Nepal mandates tighter emissions standards for cement industry
The Government of Nepal has introduced stricter environmental standards for furnace-based industries, including cement plants and brick kilns, with existing operators given two ...
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Protesters demand tougher action on emissions Usje Cement
Dozens of citizens and environmental activists gathered in North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, to demand stronger action against air pollution, placing particular focus on the op...
Holcim secures double ‘A’ ratings in CDP 2025 for climate and water leadership
Holcim has earned prestigious “A” scores for both climate action and water security in CDP’s 2025 rankings, placing the company on the organisation’s coveted global A-List. The ...
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...
Vietnam launches pilot emissions trading scheme
Following approval by the government on 9 June, Vietnam has formally announced the pilot phase of an emissions trading scheme aimed at encouraging the cement, steel and thermal ...
Bestway Cement posts 69% 1H net earnings growth
Bestway Cement Ltd announced its 1HFY24-25 (July-December 2024) results on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) website on 19 February 2025. The company’s net earnings were PKR11.4...
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...
Fortera's low-carbon cement secures US$85m in funding
Fortera, the Silicon Valley developer of the ReCarb process, where CO 2 from cement or other industrial emissions is mineralised and converted to concrete ReAct binder agents, h...
Report confirms cement co-processing as sustainable solution for EoL composites
A recent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) report, commissioned by nine key industry associations and conducted by SGS INTRON, has confirmed the significant environmental benefits of ...
St Marys Cement receives funding for emissions reduction
Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, has announced the reinvestment of up to CAD2.2m (US$1.6m) of recycled industrial pollution pricing revenu...