Eurobrief June 2011

Ignacio Madridejos (Latvia) has been elected as President of CEMBUREAU for a two-year term at the Association's General Assembly held on 7 June 2011 in Brussels after having completed his mandate of Vice-President over the last year. He takes over from Jean-Paul Méric (France).

CEMBUREAU has commented on the European Commission public consultation on a Possible Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials. In its comments, CEMBUREAU touches upon recovery, potential economic benefits, major obstacles and clinker substitution. In addition, CEMBUREAU states that recovery should be addressed alongside recycling/re-use, in view of its relevance.