Mapei Starts Production in Belgium: First Plant Launched

A new cross-border investment for Mapei, which expands its international production base by opening its first plant in Belgium, thus reaching 108 worldwide.

The group, world leader in construction chemicals, 4.4 billion revenue in 2024 and more than 13,000 employees, inaugurated a plant in Grâce-Hollogne to manufacture concrete admixtures, with the aim of speeding up delivery times and reducing the ecological impact for the industry in Belgium.

Fully automated site, which produces recipes according to formulations developed by the corporate research centre based in Italia.

'The decision to open this plant in Belgium,' says Veronica Squinzi, CEO of Mapei, 'is strategic. Local production guarantees shorter delivery times, lower transport costs and greater flexibility for customers. In addition, the site helps to reduce CO₂ emissions, because the finished products no longer have to be transported from Italia. In this way, we respond to the growing customer demand for solutions with a reduced ecological impact and support the transition to higher quality and more sustainable concrete.

"We don't just supply products to our customers," continues Marco Squinzi, CEO of Mapei, "we also offer full technical support including laboratory tests, tests in concrete plants and assistance in the definition and optimisation of mixtures, while guaranteeing full compliance with Belgian and European regulations In a market that is moving towards cements with a low clinker content, we are at the side of manufacturers with innovative, high-performance solutions, helping them to maintain quality in a rapidly evolving sector.