Biskria Cement, Algeria, a producer that may be affected by the introduction of the EU ETS Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Source: Monousos Petrakakis, entrant to the Global Cement Photography Competition.

In the third of CemBR’s series of articles on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS),Terry Pavlopoulos looks at the developments in its Phase IV, with a focus on the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), drawing on findings from CemBR’s report: EU ETS & Cement –Enter the Phase IV.

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The National Cement Company plant in Lebec, California, completed its EPD on 1 September 2021. It produces Portland limestone cement (PLC) to further reduce CO2 emissions.

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are emerging as the centrepiece of a worldwide disruption in how buildings and roads are designed, and materials specified. In this article we explore the story of the rise of EPDs, the main drivers behind this, and how EPDs are changing and accelerating cement and concrete innovation.

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View of the Cementos Progreso San Gabriel plant, completed in 2019.

Global Cement speaks with Heber Barrios, plant manager at Cementos Progreso’s San Gabriel plant, the most modern cement plant in Central America.

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The Holcim Innovation Center in Lyon, France.

The Holcim Innovation Center’s Dr Matthieu Horgnies outlines the group’s novel approach to future energy storage needs.

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