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Philippines: The Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CEMAP) has asked the government to use more blended cement in its infrastructure projects to meet its emissions targets. “In the Philippines, the private sector uses more than 80% of blended cement. The government, on the contrary, does the opposite. It uses 80% Portland cement,” said CEMAP president Ernesto Ordoñez in an interview with local press.

In October 2015 the Philippines submitted to the United Nations its initial commitments to address climate change that included a 70% reduction of carbon emissions by 2030. The reduction is targeted to come from the energy, transport, waste, forestry and industry sectors.

Sri Lanka: Holcim Lanka has launched Ready Flow Plus, a blended ordinary Portland cement product. The cement producer says it offers high performance with strength, consistency and workability.

"In developing Ready Flow Plus, Holcim (Lanka) has gone one step further in shifting, from ordinary Portland cement that requires inputs such as clinker, to blended cement which scores high on sustainability and leaves a smaller environmental foot print," said Sanka Senaviratne, manager of industrial sales at Holcim (Lanka). The product is being targeted for the construction of high-rise buildings. Ready Flow Plus cement is already sold in other Asian countries.