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Çimsa — CDP Climate & Water Disclosure

CDP Advisory · Construction Materials (Cement)

Çimsa is a leading Turkish producer of grey cement, white cement, calcium aluminate cement (CAC), and ready-mixed concrete, and a subsidiary of Sabancı Holding.

Project Summary

Çimsa is a leading Turkish producer of grey cement, white cement, calcium aluminate cement (CAC), and ready-mixed concrete, and a subsidiary of Sabancı Holding, one of Türkiye's largest industrial and financial groups. Founded in 1972 in Mersin, Çimsa operates an integrated production network spanning Mersin, Eskişehir, and Afyonkarahisar in Türkiye, alongside international facilities including the Buñol white cement plant in Valencia, Spain. The company holds a globally recognized position in white cement and ranks among the world's leading producers of CAC, with its Mersin facility standing as one of the few integrated plants worldwide capable of producing grey cement, white cement, and CAC together. Listed on Borsa Istanbul (BIST: CIMSA), Çimsa discloses its environmental performance annually through CDP's Climate Change and Water Security questionnaires.

1Both questionnaires (Climate + Water) in one data architecture
2Operating since 1972, founded in Mersin
3One of few integrated plants producing grey, white, and CAC cement together
475% Global A List rate, 100% score improvement across Semtrio's CDP projects

Outcome Metrics

2 questionnaires, 1 data architecture
Climate Change and Water Security consolidated into one template
75% Global A List achievement rate
Across Semtrio-advised CDP projects in 2025
100% score improvement or preservation
Across all supported cycles, the standard Çimsa's process was built against

Our Methodology

Semtrio delivered a structured CDP Climate Change and Water Security gap analysis and disclosure-support engagement for Çimsa's 2026 reporting cycle, spanning both questionnaires end to end.

Our Process

How we worked

Delivery moved through four connected stages, each building on the work before it.

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