MPA's new report issues warning to next UK Government
With a general election approaching in the UK, a new report from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) – ‘Priorities for the Next Government: Decarbonisation, Growth, Delivery’...
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MPA welcomes UK CBAM
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed plans by the UK Government to level the carbon cost playing field between UK cement production and imports, by introducing a ...
MPA deeply disappointed at lack of Government CBAM announcement
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) is deeply disappointed by the lack of commitment to a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in the Autumn Statement. This missed op...
Australia embraces low carbon Premium
The carbon tax has had a profound effect on Australia’s cement industry, which has expanded its clinker grinding facilities and channelled investment into decarbonisation measur...
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...
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 ...