CEMBUREAU press releases

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Brussels 23/09/09 – CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Association, together with its National Associations and member companies, is pleased to announce the launch of its Cement Industry Open Week. From 23 September until 4 October, events are being held across Europe in order to highlight the invaluable role played by concrete in relation to sustainable construction.

Brussels 09/02/09 – What has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions equivalent to that of 10 million cars(approximately the number of cars on the road in Spain)? How can more than 5 million tonnes of non renewable fossil fuels be saved? The answer is an existing technology: the co-processing of alternative fuels in the European cement industry.

Brussels 23/06/09 – Experts predict an increase in extreme weather events, such as flooding, sea-level rises and natural disasters as a result of climate change, necessitating the construction of secure new buildings and infrastructure. It is therefore essential that industry, policymakers and other stakeholders work together to help Europe adapt to climate change.

Brussels 07/10/08 – Today, The Boston Consulting Group has published a study highlighting the impact of the 2013-2020 EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) proposal on the European cement industry.

Brussels 19/09/08 – CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Association, participated yesterday in an interesting debate on sustainable housing entitled ‘Towards a European policy for sustainable housing’ held at the European Parliament.

Brussels 16/07/08 – CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Association, supports, in principle, the objectives of the package on sustainable consumption and production launched today by the European Commission, in particular the aim to improve the overall environmental performance of products throughout their whole life-cycle.

Brussels 23/01/08 – CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Industry Association, invites Commission to rethink conclusion of study on cement as an energy intensive industry. CEMBUREAU welcomes the measures, now written in the proposed Emission Trading Directive, in respect of energy intensive industries (EII) which are open to international competition and where there is a risk of carbon leakage for the period post 2012.