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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The sectoral Roadmap to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, fully aligned with the CO₂ emissions reduction target set by the Government for 2030
The Government of the Generalitat de Catalunya has recently approved and published the proposal for carbon budgets for the period 2026-2030 for Catalonia. The document sets out gross emissions of a maximum of 161.6 MtCO₂ equivalent over these five years, a figure that represents a 31% reduction compared to 1990. This average figure for all [...]
IV Voluntary Agreement Signed Between the Government of Catalonia and Ciment Català to Promote the Sector’s Transition Towards a Circular and Climate-Neutral Economy
The Cement Manufacturers' Association of Catalonia (Ciment Català) and the Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition of the Government of Catalonia signed on July 29 the IV Voluntary Agreement for the efficient use of resources and the transition towards a Circular and Climate-Neutral Economy in the Catalan cement industry. The objective of this new [...]
Ciment Català and Associated Companies Featured as Key Speakers at the Intensive Course on CO₂ Capture, Transport, Storage, and Utilization Technologies Organized in Tarragona by URV and PTECO₂
The course, focused on the challenges and opportunities of deploying carbon capture, transport, storage, and utilization (CCUS) technologies, took place on June 26 and 27 in Tarragona. It was organized by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) and the Spanish CO₂ Technology Platform (PTECO₂), bringing together a wide range of academic, institutional, and industrial stakeholders. [...]