As a leading slag-cement producer in Singapore, EnGro Co Ltd has made a strategic move into eco-friendly building materials to realize its prospects for sustainable development.

In November 2007, EnGro was awarded approval to use the "Green" label by the Singapore Environment Council. With the award, EnGro`s VCEM brand ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) and brands of blended cement were acknowledged as eco-friendly building materials.

The group has strengthened its supply chain since 2005 by leveraging its GGBS joint venture production center in China with its Pulau Damar Laut bulk-terminal and logistics services.

With an outward-looking strategy since 2002, EnGro has expanded its businesses into North Asia and China in particular.

EnGro has recognized the need to have a long-term presence in China and the importance of positioning itself in an emerging economic zone within the nation, as well as establishing partnerships.

Performances at EnGro`s GGBS joint ventures in China are encouraging and continue to expand.

Its GGBS production facilities are currently spread across three provinces - Hebei, Shandong and Jiangsu - that form the Beijing-Shanghai corridor, which together have a combined population of almost 200 million people.

In China alone, the annual GGBS production capacity reached 3.6 million tons by the end of 2007 and by mid-2008, grew to 4.2 million tons with the expansion of Tanglong`s second line.