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The co-processing of alternative fuels in the European cement industry has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions equivalent to that of 10 million cars - approximately the number of cars on the road in Spain – and save more than 5 million tonnes of non renewable fossil fuels.

The European Concrete Platform (ECP) was also involved during the EU’s Sustainable Energy Week, highlighting numerous sustainable advantages of concrete as a building material.

The 7th Conference of Concrete Marketeers and Promotion Officers organised by the European Concrete Platform in Brussels on 17 and 18 March 2009

CEMBUREAU is pleased to announce three events which it will be hosting, on 9 February, within the context of the European Union Sustainable Energy Week.

On 3 April, CEMBUREAU participated in DG Environment’s first stakeholder consultation on a study carried out by ENTEC on the implementation of an EU-wide NOx-SO2 trading scheme.

CEMBUREAU recently took part in the first Cement Trade Associations Policy Workshop, held in Seoul, Korea, the day before the 7th Cement Task Force Meeting of the Asia Pacific Partnership (APP) on Clean Development and Climate.

CEMBUREAU has launched its Cement Industry Open Week, which will run from 23 September until 4 October. Events are being held across Europe in order to highlight the role played by concrete in relation to sustainable construction.

CEMBUREAU took part in a recent meeting of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI), a member-led programme of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

A coalition of environmental NGOs has launched a new manifesto by the name of ‘Cool Products, Warm Homes’ in the European Parliament.