YTL Cement Group Strengthens Sustainability Leadership with EPDs Across Its Product Portfolio
- Written by Telegraph Magazine
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 20 November 2025 - YTL Cement Group (YTL Cement) has become the first cement and precast producer in Malaysia to obtain Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for products across its ECOCem®, ECOConcrete™ and precast product ranges, marking a major milestone in its sustainability journey.
This achievement reinforces the Group's commitment to delivering sustainable, high-performance building solutions and advancing the nation's transition towards low-carbon construction.
An EPD is a third-party verified document that reports a product's environmental impact throughout its life cycle, following international standards such as ISO14025 and the ISO14040 series. EPDs are widely used in green building certifications and help architects, contractors and developers make informed material choices to meet sustainability goals.
The newly EPD certified products include Castle Cement - a Singapore Green Label certified cement formulated for bricklaying, screeding and concreting, and ECOConcrete™ Grade 40 and Grade 35, which are designed to reduce embodied carbon while maintaining strength and durability. YTL Cement Group's precast arm, Eastern Pretech, has also obtained EPDs for its range of precast concrete products including hollow core slabs, beams, planks and double tee slabs, marking the first EPD for precast concrete products in Malaysia.
This EPD milestone builds on YTL Cement's ongoing efforts to decarbonise the construction value chain. The Group was the first in Malaysia to introduce its ECO range: ECOCem®, ECOConcrete™, ECOSand™ and ECODrymix™ and has partnered with CREAM, the research arm of CIDB Malaysia, to advance sustainable construction. Through its Construction Development Laboratory (CDL), the Group drives research and innovation in low-carbon building materials, while the CDL Academy, its training and development arm, promotes industry awareness and upskilling. Together, these initiatives have supported more than 10,000 professionals and students in sustainability and innovation training.
"The attainment of EPD certification for our range of ECO products marks a significant milestone in our journey towards sustainable construction," said Rachel Yeoh, Executive Director of YTL Cement. "It underscores our commitment to innovation and efforts to provide low-carbon building materials and solutions that empower our customers to build more sustainably."
YTL Cement's EPD-certified products provide added assurance of transparency and performance for customers, underscoring the company's long-term commitment to environmental responsibility. Looking ahead, the Group will continue to collaborate with regulators, industry bodies and research partners to strengthen sustainable construction practices and support Malaysia's carbon neutral ambitions.
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About YTL Cement Group
YTL Cement is Malaysia's pioneer and largest building materials group. With a network of cement plants, terminals, ready-mixed concrete batching facilities, drymix operations, and aggregate quarries, YTL Cement is recognised as a partner in nation building. Over its 70-year legacy, the Group has contributed to the construction of residential, commercial, and infrastructural projects throughout Malaysia, including the Petronas Twin Towers, Merdeka 118, SMART Tunnel, and the nation's iconic airports and bridges.
Extending its presence beyond domestic borders, YTL Cement now has operations in Southeast Asia, meeting the building material needs of neighbouring nations.
Recently, the Group launched its ECO Product Range, providing a diverse selection of low-carbon alternatives to conventional offerings. This eco-friendly range includes ECOCem™, a selection of low-carbon cements; ECOConcrete™, offering concrete with significantly reduced embodied carbon; ECOSand™, a perfect substitute for natural sand; and ECODrymix™, an eco-friendly pre-mix range. This initiative is part of its commitment to support the industry's transition to sustainable construction.
