VCNA is the North American operations of Votorantim Cimentos, a building materials company that ranks among the world’s largest cement producers by installed capacity. With a diversified portfolio spanning cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, mortars, and sustainable building solutions, Votorantim Cimentos supports infrastructure and industry across mature and developing markets worldwide. VCNA brings that breadth of capability to every project, every community, and every long-term partnership in North America.
On January 18, 1936, the Santa Helena cement plant in Votorantim, São Paulo, fired its kiln for the first time, producing Votoran Cement in a market dominated by foreign manufacturers. That act of conviction became the foundation of something far larger. Within the same year, Votorantim Cimentos materials were selected to rebuild the Viaduto do Chá, one of São Paulo’s most recognized landmarks, marking the company’s first major contribution to the built environment of a growing nation. What followed was nine decades of deliberate growth.
Votorantim Cimentos expanded across Brazil alongside the country’s development, then crossed borders into North America, South America, Europe, and beyond. Innovation kept pace at every stage, from early investments in production capacity to becoming the first company in Brazil’s construction sector to obtain Environmental Product Declarations, to today’s artificial intelligence-optimized material mixes and co-processing solutions that repurpose industrial by-products as lower-carbon fuels.
Understanding VCNA means understanding where our values come from. At the centre of everything Votorantim Cimentos does is Our VC Way, the cultural framework that shapes how the company operates, makes decisions, and treats its people, customers, and communities.
Our VC Way is organized around three ways of showing up at work. Our Way of Being is grounded in Safety and Health, a genuine commitment to Ethics and Diversity, and the practice of Open Dialogue at every level of the organization. Our Way of Working is together, with excellence, built on Customer Focus, Trust and Simplicity, and a culture where people Act with Ownership rather than putting responsibility on someone else. Our Way of Thriving is the courage to transform, expressed through a commitment to Learning and Evolving, delivering Lasting Results, and leaving a Sustainable Legacy for the communities and environments where we operate.
These principles guide real decisions, from how safety protocols are applied at a plant to how a team navigates a difficult conversation with a customer. To learn more about Votorantim Cimentos worldwide, explore Our VC Way in depth, and access the latest integrated and sustainability reports, visit the Votorantim Cimentos global website.
