Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

Financing CCUS Projects

|Heidelberg Materials’ carbon capture cement plant and CO₂ terminal, Brevik, Norway.

How low-carbon cement projects can be delivered using Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfDs).

Ian Riley at the WCA

The cement sector must reimagine itself as part of the net-zero transition. Source: Shutterstock.

Ian Riley left his post as CEO of the World Cement Association (WCA) at the end of January 2025, after more than five years in the role. Here he discusses how the WCA and global cement sector have changed over this period.

Cement Demand Forecast 2050

Ian Riley was appointed CEO of the World Cement Association in September 2019.

The cement industry faces unprecedented changes over the next 25 years as it decarbonises. However, many of the factors that will have a large impact by 2050 are still at an early stage, while the timing of their impact is uncertain. This article looks at what their impacts might be and challenges the assumptions behind some of the more commonly cited long-term forecasts.

Cimpor's Souselas Plant

Overview of the Cimpor Souselas plant.

Global Cement speaks to Susana Coimbra, Plant Manager at Cimpor’s Souselas plant in Portugal, about the plant’s history, its production process and its many exciting sustainability-focused projects as it enters its 51st year.