Ciment Català participates in the working group to streamline environmental permitting

Representatives of the Catalan Cement Manufacturers Association, Ciment Català, took part on 23 July in a working group meeting held at the headquarters of the Directorate General for Climate Change and Environmental Quality of the Government of Catalonia. The session focused on the presentation of a new application form for processing environmental permits for new facilities [...]

2026-07-24T16:32:23+02:00July 24th, 2026|

The Aggregates Working Group Forecasts Positive Demand Trends in 2026

Representatives from Ciment Català participated on June 25th in Barcelona in the annual meeting of the Aggregates Working Group, where key sector data and prospects were analysed. These prospects are marked by increased production, the growth of recycled aggregates, and forecasts of moderate demand growth. The meeting, held at the offices of the Administrative District [...]

2026-06-26T09:37:57+02:00June 26th, 2026|

Elena Guede, new CEO of Oficemen

The Board of Directors of Oficemen has appointed Elena Guede as the new CEO of the employers' association that represents all companies dedicated to the integrated manufacturing of cement in Spain. With a PhD in Chemical Engineering and an Executive MBA, Guede has a solid and extensive professional career, closely linked to the cement sector [...]

2026-04-16T10:09:49+02:00April 16th, 2026|

The cement industry calls for a viable framework to advance decarbonization

The cement industry is at a crucial juncture. The commitment to decarbonization is clear, but the path to achieving it is complex and fraught with technical, economic, and infrastructural constraints. This was one of the central ideas conveyed by Albert Avellaneda, director of Ciment Català, during the conference on carbon budgets organized on March 26th [...]

2026-06-03T18:06:35+02:00April 14th, 2026|

Ciment Català warns that the Climate Security Bill could block the sector’s decarbonisation

The president of Ciment Català, Salvador Fernández Capo, appeared before the Ecological Transition Commission (CTE) of the Parliament of Catalonia to present the sector’s position regarding the proposed Bill on urgent measures to protect climate security. During his speech, Fernández warned that the current text, characterised by generalist measures and administrative suspensions, could become an [...]

2026-06-03T17:57:16+02:00March 10th, 2026|

Cement consumption in Catalonia remains 30% below the European Union average

The president of the Ciment Català employers’ association recalls that, in parallel, the sector is facing significant investment to comply with the Roadmap for decarbonization by 2030 and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 Competitively priced energy, circular economy, green public procurement regulations, taxation oriented towards decarbonization, and simplification of administrative procedures: the industry’s objectives [...]

2026-02-20T13:37:46+02:00February 20th, 2026|

The cement sector’s commitment to decarbonisation, a contribution to the fight against the climate crisis

Representatives of companies associated with Ciment Català took part in the 14th International Business Symposium organised by the Foundation for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (Funseam), held on 2 February in Barcelona at the headquarters of Foment del Treball. The event addressed the role of the European Union in the current international context in achieving the [...]

2026-02-04T13:12:38+02:00February 4th, 2026|

Salvador Fernández Capo calls for government support to accelerate the decarbonization of the sector

On Tuesday, 25 November, the conference “Decarbonization of the Cement Manufacturing Sector and Green Public Procurement” was held at Foment del Treball Nacional, organized by Ciment Català and IECA (Spanish Institute of Cement and its Applications). The event aimed at analyzing decarbonization targets and the solutions that will make it possible to move towards climate [...]

2025-11-27T14:26:26+02:00November 26th, 2025|

The cement industry updates the targets of its Roadmap for decarbonization

The new agenda for a zero-carbon footprint foresees a 42% reduction in emissions by 2030 and an 83% reduction by 2040 compared to 1990 levels, aiming to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 Catalan cement manufacturing companies have renewed and updated their Roadmap to achieve climate neutrality by increasing the targets initially set in the project’s [...]

2025-10-30T12:03:16+02:00October 29th, 2025|

Consensus with the Directorate General for Industry of the Government of Catalonia on the sector’s needs and solutions to achieve decarbonization

On October 20, the Cement Manufacturers’ Association of Catalonia (Ciment Català), led by its president Salvador Fernández Capo, met with the Director General for Industry, Xavier Roca, to agree on the lines of action to advance decarbonization. These strategies are aligned with the carbon budgets presented by the Catalan Government as a tool to accelerate [...]

2025-10-22T12:34:58+02:00October 22nd, 2025|
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