Position papers

Brussels, 15 June 2010 - Cement is a basic material for all types of construction, providing society with housing, commercial buildings, schools, hospitals, roads and bridges. The most important use of cement is in the production of concrete. Concrete is an essential, virtually irreplaceable product used in the built environment.

Brussels, 8 March 2010 - CEMBUREAU position on the Entec study “Assessment of the possible development of an EU-wide NOx and SO2 trading scheme for IPPC installations”

Brussels, 13 May 2009 Cement, Glass, Industrial Minerals and Non-Ferrous Metals Industries call for respect of the REACH process and regret non-official REACH lists

The revised Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC) has opened up the possibility to lift, through comitology, the waste status for certain waste streams. This proposition is attractive to Member States and to industry. For Member States, it will reduce the total volume of waste and facilitate progress towards national waste reduction targets. It may also stimulate resource efficiency by creating a market for new ex-waste products. For some industries, it will allow the use of certain waste streams outside the framework of the waste legislation and its specific requirements.