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Cement is an intermediate product used for concrete and finally constructions, houses, utilities, etc. The cement industry on global level is producing a significant amount of cement, with major countries like China and India. The European cement industry is relatively small with a production volume of about 175 Mtonnes/a.
Challenging in the production of cement is the emission of CO2 as Green House Gas. Because of the use of raw materials with consequently process emissions of CO2, cement industry is seen as a hard to abate sector regarding climate change. The European cement association CEMBUREAU released in May 2024 an update carbon neutrality roadmap that shows that a net zero cement industry in Europe in 2050 is possible. As a result, the concrete constructions have the potential to become carbon negative, meaning absorbing more CO2 during the lifetime than emitting during production phase.
