The European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) has called for cement and equivalent construction binders to replace concrete and mortar in the quantitative material requirements of the EU’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act.
In its position published on 10 November, the federation advocates assessing carbon performance across construction works, providing long-term investment signals and funding additional compliance costs.
Its recommendations would focus low-carbon material requirements on binders while retaining flexibility in concrete design.
They address how procurement rules could stimulate demand for lower-carbon cement and alternative binders without prescribing the composition of finished concrete and mortar.
The recommendations represent the construction industry’s position on proposed legislation and are not adopted EU requirements.
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