History Timeline

1902

TITAN is founded with the opening of the first cement plant in Elefsina, Greece. It is the first cement-producing unit in Greece.

1922

TITAN workforce is insured against occupational accidents, a pioneering decision at the time.

1924

The Elefsina plant is powered using own-produced electricity.

1937

The Elefsina plant is refurbished and new rotary kilns are installed.

1939

During World War II, the Company’s exports are suspended, bringing TITAN's international expansion to a halt. This is a time, however, when the Company consolidates its business in Greece. TITAN resumes its export operations in the late 1940s, boosting the production of the Elefsina plant. In 1957, TITAN's exports make up 52% of the Company’s sales and approximately 50% of the country's total exports in cement.

1960

In parallel with investing in its growth, TITAN takes action to protect the environment and installs the first environmentally friendly electrostatic filters in Greece.

1962

TITAN’s second cement plant is established in Efkarpia, Thessaloniki. 

1968

Production begins in the Company's third cement plant in Drepano, Achaia. In 1971, a new production unit is added to the plant and production is trebled.

1976

The company's fourth cement plant comes into operation in Kamari, Viotia.

1979

The Group begins to expand and currently operates cement plants in 10 countries. The most recent acquisition is that of an equity stake in the Brazilian cement manufacturer Companhia Industrial de Cimento Apodi (2016).

See more about TITAN Group's international operations here

1985

First exports to the USA.

2000

TITAN becomes a founding member of the Hellenic Business Network for Social Cohesion, later renamed CSR Hellas.

In 2005, the company becomes a member of the CSR Europe network.

2002

TITAN's 100th anniversary; celebrated with a series of CSR-themed events throughout Greece.

2003

The new state-of-the-art production line at the Thessaloniki (Efkarpia) plant comes into operation.

2012

ΤITAN Cement S.A. celebrates 100 years on the Athens Stock Exchange.

2018

TITAN Group joins the newly established Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA).

2019

TITAN Cement International becomes TITAN Group’s parent company following the successful completion of a Voluntary Share Exchange Offer submitted to the shareholders of TITAN Cement Company S.A., the Group’s former parent company. TITAN Cement International S.A., is successfully listed on Euronext Brussels, Euronext Paris and Athens Exchange. The listing on Euronext is a further milestone in a century of growth and development for TITAN.