CBAM transition period comes into effect
On 1 October 2023 the transition period of the European Union's Clean Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation to control embedded emissions in imported goods including cem...
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Vietnam's producers struggle for profitability
Southeast Asia is becoming a difficult market for cement producers to make a profit. Surging production costs, sluggish consumption, and reduced prospects at home and abroad sti...
European Commission adopts rules governing CBAM
The European Commission (EC) has adopted the rules governing the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) during its transitional phase, which starts on 1...
Can CBAM create a level playing field for CO2 emissions?
This week, Eurostat released the EU cement industry statistics for 2022. There has been little change from 2021 when EU27 imports of cement and clinker totalled around 9.5Mt, bu...
CEMBUREAU welcomes ETS and CBAM agreements
CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Association, welcomed the trilogue agreements struck by EU negotiators on the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and the EU Carbon Border Adjustment...
CBAM introduction far from easy
This week the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) moved a step closer to reality when the EU outlined plans to introduce the new border tax on imports of carbon-intensive ...
Spain’s sees 2% advance in cement demand
Cement consumption in Spain has increased 1.8 per cent YoY in November to 1,343,393t, reports Oficemen, the country’s cement association. It is the first increase after six mont...
WCA's CEO responds to WWF EU ETS free allocation analysis
Ian Riley, CEO of the World Cement Association, has responded to recent analysis from the World Wildlife Fund on the EU ETS emissions over the examined period (2013-21), when mo...
No back tracking on Europe's Green Deal
The introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), energy price rises and implementation of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) across Europe have hei...
Recession looms for European construction sector
Faced with rising energy costs, inflation and sluggish demand the European construction sector is braced for a negative landing in 2023, according to CIC-Market Solutions. With ...