4 June 2024

Government and industry partnership in focus as global leaders meet in Bangkok to advance cement and concrete net zero mission

Thailand’s Minister of Industry, Pimphattra Wichaikul has opened a major international conference, attended by 200 CEOs and leaders from the world’s leading cement and concrete manufacturers, focused on decarbonising the industry. The event, being held in Bangkok, has been organised by the Global Cement and[...]

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7 May 2024

GCCA announces new partnerships between global manufacturers and tech start-ups, as work on low carbon concrete steps up.

New partnerships between cement manufacturers and tech start-ups, to work together on the development of low carbon concrete, have been announced by the industry’s leading membership body, the Global Cement[...]

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23 April 2024

Network of 450 scientists and industry leaders from around world meet in Switzerland — to drive decarbonisation of world’s most used man-made product

Leading academics and industry players from around the world are gathering in Lausanne, in Switzerland, to drive forward critical research into making concrete, the world’s most used human-made material, net[...]

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17 April 2024

100 start-ups from every continent apply to work with essential global industry on achieving net zero

Nearly 100 tech start-ups from across the globe have applied for a pioneering international programme, which offers the chance to work with leading cement and concrete manufacturers, on decarbonising the world’s most[...]

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26 March 2024

Winners in popular photo competition announced at opening of major new exhibition, showcasing essential role and beauty of concrete around the world

A striking image of a boy flying a kite playing on the steps of the Teopanzolco Cultural Center in Mexico, has been named Concrete in Life Photo of the Year. It was selected[...]

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11 March 2024

LeadIT and GCCA’s Green Cement Technology Tracker expanded to monitor calcined clay kilns

A tool, which is helping to monitor decarbonisation in the cement industry, has now been expanded to include the production of calcined clays – a key cement decarbonisation solution. Concrete[...]

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6 March 2024

Global Cement Industry supports major talks in Paris on decarbonising built environment

6th March:  GCCA and France Ciment Media Release Leading organisations from the cement and concrete industry are attending international talks in Paris, which it is hoped, will agree a framework[...]

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20 February 2024

Start-ups challenged to help develop carbon capture technology for global industry’s push to net zero

A pioneering international programme, which brings together tech start-ups and leading manufacturers in the pursuit of net zero, has launched. Innovandi Open Challenge 2024 is run by the Global Cement[...]

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1 February 2024

China and Global cement agreement on low carbon future – Milestone partnership launched to deliver sustainability of the world’s essential material

The two leading representative bodies of the global cement industry have signed a milestone agreement to help accelerate decarbonisation of the sector across the world. China Cement Association (CCA), which[...]

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9 December 2023

New entrepreneur network brings start-ups and leading cement producers together in pursuit of net zero goal

9 December, Dubai, UAE – The GCCA has today launched the third programme in its Innovandi brand, the Innovandi Entrepreneur Network. The network brings together start-ups that are developing technologies[...]

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