The industry-wide roadmap, which seeks an achievable path to ‘past web zero’ by 2050 via the applying of seven decarbonisation applied sciences, is supported by Ibstock Concrete.
A tradition of collaboration and innovation will speed up the UK concrete and cement sector’s pathway to ‘Past Web Zero’ emissions, in keeping with main constructing merchandise producer, Ibstock Concrete.
Following the latest launch of the UK Concrete and Cement Trade Roadmap to Past Web Zero by UK Concrete, a part of the Mineral Merchandise Affiliation (MPA), Ibstock Concrete has reiterated the necessity for larger deal with product innovation if the sector is to realize its targets.
The industry-wide roadmap seeks an achievable path to ‘past web zero’ by 2050 via the applying of seven decarbonisation applied sciences, 5 of which deal with manufacturing associated emissions.
This aligns with Ibstock’s personal carbon discount targets which type a part of its Sustainability Roadmap 2025 and the event of a technique for a pathway to web zero. The main producer of clay and concrete merchandise has set a goal of a 15% discount in CO2 per tonne of manufacturing throughout the subsequent 5 years.
Ibstock Concrete is specializing in making its personal contribution to the concrete merchandise sector targets by concentrating on one of many manufacturing associated applied sciences; low carbon cements and low carbon concrete combine designs. As a part of this course of, it’s exploring new strategies of producing conventional merchandise, equivalent to roof tiles, by collaborating with different main supplies suppliers.
For instance, in partnership with Lafarge Cement, Ibstock has launched SustainaCem into its concrete roof tiles. The result’s a product which has equal power and sturdiness with a 15% decrease carbon cement.
Will Hicks, Operations Director at Ibstock Concrete, mentioned: “We’re delighted to assist the web carbon goals of UK Concrete. Our personal Sustainability Roadmap 2025 displays this path of journey: it drives our sustainability efforts, and very similar to the concrete and constructing merchandise {industry}, innovation and collaboration are the linchpins of attaining carbon discount targets. We’re working arduous in partnership with a number of suppliers – together with Lafarge Cement and Oscrete – to make sure we obtain our personal sustainability targets, in addition to contribute to these of the broader sector.
“The constructed surroundings accounts for 40 per cent the world’s carbon emissions, it’s clear there may be a lot work that must be accomplished and may be accomplished!
“Greater than ever, clients are on the lookout for merchandise which supply nice performance but additionally have strong sustainability credentials. By switching to Lafarge SustainaCem and utilizing the Oscrete Alphaflow vary of components, we will provide our clients an awesome wanting product which can also be ahead considering by way of its carbon footprint.”
