OUR GROWTH JOURNEY SINCE 1936
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Our History
1936 – Foundation of Sharrcem Plant.
1972 – First upgrade of the plant with a rotary kiln and satellite cooler increases its capacity to 180,000 tons per year.
1980 – Increase of production capacity by new investments in the rotary kiln.
2000 – Sharrcem is included in the state privatization regime and ten-year lease period begins.
2010 – TITAN Cement Group acquires Sharrcem and launches an ambitious modernization program to meet international standards in quality, technology, and environmental protection.
2011 – Sharrcem takes a leading role in the foundation of the Kosovo CSR Network and commits to the modernization of investment in full swing.
2012 – Sharrcem upgrades technology, improves efficiency and environmental footprint. It receives ISO 9001 quality certification and implements CO2 Management System and serves Kosovo market with occasional sales in North Macedonia and Serbia.
2013 – Sharrcem receives ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications and wins CSR awards in 2013. The company implements a web-portal for public disclosure and completed a technology upgrade with the EAMS. Sharrcem also publishes its first CSR report and has a CSR audit by DNV.
2014 – Sharrcem receives the first IPPC permit in the country and organized the first NEBOSH course on operational health and safety in the Balkans. It also completes a groundbreaking design for full automation of the clinker hall cranes and conducts numerous stakeholder engagement activities. Financing of the Laboratory for Business Activities (LAB) was implemented – an initiative to provide financial and technical assistance to small and medium-sized businesses.
2015 – Sharrcem introduces innovative solutions in the production line while commencing quarry rehabilitation works and initiating SA 8000 certification. The LAB yields its first harvest, 18 new local Agro-SMEs successfully placed their product in the market. Sharrcem representatives participated in TITAN Cement Group’s event to join the Pact 4 Youth in Brussels. Sharrcem establishes terminals in the Dukagjini region of Kosovo.
2016 – Sharrcem obtains SA 8000 certification, completes a new pallet covering machine installation, and a wastewater treatment plant investment, and begins to offer the VDZ online training program for employee safety, wellbeing, and development. Shares of Cement Plus are acquired by Sharrcem.
2017 – Sharrcem sets a production record since 1936, wins best taxpayer award, and earns the first health and safety certification from Kosovo’s government. LAB project secures two grants from USAID and MFRD to support new agroforestry startups and diversify milk processing on farms.
2018 – Sharrcem’s employees benefit from the full roll out of the “unite people” platform and the launch of the diversity and inclusion action plan by the Group in 2018. Sharrcem receives awards and recognition from different institutions and NGOs for its commitment to health and safety, environmental sustainability, and CSR.
2019 – Sharrcem is certified with SA 8000. Two new youth initiatives are introduced: a market assessment for employment opportunities in the Business Process Outsourcing Sector, and donation of land for a culture house. Sharrcem receives a health and safety award during the European week for health and safety at work while Project LAB is recognized as a best practice by the International Journal of World Economics.
2020 – New project with LAB and the company SPEEEX is initiated. The transition from OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001:2018 is implemented, and the recertification with health and safety management system (OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001:2018) by Eurocert was obtained.
2021 – Sharrcem celebrates 10th annual reporting and receives “Taxpayer of the Year 2021” award. Sharrcem transitions to ISO 45001:2018 standard from OHSAS 18001 and initiates a SAP project for efficient management and integration with TITAN Cement Group.
2022 – Sharrcem prioritizes customer-centric growth and improves its environmental and health/safety performance. The Environmental Committee approves action plans, while the Environmental Management and Safety Management Systems are recertified. The SA8000 system is also certified, and the company collaborates with the BL & BU H&S Council to enhance employee communication and cooperation.
2023 – Sharrcem continues its commitment to safety enhancement. During the 2023 Annual TITAN Southeastern Europe Health & Safety Awards ceremony, Sharrcem received the Best Plant award. In addition, in 2023, Sharrcem finalized the SAP project, which aims to streamline management and enhance integration within the TITAN Cement Group. Moreover, Sharrcem finalized the RTO (Real Time Optimization) Project for the Raw Mill and Cement Mill area, during 2023, which aims to improve the operation of the process of the Raw Mill, Kiln and Cement Mill, in real time, through AI (Artificial Intelligence).