly working together with Adelaide Brighton.

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ties to import in peak construction road train tankers on turn from able Development. The council material demand and export when Perth. has spearheaded the creation of international markets are right. an agenda for action under the The location of lime plants to ser- “A strong focus on Cement Sustainability Initiative, vice manufacturing and resources which includes such issues as cli- sectors in WA and NT has enabled sustainability, which mate change, use of alternative the company to support the devel- it believes ensures resources, health and safety, opment of local industry.” the most community engagement and lo- cal impacts. ABL has participated This level of service requires an ex- opportunities for throughout the process, helping traordinary effort in coordination to develop codes of practice and and also in capabilities outside of long term trading.” standards for the industry across production, which ABL excels at. each of these areas. For example, large infrastructure ABL complements its capabilities projects – such as the Woodside with a strong focus on sustain- Through active trialling processes Pluto LNG expansion - require tens ability, which it believes ensures and the development of alternative of thousands of tonnes of bulk ce- the most opportunities for long resources sourced from by-products ment throughout the construction term trading. Operations across and wastes otherwise destined for phase. Adelaide Brighton coordi- the company all provide internal landfill or disposal, ABL ensures that nates the delivery of cement over programs for economic, environ- its operations have minimal effect on a distance of 1500 kilometres at mental and social initiatives, which its environment. Examples include the rate of 1200 tonnes per major have been enhanced through the use of waste oil to fuel heat in pour, requiring a specialised fleet ABL’s recent involvement with the the kiln at Dongara, Mataranka and consisting of 16 pneumatic triple World Business Council for Sustain- Angaston; the use of waste water

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from wine bottle washing to displace terials to replace clinker, the GHG granulated blast furnace slag - a FOCUS ON: FOCUS mains water at Angaston; the use of intensive component in cement. waste from the steel industry - into waste foundry sand as a raw material Where clinker must be used, ABL blended cements, and South Aus- in kiln feed at Birkenhead; and the is rallying to change the Austral- tralian operations have developed use of spent catalyst from the petro- ian Standards for cement and con- blended cements with fly ash from leum industry to displace clay in the crete to allow higher substitution the coal fired power station. Both raw material feed at Munster. of clinker to be developed in the states provide a specialised ce- Australian cement market. ment product for the mining indus- Additionally, ABL has developed an try with a low GHG footprint that alternative fuel from construction meets the specific use for backfill- and demolition waste, “utilising “ABL is also ing underground mining opera- the combustible fraction back into working to address tions. ABL is actively engaged in the cement kiln as a fuel while the R&D in concrete mix and related concrete is recycled as rubble for greenhouse gas fields, as well as emerging tech- roads and paths, and metal compo- reduction through nologies including the Schroeder nents are recovered for scrap.” energy efficiency Scholarship, which focuses on the ABL is also working to address initiatives...” development of renewable fuels greenhouse gas reduction through from algae. energy efficiency initiatives involv- Through increased use of supple- This focus on innovation not only in- ing best practice maintenance, mentary cementitious materials, cludes ABL’s use of supplementary operations, and innovation. It is ABL’s regional facilities have prov- cementitious materials, but also the currently exploring new opportu- en advantageous. Western Aus- company’s adoption of technology nities for product design utilising tralian operations are developing and development of new products, supplementary cementitious ma-

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which have received national and in- containment strategies to signifi- larly with site management at all ternational recognition. Some such cantly reduce its local impacts, and in major installations, these groups achievements include the develop- doing so, has improved the amenity address common issues and ac- ment in 1982 of the world’s first dual of the local community. tions regarding site performance gas and diesel fuelled ship, a raw ma- and are responsible for developing terial transport ship Accolade II, re- “Adelaide Brighton is the site’s Environmental Improve- ducing GHG emissions compared to ment Plan. Ros DeGaris explains, conventional natural gas fuel design; committed to its role “The company works broadly with recognition as a Banksia National as a corporate citizen; the community, government and Sustainability Award finalist in 2007 to reducing its impact other industry and has from those in water conservation for the use of networks found new ways to oper- winery waste water at the Angaston on the environment, ate, and prepared for changes that plant; and promotion of the com- providing society expects. munity liaison group model to other advancement in Says Ros DeGaris, “Adelaide Bright- industries by State Environmental on is committed to its role as a corpo- authorities. ABL’s efforts have also technology and rate citizen; to reducing its impact on been recognised with an engineer- economic security...” the environment, providing advance- ing design nomination in 2006 by the ment in technology and economic Institute of Engineers of Australia (IE ABL has also undertaken to estab- security by adopting new practices Aust) for the recycled construction lish community liaison groups in that strengthen the business, [and] and demolition fuel storage facility its pursuit of minimising local im- through innovation linking its opera- at Birkenhead. This particular clinker pacts. Engaging directly and regu- tions and products to the needs of stock shed operation utilised dust the Australian community.”

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