Spain: Cemex has sold over one million zero waste cement bags in the Balearic Islands, Spain, according to a press release from 9 June 2026. Introduced to local markets in late 2023, the bags are designed to dissolve completely during the mixing process, without generating waste or affecting the technical performance of the cement. The solution has helped prevent over one million bags from being treated or disposed of in landfill so far.
The zero waste bags contain Cemex’s Vertua® Supremo cements, which offer at least a 55% reduction in CO₂ emissions compared to conventional cements. The reductions are calculated using CEM I cement manufactured in 2000 as a baseline, with a value of 0.822t of CO₂ per tonne of cement, according to the criteria accepted by the Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA).