Alliance For Low-Carbon Cement & Concrete (ALCC) Has Been Launched, Consisting Of 12 Decarbonization-Focused Companies From The European Cement And Concrete Sector

ALCC (Alliance for Low-Carbon Cement & Concrete)

In May 2023, about 12 European companies focused on decarbonisation in the region's concrete and cement industry came together to launch the ALCC (Alliance for Low-Carbon Cement & Concrete). The coalition intends to convince policymakers to make revisions to the building standards in order to introduce low-carbon options in the concrete and cement market.

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Furthermore, the targeted financing instruments coupled with green procurement are expected to help reduce the CO02 sectoral emissions. The progressive decline in clinker factor to 40 - 60% by 20250 is anticipated to lower the CO2 emissions by more than 50%.

ALCC is keen to drive the industry towards an inexpensive, swift and feasible decarbonisation track. The key players in the collaboration consist of Irish Ecocem, French Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies and American Fortera.

As per Thierry Legrand, Fortera's Europe director, Taking action for the climate is a global focus, and everyone's cooperation is required to aid emission-limiting policies and technologies.

The leading innovator in materials technology, Betolar challenged the current cement use in construction along with Geoprime solution at the London Concrete Expo. In May 2023, Riku Kytömäki, the company's CEO, suggested an international performance-based benchmark for substituting the existing building provisions, which limits the new low-carbon materials used to replace cement for making concrete.

As per the current standards, concrete manufacturers are required to work with a set amount of cement for the reinforcement of the final product.

The Geoprime solution transforms the underutilised side streams into replacements for cement. However, ageing criteria exclude these products by citing just cement usage.

The UK-based cement industry is worth more than £900 m. Annually, there is a requirement for approximately 4 billion tonnes of cement globally. Now The building sector requires low-carbon solutions for fulfilling the rapidly increasing demand from governments and consumers engaged in reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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According to the Procurement Resource article, around 12 decarbonisation-focused companies across the European concrete and cement industry have joined forces to launch ALCC in order to nudge policymakers towards changing the building standards. The initiative for shifting to more green procurement and the steps for reducing CO2 emissions is being supported by Europe's Fortera and the UK building industry.