Taking advantage of a unique location in “Serra da Arrábida” and the richness of the limestone and marl lode existing in that Portuguese region, where there was already exploration of materials since the 18th century, a cement factory was set up in 1904.
Almost three decades later, due to the merger of two companies operating in the same region, Secil — Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento — was born in 1930. Since the 1930s, many changes have taken place.
In addition to the inevitable technological changes and the awakening of an environmental conscience, Semapa acquired 51% of Secil’s capital and 100% of CMP — Cimentos Maceira e Pataias, in 1994, one of the main milestones in the history of the company. In 2011 Semapa became the holder of the entire capital of Secil.
Throughout our history, there have been many significant moments. Here are some of those main events:
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2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
2019
Creation of the SecilTek Brand
2021
Disposal of Prebetão and Argibetão
2022
Change of Comercial Brands
2018
Operation in Madeira
Acquisition of the entire share capital of Cimentos Madeira, Brimade and Beto Madeira.
2017
Expansion in Spain
Acquisition of a cement terminal in the Port of Vigo (Spain) and aggregate and concrete operations in Galicia and Asturias.
2016
Entry in the Netherlands
Acquisition of a terminal in the Netherlands, in the port of Terneuzen, serving the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
2015
Inauguration in Brazil
Acquisition of the entire capital of Supremo Cimento and inauguration of the most modern cement factory in Brazil, located in Adrianópolis, Paraná.
2012
Entry in Brazil
Secil acquires 15% of the capital of Supremo Cimento, headquartered in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
Innovation Award for Sustainability
Recognition with the Innovation Award for Sustainability (European Awards for the Environment) in the Management category. An initiative of the European Commission, organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency.
2011
Sole shareholder
Semapa acquires 49% of Secil from CRH, becoming the company's sole shareholder.
2010
First stone
Laying of the first stone of the new Secil mortar factory in Montijo.
2008
Fusion
Conclusion of the Secil Prebetão fusion process, with the integration of the Rubetão company.
2007
Investments in Lebanon and Madeira
Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Ciments de Sibline”. Acquisition of the majority of the capital of “Cimentos Madeira.”
2006
Acquisition in Angola
Tecnosecil changes its designation to Secil Angola, which now holds 51% of Secil-Lobito, formerly Encime.
2005
Strategic purchase
Acquisition of 70% of IRP - Indústria de Rebocos de Portugal, through Secil Martingança.
2004
Entry in Angola
Secil acquires 51% of the capital of the Encime cement factory, located in Lobito Bay, Angola.
2003
Capital acquisition
Semapa acquired the remaining 49% of the capital held by the Danish holding company, thus becoming the sole shareholder in Secil.
2002
Entry in Lebanon
Acquisition of 21.2% of the company CDS - Ciments de Sibline, Sal, located south of Beirut, Lebanon.
2001
CMP Certification
Quality Certification (ISO Standard 9001) and Environmental Certification (ISO Standard 14001) of the company CMP - Cimentos Maceira and Pataias.
2000
Entry in Tunisia
Acquisition of the "Societé des Ciments de Gabès", a company reprivatised by the Tunisian Government and which owns a cement plant with a cement production capacity of around 1 400 000 t/year.
1998
Outão Certification
Quality Certification of Secil by the ISO 9001 Standard and Environmental Certification of the Secil-Outão plant by the ISO 14001 Standard, the 4th to be obtained in Europe.
1994
Secil Privatisation
Privatisation of public capital in the cement sector; Secil becomes a wholly privately owned company. Semapa acquires 51% of Secil and the whole of CMP, becoming the owner of the Maceira-Liz and Cibra-Pataias cement plants.
1982
End of wet process
The old Vale da Rasca factory is deactivated, abandoning the wet production process definitively.
1978
Start of the dry process
Operation of the 1st oven with new dry technology, with centralized and computerized control (800,000 t/year), responding to the growth in domestic consumption and the need to reduce production costs.
1975
Secil Nationalization
Nationalization of the cement sector; Secil becomes a private company with the majority of public capital.
1972
Production increase
Secil installs the 7th wet process oven (manufacturing process at the time), increasing its production capacity to 1 million tons of clinker, making it the largest cement factory in Portugal.
1950
Inauguration of Cibra-Pataias
Inauguration of the Cibra factory, in Pataias, Alcobaça, founded by Joaquim Matias.
1930
Secil Constitution
Constitution of Secil - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A., resulting from the fusion of Secil with Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento and the participation of the Danish firms F. L. Smidth & Co. And Hojgaard & Schultz A/S.
1925
Secil
Creation of the Secil brand.
1923
Cimentos de Leiria
Inauguration of the Maceira-Liz factory of the Cimentos de Leiria company, in Maceira, founded by Henrique Sommer and José da Rocha e Mello.
1918
Property acquisition
Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento acquires the land and facilities, which it leases to Secil (Sociedade de Empreendimentos Comerciais e Industriais, Lda.).
1904
Foundation
Foundation of Companhia de Cimentos de Portugal; installation of the Outão factory in Setubal, which starts with two vertical ovens for a production of 10,000 t/year, in 1906.
2004
Sale of shareholding
Ireland's CRH Plc, one of the largest construction materials groups, acquires 49% of Secil's capital from Semapa SGPS.
