Leaders Q&A: Mr. Andr├® Leit├úo, Votorantim Cimentos, Global Corporate Development Director

Andr├® Leit├úo, Votorantim Cimentos Global Corporate Development Director, gave an exclusive interview to CemWeek Magazine to discuss topics such as the main economic challenges, new markets, new plants and also to explain the sustainability practices that the company develops

Q: Votorantim Cimentos has been active in the cement market for more than 80 years. How do you describe the main role and focus of the Company today?

A: Votorantim Cimentos was founded in 1933 and it is part of the Votorantim Group, one of the largest business conglomerates in Brazil. Today, as a result of the internationalization process that we started in 1996, we are present in 14 countries - Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Spain, United States, India, Morocco, Peru, Tunisia, Turkey and Uruguay ÔÇô with a global installed capacity of 57.6 million tons/year of cement.

We are focused on strengthening our leadership in Brazil, our main market, which has suffered a strong demand reduction, through initiatives to increase Votorantim Cimentos competitiveness and mainly customer satisfaction.

Furthermore, we remain focused on increasing our geographical diversification, with organic growth in different countries, like Bolivia, Turkey and US.

Last year, we have also strengthened our commitment to build a legacy for society, not only through the products and services we offer, but also by the way we operate, i.e., the relationships we build with our suppliers, employees, investors and the communities. We want to build long-lasting relationships. And our way of doing business is one of our differentials, including our commitments related to sustainability.

Read more of this exclusive interview in: CemWeek Magazine Issue 38