World Cement Association (WCA) President Song Zhiping urged the global cement industry to continue efforts toward carbon neutrality, but also to advance digitalization, in a keynote speech at the WCA Open Day earlier this month.
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HeidelbergCement plans to upgrade subsidiary Cementa’s Slite plant in Sweden into the world’s first carbon-neutral cement plant by 2030.
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Lehigh Hanson announced that it is the newest pilot partner of Building Transparency, a nonprofit organization that provides open access data and tools that support broad and swift action across the building industry in addressing embodied carbon’s role in climate change.
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The California Nevada Cement Association (CNCA) has outlined key opportunities and actions for the industry to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2045.
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HeidelbergCement has strengthened its commitment to climate protection by joining Foundation 2° (Stiftung 2°) – a network of entrepreneurs for progressive climate policy. Together with the Foundation 2°, the company hopes to develop cross-sector approaches and concepts for Germany and Europe in order to make climate protection a sustainable and successful business model.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has launched an industry-wide ambition to reduce carbon emissions and further address the impacts of climate change. The association will develop a roadmap by the end of 2021 to facilitate its member companies achieving carbon neutrality across the concrete value chain by 2050.
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São Paulo, Brazil-based Votorantim Cimentos released its 2030 Sustainability Commitments. The objective is to align the company’s worldwide operations to current and future needs of society, thereby creating a positive impact on the entire value chain and in the communities where the company operates.
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CEMEX’s first-ever net-zero carbon concrete, Vertua, will soon be available in its major markets worldwide after a successful launch in Europe.
Read MoreLaunched by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) on behalf of its member companies, the “2050 Climate Ambition” statement demonstrates the commitment of the industry to drive down the carbon dioxide footprint of the world’s most used man-made product.
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