Australia carbon leakage review backs CBAM-style levy for cement
Australia’s final Carbon Leakage Review has recommended the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)-style scheme, with cement and clinker identified among th...
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Construction material prices rise as CBAM enters latest phase
Steel prices were the first to move upward. Hot-rolled coil in northern Europe rose ~EUR22/t (+ 3.5 per cent) in January, while rebar prices in Italy and northern Europe climbed...
The global cement industry in 2025
Future historians may look back upon 2025 as the year when a new industry paradigm finally emerged, as the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) – launched in 2005 – prepared to ...
MPA urges govt to back UK cement or risk missing housing targets
The UK's Mineral Products Association (MPA) has warned that the government’s plans to build 1.5m new homes and invest in major infrastructure could be jeopardised unless urgent ...
Heidelberg Materials to bring net-zero cement to Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina
Branimir Muidža, Heidelberg Materials ' director in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Croatia, has announced that the company’s pioneering net-zero carbon cement, evoZero ® , wil...
CEMBUREAU comments on EU Commission's 2040 climate target
On 2 July the European Commission presented the intermediate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target for 2040 for the EU society. The target has been fixed at 90 per cen...
UK-EU summit signals ETS alignment intent, but no convergence yet
The recently-concluded UK-EU summit is being widely heralded as a step forward in post-Brexit cooperation, with leaders committing to closer alignment on climate policy. A joint...
UK ETS at a crossroads ahead of EU-UK summit
The future of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) hangs in the balance as the EU-UK summit gets underway today, with significant consequences anticipated for both UK Allowa...
Poland's cement sector will see CO2 allowances reduce in 2026
Poland’s cement industry is under pressure to reduce CO 2 emissions, with free carbon allowances ending by 2034 and gradual reductions starting in 2026. Process emissions accoun...
Taiwan to propose carbon border tariff bill in 2H24
Taiwan's Minister of Environment, Peng Chi-ming, has announced that a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) bill could be formulated in the second half of 2024, aligning wit...