CEMBUREAU Comm…
Fri, 22/08/2025 – 08:24
The European Cement Association (CEMBUREAU) is based in Brussels and is the representative organisation of the cement industry in Europe. It acts as spokesperson for the cement industry before the EU institutions and other public authorities, and communicates the industry’s views on all issues and policy developments regarding technical, environmental, energy, employee health and safety and sustainability issues.
Each year, CEMBUREAU holds an event to discuss key issues: this year’s event will focus on A Cement Action Plan: Powering Competitiveness, Enabling Transition. It comes at a defining moment for European industry. The Clean Industrial Deal brings climate action and competitiveness under a single overarching growth strategy for Europe. The cement industry endorses this approach and is keen to contribute to rapid and effective implementation. It has come up with its own strategic response: the Cement Action Plan.
The Action Plan is a blueprint to secure the cement industry’s long-term contribution to Europe’s future: building climate-resilient infrastructure, delivering affordable housing, enabling renewable energy systems and ensuring strategic autonomy through a strong, local industrial base. To fully play this role, the cement sector needs the right regulatory framework, one that enables investment, rewards circularity and supports innovation at scale.
Building on CEMBUREAU’s 2050 Net Zero Roadmap, the Cement Action Plan identifies the competitiveness drivers and enabling conditions that are indispensable to deliver on Europe’s climate goals. It outlines measures to unlock deployment in areas such as carbon capture, circularity, infrastructure and lead markets, placing the cement industry in a position to act as a catalyst for Europe’s industrial transformation.
The event will explore:
- How the Cement Action Plan translates climate and competitiveness objectives into action
- What regulatory, infrastructure and market tools are needed to scale up deployment
- How cement and concrete solutions underpin societal resilience and Europe’s green transition
This event will take place in English at 09:30 to 13:00 CEST on 15 October. It will be held in person at TownHall Europe in Brussels, but those who wish can attend online (please specify how you will be attending when you register).
