Cuts in C[O.sub.2] in industry by 2010 - News - Brief Article

Concrete Producer, The, May, 2003

The Swiss cement industry (Cemsuisse) has agreed to reduce energy-related C[O.sub.2] emission by nearly 45% by 2010. The commitment underlines the action the sector already has taken in replacing fossil fuels with alternatives.

In addition to energy use, cement companies plan to reduce emissions further that relate to production processes, believing that these can be brought down 30% on the same time scale.

Cemsuisse is the first industrial sector to have signed an agreement on reductions with the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy, and Communications. Cemsuisse chairman Leo Mittelholzer says that the arrangement puts Switzerland into the lead in the area of sustainable cement production compared to other countries.

For more details, visit www. cemsuisse.ch.

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