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A consortium comprised of Cemex and Linde, a leading global industrial gases and engineering company, has been selected to receive €157 million in funding from the EU Innovation Fund for a pioneering CO2 capture project at Cemex’s Rüdersdorf Cement Plant in Germany.The project, Cemex’s largest planned Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS) project to date, aims to capture 1.3 million metric tons of CO2 per year from Rüdersdorf’s cement production, ultimately decarbonizing the site by 2030.“Our Fu
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Cemex announced today that it has signed a Network Partnership agreement with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to accelerate circular economy efforts in the built environment. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Network is the world’s leading circular economy network, working with ambitious, like-minded organizations globally.As a Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Network, Cemex will continue integrating and scaling circular economy principles into the cement supply chain through its Regenera
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Cemex also unveiled the first fully electric ready-mix truck in the Middle East during COP28 in Dubai.
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Cemex and Synhelion announced today a significant milestone in their joint effort to develop fully solar-driven cement production: the scaling of their technology to industrially-viable levels. This includes the continuous production of clinker, the most energy-intensive part of cement manufacturing, using only solar heat.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230803401989/en/Close-up of Synhelion’s receiver delivering the hig
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CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. ("CEMEX") announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy awarded US$3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX, Sandia National Laboratories, and Synhelion, which aims to decarbonize cement production.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230216005349/en/Close-up of Synhelion’s solar receiver, which provides the necessary process heat to decarbonize clinker production. (Courtesy of Sy
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CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today that Volvo Trucks has supplied it with the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission heavy concrete mixer truck at a joint event in Berlin, Germany. The truck is the latest development of an agreement signed between the companies in 2021 to closely collaborate to improve productivity and carbon emissions reductions through the global implementation of electromobility solutions on mobile construction equipment and trucks, productivity solutions
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CEMEX has teamed up with Red Ambiental and Ocean Conservancy to clean Cancun’s beaches and use the collected waste as an alternative to fossil fuels.
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CEMEX commits to the most ambitious decarbonization pathway in the building materials industry.CEMEX has submitted its Future in Action commitment to reach net-zero CO2 by 2050 across its entire value chain and its 2030 decarbonization roadmap to the Science Based Targets initiative for alignment with its 1.5º scenario.
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CEMEX’s CEO Fernando A. González was one of 11 CEOs present at a sustainability roundtable hosted by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.CEMEX reaffirmed its commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.CEMEX presented its industry-leading sustainable financing initiatives during the UN Global Compact CFO Coalition’s SDG Investment Forum.
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CEMEX is replacing 200 diesel-powered trucks with gas-powered trucks in the Americas.Net-zero emission transport is being piloted in several geographies.
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CEMEX´s subsidiary Pro Ambiente participated in the cleanup of La Ventanilla Beach, as part of "United for the Mexican Beaches" initiative.
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The new Green Financing Framework is the first of its kind in the building materials sector.The Framework enables CEMEX to issue green financing instruments in alignment to its CO2 reduction efforts.It increases the reach of the previously announced Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework.
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Prof. Jörg Steinbach, Brandenburg’s Minister of Economy; CEMEX’s CEO, Fernando A. González; Marius Brand, Executive Vice President of Sasol: Sasol 2.0 Transformation; Dr. Helge Sachs, Senior Vice President of Sasol ecoFT, and the Mexican Ambassador for Germany, Francisco Quiroga, hosted the inauguration event.
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CEMEX completes significant investment in new alternative fuel facility at its Rugby cement plant.Investment aims to eliminate fossil fuel usage at the Rugby cement plant and allow to operate on 100% alternative fuels.New facility is expected to produce carbon saving equivalent to the annual emissions of more than 135,000 cars.CEMEX leads the industry with an emissions reduction target of 55% in Europe by 2030.CEMEX is on track to achieve a 40% emissions reduction in its European operations this year.
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CEMEX establishes aggressive 2025 goal for Vertua cement and concrete sales.Growth in Vertua cement and concrete volumes reflecting significant customer adoption.Customers around the world using Vertua products for landmark projects.
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CEMEX has successfully converted CO2 into carbon nanomaterials in a laboratory setting.Carbon nanomaterials have several potential commercial applications in fields such as building materials, electronics, agriculture, and biomedicine.CEMEX is the first company in the cement industry to introduce this technology, which could be a game-changer in decarbonizing cement production.
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CEMEX has joined a consortium that will combine hydrogen and CO2 into sustainable fuel for the aviation industry.CEMEX joins forces with Sasol and ENERTRAG in this milestone project.The consortium is part of a series of efforts to turn CEMEX’s Rüdersdorf plant into the first-ever net-zero CO2 cement plant.
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For the first time ever, CEMEX and Synhelion successfully connected the clinker production process with the Synhelion solar receiver, producing solar clinker.This revolutionary innovation is an initial step to develop fully solar-driven cement plants.
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CEMEX acquires sustainable waste management company “Broquers Ambiental” in Mexico as part of its Future in Action program to achieve carbon neutrality.Currently, CEMEX transforms more than 500,000 tons of waste per year into climate-friendly fuels for its operations, avoiding the emission of more than 730,000 tons of CO2, which is equivalent to planting 12 million trees, thus helping to protect the environment and promote a circular economy in Mexico.
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CEMEX has been included in CDP´s prestigious ‘A List’.CDP is one of the leading environmental organizations in the world.Rating underscores CEMEX decisive actions to address climate change.
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CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today that it is a founding member of the First Movers Coalition (“FMC”), a new initiative launched at COP26 that unites more than two dozen of the world’s leading companies to accelerate innovation and the development of early-stage decarbonization technologies by leveraging their combined purchasing power. The FMC brings together business leaders with global footprints to create market demand for zero carbon solutions in this decade and jump-start the
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The company’s emissions targets were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative under the most ambitious pathway currently available for the cement industry.
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The company signs the Business Ambition for 1.5°C commitment of the We Mean Business Coalition in partnership with the Science Based Targets initiative (“SBTi”) and the U.N. Global Compact.CEMEX also joins The Race to Zero Campaign of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (“UNFCCC”).CEMEX´s Future in Action program will drive the company in delivering on these global commitments.
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CEMEX publishes its integrated report: “Innovating for a Better World”
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CEMEX increases its 2030 target for reducing CO2 emissions to 35% from 30%CEMEX establishes a new ambition to deliver net-zero CO2 concrete by 2050
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For the 4th consecutive year, the Mexican Stock Exchange recognized CEMEX as the company with the top sustainability credentials from 57 listed firms
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The company has adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help build a better future for society. It has called on business leaders to join this initiative and promote inclusive prosperity and sustainable development.
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CEMEX will help rebuild Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral by matching the donations made by its employees to Fondation du patrimoine.
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AES Mexico and the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature participate in a joint initiative
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CEMEX presented its 2018 Integrated Report: “Building a Stronger CEMEX”