The Company’s growth vision and Research & Innovation strategy for new products and enhanced manufacturing processes hinge on Sustainable Development. Current studies are being focused on new clinker and cement production processes entailing lower CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Other research studies are aimed at reusing secondary materials for manufacturing cement and concrete thereby impacting less on the environment on account of a lower raw materials content. The research activity is supported also by a synergistic network of international scientific partnerships involving research centers, universities and enterprises from the building materials and construction industry. At present, the network is comprised of external centers,  enterprises and universities in Italy, Europe and in other non-European countries. The network fosters joint scientific projects on cross-cutting themes (CO2 emission reduction, sustainable development, materials durability, etc.), bilateral cooperation projects focused on industrial objectives, as well as standardization activities.