Reducing CO₂ emissions

Curbing CO2 at the source

At Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals, we are dedicated to contributing to a decarbonized construction industry and helping our customers achieve their sustainability objectives.

Among the available technologies to reduce CO2 emissions, our innovative solutions serve as powerful tools for cement and concrete manufacturers.

In 2025 alone, our products enabled our customers to avoid 18.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions*.

 

 

*2025 results obtained using the 2022 Avoided Emissions methodology on an extended scope. In 2022, the methodology, associated results were validated by a third party, Deloitte, and the conclusions are available in Deloitte’s report

How Chryso solutions contribute to CO2 reduction?

 

At Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals, we’re committed to decarbonize construction, helping the development of lightweight construction and building methods using alternative materials.

Our innovative cement additives and concrete admixtures play an essential role in enhancing the performance of low-carbon materials.
That’s why we have integrated into our approach the solutions that contribute most to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions generated by cement and concrete:

  • Cement additives: enable lower clinker content in cement
  • New generation plasticizers and superplasticizers used in concrete: also called water reducers, they enable cement content reduction or use of lower clinker content cement
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Cement activators

  • EnviroAdd®
  • Opteva®

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New generation superplasticizers & plasticizers used in concrete

  • EnviroMix®
  • Quad®
  • Chryso®Optima 1000
  • Chryso®Adva Cast

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