{"id":149495,"date":"2025-03-13T11:04:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=149495"},"modified":"2025-03-13T11:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:04:21","slug":"rising-cement-costs-wpa-warns-tariffs-will-reshape-the-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/rising-cement-costs-wpa-warns-tariffs-will-reshape-the-industry\/149495\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising cement costs: WPA warns tariffs will reshape the industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking at the World Cement\u2019s Envirotech 2025 Conference in Athens, the World Cement Association\u2019s<\/a> (WCA) founder and director, Emir Adiguzel, warned of a bleak future cost-wise<\/h2>\n

Emir said that rising cement costs would impact financial and structural aspects at an unprecedented scale.<\/p>\n

The reason for such dire warnings comes from rising carbon costs causing tariffs to rise.<\/p>\n

Decarbonisation is an expensive process<\/h3>\n

The warning showed that while decarbonisation was previously an operational expense, it is now a selling imperative, causing rising cement costs and changing the global production landscape.<\/p>\n

The WCA has previously called for more investment<\/a> and action to be taken in the decarbonisation of cement. Last year, the cement industry had reduced their per-ton emissions by 23% since 1990, with the largest strides being made between 2000-2012.<\/p>\n

However, nearly 90% of cement is produced in emerging economies, meaning that a worldwide effort needs to be made to decarbonise. At the time, the WCA\u2019s CEO, Ian Riley, said: \u201cThe World Cement Association has always emphasised the need for immediate and collaborative action between government and industry to make carbon-negative concrete a reality at scale. Creating demand for low-emission materials is essential for decarbonisation. Now is the moment to work together to make necessary progress this decade.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rising cement costs are not the only issue<\/h3>\n

At the Athens conference, Emir also highlighted several other issues and questions critical to the industry\u2019s development:<\/p>\n