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The Catalan cement factories prevented in 2017 that 331 thousand tons of waste from the country ended up in the landfill
The energetic use of waste in the cement factories of Catalonia added, in 2017, 203,166 tons. This amount of materials allowed replacing 32.6% of the energy consumed, thus saving the use of fossil fuels, the main causes of global warming and Climate Change. The contribution of Catalan plants to the environment also included the use [...]
The cement industry, in the path of excellence in environmental management
The Catalan cement industry has reiterated its desire for excellence in environmental management and is positioned as a benchmark in the prevention and control of emissions. Violeta Vargas, of the Technical Services of Ciment Català, presented the results that endorse this commitment during the Technical Conference on the situation of the integrated environmental inspection and [...]
The taxation of the cement sector, under discussion with the Ministry of Finance and the Directorate General of Taxes
The tax burden on the Catalan cement factories has been the subject of debate at the meeting that representatives of the sector held last April 15 with the Secretary of Finance (and president of the Tax Agency of Catalonia), Marta Espasa, and the Director General of Tributes of the Generalitat, Natàlia Caba. Managers of the [...]
Consensus with the Generalitat on the environmental benefits of the energy use of non-recyclable waste
Generalitat and the cement industry coincide in promoting the principles and practices of the Circular Economy as the production methodology that is more respectful with the Environment. This has become clear again in the last meetings held, in which Mercè Rius (General Director of Environmental Quality and Climate Change), Josep Maria Tost (director of the [...]
Cement consumption picks up in March, favored by the weather
One month of March without rains or without Holy Week has generated a 19.4% increase in cement consumption in Catalonia, according to the advanced data from the Cement Barometer. Despite this high monthly figure, the domestic market only grew by 3.9% during the first quarter of 2019. The changes of recent times do not allow [...]
CASA Cataluña proposes more institutional visits to factories to demonstrate its commitment to sustainable development
The members of the Autonomous Committee for Monitoring the Agreement on Sustainable Use of Resources in Catalonia (CASA) have agreed to offer political groups and government officials visits to cement factories to show their commitment to transparency, sustainable development and innovation. They also agree to organize, with the leading of CEMA Foundation, meetings with the [...]