NPC CIMPOR

NPC-CIMPOR has been operational since 1964 and employs over 500 permanent staff members and over 40 in-service trainees and learnership students in the manufacturing and distribution of cement, concrete and aggregate products. Operations are based in Durban, Port Shepstone and Newcastle.

NPC-CIMPOR is a company committed not only to providing their customers and stakeholders with the best possible product, but to doing so in a way that is sustainable both economically and environmentally. The company has consistently won environmental and waste management awards throughout the years, and most recently introduced their ECO mark. 2010 saw the first load of waste tyres arrive at the Simuma (Port Shepstone) plant for the NPC Alternative Fuel and Resource programme, which aims to reduce the environmental impacts of the production process while also providing a viable option for disposing of waste tyres. The ability to source alternative fuels to burn, such as waste tyres, allows a reduction in the dependence on non-renewable resources such as coal.

NPC-CIMPOR has a long-standing commitment to communities near its operations and its sustainable business practices in the fields of education, housing, environmental and small business development. As such, the company is the proud owner of a 250-hectare Oribi Conservancy near its Simuma factory. The company’s Ezinqoleni tourism office within this conservancy serves as the official tourism bureau for the greater Oribi Gorge area on the KZN Lower South Coast.

And of course, NPC-CIMPOR has been the sponsor of the Sea World Education Centre since 2004. This sponsorship allows the Education Centre to bring marine education to over 100 000 children each year, both onsite and through the Outreach programme. Funding from NPC-CIMPOR allows the facility to develop teaching material for school groups and provides for the purchase of much-needed equipment for running lessons and courses for these learners. Crucially, this funding also allows the Sea World Education Centre to run an Outreach programme, whereby dedicated staff travel to rural areas where the learners have never had the opportunity to even see the ocean, and provide lessons on marine ecosystems. Funding also allows for learners from disadvantaged schools who meet certain criteria to be granted free admission to Sea World for an educational tour.