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CEMEX launches first UK
Carbon Neutral Ready
Mixed Concrete
Building materials supplier CEMEX is proud to launch the UK’s first ready mixed concrete that is a CarbonNeutral® product. It presents the Vertua® low carbon concrete range, which includes the option to offset residual CO2 and provide a CarbonNeutral product, in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol.
The Vertua range is an important step to support the Company’s recently announced climate strategy, which includes an ambition of delivering net zero concrete globally by 2050.
The range features a variety of bespoke concrete mix designs and includes the Vertua ultra zero option, which is a CarbonNeutral product. This product achieves a 70% reduction in embodied carbon emissions, with the remaining unavoidable emissions offset through working with Natural
Capital Partners, a carbon offset and carbon neutrality specialist.
To contribute towards the 70% reduction, CEMEX is introducing a
new innovative geopolymer cement solution, which
was developed at its Global Research & Development Centre in Switzerland and can
be used in certain applications.
In addition to Vertua ultra zero, the range also features
other low carbon concretes which can be used in a wide
range of applications and include an option for customers
to choose the added benefit of offsetting the residual CO2.
The Vertua line of low CO2 products was originally launched by CEMEX in France in July 2018, and following its success, the offer has now been introduced to the UK and complemented by the offsetting option to deliver net zero carbon concrete. In line with our 2050 ambition, the range will be gradually extended to other geographies in the future.
After engineering carbon reductions into the concrete mix design, CEMEX calculates the embodied carbon generated from extraction and processing of raw materials, product manufacturing and distribution. The residual carbon is then offset, making the concrete CarbonNeutral from cradle-to- customer.
Carbon offsetting is the removal or reduction of emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere.
CEMEX will facilitate this by investing in projects which physically remove CO2 where possible from the atmosphere, such as planting more trees or protecting against deforestation through an independently audited and verified project. A CarbonNeutral certificate
is then issued to the client.
CEMEX is working with Natural Capital Partners, experts in carbon offset solutions, to assure the quality of the emissions reductions, which also deliver added benefits such as increasing biodiversity and reducing poverty. >
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