Mapei opens its first facility in Belgium

The Mapei Group, a world leader in the production of construction chemicals, has inaugurated its new production site for concrete admixtures in Grâce-Hollogne. With this investment, the company is strengthening its local presence in Belgium and taking an important step towards shorter delivery times and a lower environmental impact for the Belgian concrete sector.

The plant, the first of its kind in Belgium, is a fully automated facility where liquid and powdered raw materials are precisely dosed and mixed according to formulations developed by the Corporate Research Centre in Italy. With its inauguration, Mapei’s Belgian subsidiary strengthens its presence in the country’s construction sector, improves response times to customers and confirms the role of concrete admixtures as an indispensable lever for achieving high performance, both today and in the future.

“The decision to open this plant in Belgium is strategic,” says Veronica Squinzi, CEO of Mapei. “Local production ensures shorter delivery times, lower transport costs and greater flexibility for customers. Furthermore, the site helps to reduce CO₂ emissions, as finished products no longer need to be transported from Italy. In this way, we are responding to growing customer demand for solutions with a reduced environmental impact and supporting the transition towards higher-quality, more sustainable concrete”.

“We do not simply supply products to our customers; we also offer comprehensive technical support, including laboratory testing, trials at concrete plants and assistance in defining and optimising mixes, whilst ensuring full compliance with Belgian and European regulations,” continues Marco Squinzi, CEO of Mapei. “In a market that is moving towards low-clinker cements, we stand alongside manufacturers with innovative, high-performance solutions, helping them maintain quality in a rapidly evolving sector”.

Additives improve the workability of concrete, regulate the hardening process and ensure greater durability, even under challenging conditions such as low or high temperatures and long transport distances. Additives are also a key driver of innovation: new molecules allow formulations to be adapted to modern low-carbon cements, making additive manufacturers an essential link between the worlds of chemistry and civil engineering.

Mapei has been present in Belgium since the 1970s and in 1997 opened its site in Grâce-Hollogne, which comprises a warehouse, a concrete research and development laboratory, a training centre, a showroom and now the new additives plant. Over the years, Mapei has contributed to major projects such as the Flemish Parliament in Brussels, the Berlaymont Building housing the European Commission, Brussels Zaventem Airport, the NATO headquarters in Evere, the Grand Hôpital in Charleroi and the stadium in La Louvière.

March 2026 – www.mapei.com