Decarbonization

Large quantities of CO₂ are released in the production of cement and its preliminary product cement clinker. Approximately two thirds of this can be attributed to raw material-induced process emissions from limestone calcination, and roughly one third to the energy-related CO₂ emissions from the fuels used.

We, Buzzi and Dyckerhoff, are committed to further reducing CO₂ emissions throughout our entire cement and concrete value chain, and have stated that in our roadmap "Our Journey to Net Zero“.

We are reducing energy-related CO₂ emissions by optimizing the efficiency of our plants and increasingly using alternative fuels. To reduce raw material-induced process emissions, we are replacing part of the raw material mix with alternative raw materials containing calcium and already calcinated materials.

We base the measures to reduce our CO₂ emissions on the 5C approach of the European cement association CEMBUREAU – Clinker, Cement, Concrete, Construction und (Re)Carbonation – towards a climate-neutral industry. The German association Verein Deutscher Zementwerke VDZ also builds on this approach in its jointly developed CO₂ roadmap for the German cement industry.

The 5C approach describes our industry's path to completely reducing CO₂ emissions by 2045 along the value chain stages clinker, cement, concrete, and building, as well as the recarbonation of CO₂ into concrete during and after the use of a building component. We are committed to achieving the necessary objectives and course of action.