Cement News tagged under: FICEM
Latin American and Caribbean cement sector targets net zero by 205017 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe Federacion Interamerica del Cemento (FICEM) has opened the doors to the annual 2024 Technical Congress, a three-day conference and exhibition, taking place in the historic city of Cartagena, Colombia. FICEM Executive Director, Maria José García, welcomed over 450 delegates to the 2024 FICEM Technical Congress Opening proceedings, FICEM Executive Director, Maria José García welcomed over 450 delegates to the meeting, which includes delegates from across Latin America and t... |
Ecuador: en route to decarbonisation05 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe Ecuadorian Cement and Concrete Institute (INECYC) recently launched its decarbonisation road map in collaboration with FICEM, the Interamerican cement federation. With the publication of this document, the country’s cement sector signals it is time for concrete action to reduce its carbon footprint and support the country’s efforts in lowering its carbon emissions. By Muriel Bal, ICR Research, UK As Ecuador charts its path towards decarbonisation, the country’s cement industry pla... |
Canacem-Mexico-FICEM 2030 roadmap launched03 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsAt FICEM Hoja de Ruta 2023, the Canacem-Mexico-FICEM 2030 roadmap “Towards a Low Carbon Economy” was launched by Mexico's national cement chamber, CANACEM, in collaboration with FICEM. The roadmap outlines Mexico's cement industry commitments to climate change mitigation and is aligned with the UN's 2030 Agenda to maintain global warming below 2˚C compared to pre-industrial levels. Six Mexican cement producers ( Cementos y Concretos Moctezuma , Cementos Fortaleza , Cemex , Cemen... |
FICEM and GCCA Seminar sets out Latin American Net Zero goal23 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsFICEM and the Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) hosted an online seminar on 'Acceleration of Net Zero: cement and concrete' on 22 February 2023 to outline the progress being made in the Latin American region. Thomas Guillot, GCCA CEO, explained that there is homework be done to adapt the GCCA's Net Zero Road Map launched in 2021 to the local regions to reach net zero for carbon emissions. This means delivering on understanding the numbers for carbon, the individual drivers i... |
Latin America places decarbonisation centre stage09 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsFICEM Congress, “Green Cement & Concrete 2050”, took place in Mexico City on 23-26 May 2022, and brought together 200 industry and government representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss the technical, regulatory and financial aspects of decarbonising the regional cement sector. Maria José García, executive director of FICEM and Jaime Hill, president of Mexican cement association CANACEM, open the exhibition at the Green Cement & Concrete 2050 event in Mexico Ci... |
GCCA and FICEM accelerate Latin American progress towards net zero21 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and, regional affiliate, FICEM have co-hosted an event on 'Latin American cement and concrete industry – Towards Net Zero' in the Dominican Republic. The meeting highlighted the progress made in decarbonising the industry in the region and future pathways to reaching net zero concrete. Claude Loréa, executive cement director of the GCCA, commented that the association has attracted 80 per cent of the global cement industry outside of China... |
FICEM reaffirms commitment to carbon neutrality by 205016 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsFICEM has joined forces with the UN-backed Race to Zero initiative, the American Concrete Institute (ACI), ASTM International and the International Finance Corp (IFC) to achieve cement and concrete carbon neutrality by 2050 in Latin America, including the Caribbean. Hosted by the University of Miami, the Latin American cement association gathered key industry figures on 5 May 2022 to promote low-carbon neutrality targets, low-carbon cement standards, ensure the most efficient use of cement... |
COP25 talks target carbon neutrality16 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsFour leading experts explored the pathway to carbon neutrality in the cement and concrete industry at a side event to COP25 in Madrid, Spain. The panel discussion entitled 'Cement and concrete: the path to carbon neutrality by 2050' was moderated by Galo Gutierrez, general director of the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, and featured: • Koen Coppenholle, CEO of CEMBUREAU, the European cement association • Claude Lorea, cement director of the Global Cement and Concrete ... |
DR’s roadmap to the future27 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsSupported by sustained economic development, the construction sector of the Dominican Republic has provided a solid base for growth for the country’s cement industry. With an 8Mta production capacity, domestic cement companies have helped the country make the switch from being a net importer to a net exporter. Providing the setting to the XXXVI FICEM Technical Congress 2019, ADOCEM provides a timely update of its cement sector. By ADOCEM, Dominican Republic. With 8Mta of production ca... |
Latin America goes low-carbon03 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsRecent months have seen significant progress in the move towards a low-carbon cement industry in Latin America. Building on the Cement Sustainability Initiative’s 2009 Cement Technology Roadmap, the Interamerican Cement Federation (FICEM) has developed a regional roadmap towards a low-carbon economy, “Hoja de Ruta CO 2 ”. By Interamerican Cement Federation – FICEM, Colombia. The control panel of FICEM’s Calculator 2.0 FICEM’s Roadmap “Towards a Low- Carbon Economy” is the result... |