Features Rebuilding Japan 14 December, 2020 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share Tweet Post Email LATEST Markets & Competition Pacific Cement begins mill restart after March shutdown Technical delays slow production restart; supply remains June 09, 2025 Environment DOE cuts Sublime Systems and Brimstone Energy’s Funding withdrawals challenge low-carbon cement June 09, 2025 MOST READ Markets & Competition Ghana's government raises pozzolana cement production The government encourages a shift to green June 04, 2025 Markets & Competition Molins expands globally with strategic acquisitions Company announces major moves in concrete and June 03, 2025 Rebuilding Japan One year after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami struck mainland Japan, CemWeek takes a look at the disaster's lingering effects on the Japanese cement industry, including the key role cement companies played in ridding the island of nearly 25 million tons of debris. On 11 March 2011 at 14:46 pm local time, a devastating 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit the northeastern coast of Honshu, the main island of Japan. The earthquake unleashed several massive tsunami waves with highs up to 20 feet. The toll was devastating, with widespread damage and destruction and tens of thousands of dead and missing. The three worst-hit prefectures, Miyagi, Fukushima, and Iwate, were left under 20 to 25 million tons of building debris, amounting to decades-worth of waste that the prefectures were ill-prepared to dispose of. With 11 of the affected region's 55 nuclear power units off-line and supplies of oil, gas and coal often unable to be delivered as scheduled, power supply has also been seriously affected by the disaster, with frequent (and partly scheduled) power cuts happening across the nation. Read the rest of the article in the CemWeek Magazine issue 8. Sign in Don't have any account? Create one SHOW Forgot your username/ password? Log in Terms Of Service Privacy Policy This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and Terms of Service apply Sign in as: User Registration * Required field Sign In Information Personal Information Agree Yes No Terms of Service:You consent that we will collect the information you have provided us herein as well as subsequent use of our platform to render and personalize our services, send you newsletters and occasionally provide you with other information. * Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. Register SaveCookies user preferencesWe use cookies to ensure you to get the best experience on our website. If you decline the use of cookies, this website may not function as expected.Accept allDecline allCW GroupNewsAcceptDecline