CEMBUREAU activity Report

CEMBUREAU - The European Cement Association based in Brussels is the representative organisation
of the cement industry in Europe. Currently, its Full Members are the national cement industry
associations and cement companies of the European Union (with the exception of Cyprus, Malta
and Slovakia) plus Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. Croatia is an Associate Member of CEMBUREAU.
The Association acts as spokesman for the cement industry before the European Union institutions and
other public authorities, and communicates the industry’s views on all issues and policy developments
with regard to technical, environmental, energy and promotional issues. Permanent dialogue is
maintained with EU institutions, international authorities and other international associations.
Serviced by a multi-national staff in Brussels and with the input from its Members via five Working
Groups as well as a number of Task Forces set up on an ad hoc basis and directly reporting to the
appropriate Working Group, CEMBUREAU takes action in relation to all developments at European
level affecting the cement industry.
CEMBUREAU plays a significant role in the world-wide promotion of cement and the ready-mix and
precastconcreteindustriesinco-operationwithMemberAssociationsandotherrelevantorganisations.
The Association regularly co-hosts conferences on specific issues aimed at improving the market
perception of the concrete industry and promoting the use of generic cement and concrete products.
In addition, the Association regularly commissions studies to evaluate specific issues of importance
to the industry.
Association
Européenne
du Ciment
The European
Cement
Association
Rue d’Arlon 55 – BE-1040 Bruxelles – Tel.: + 32 2 234 10 11 – Fax: + 32 2 230 47 20
secretariat@cembureau.eu – www.cembureau.eu

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A C T I V I T Y R E P O R T 2 0 1 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE 2
THE ECONOMY
THE WORLD 4
EUROPE 6
EMISSIONS REPORTING - GNR & BEYOND 15
CONTACTS WITH EU INSTITUTIONS 17
WORKING WITH ALLIANCES 18
CEMBUREAU MAIN ISSUES 21
CEM • PROSPECTS 30
THE ENERGY MARKET 30
EVENTS 32
CEMBUREAU IT 33
CORPORATE 33
CEMBUREAU SECRETARIAT 34
CEMBUREAU ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 36
MEMBERS & 44
ASSOCIATE MEMBER 47
ABBREVIATIONS GLOSSARY 48
This Activity Report is produced in-house to meet the requirements of Paragraph 6 of the CEMBUREAU Articles

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MESSAGE FROM THE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
2011 – CEMBUREAU
prepares for the future in
a gloomy EU context
In 2011, the financial and economic
crisis, in Europe, was aggravated by
uncontrolled levels of public debt in
certain Member States. The response
from the EU, the IMF (International
Monetary Fund) and the ECB
(European Central Bank) was austerity
measures which in turn contributed to
worsening the economic situation, not
to mention dire social consequences.
The eurozone was seen in peril of
imploding under the pressure of
financial markets.
Voices were heard in many corners,
especially in the European Parliament,
calling upon the Member States to
take a bold step towards a more
federal Europe which would provide
the needed political and fiscal, as well
as economic, governance required
for the monetary Union to survive in
times of crisis. No such vision material-
ised, however, and the EU appeared
like an economic giant staggering
through history, hesitating between
the Community method and intergov-
ernmental cooperation, plugging
holes rather than running the game.
While rigour was undeniably needed,
austerity is definitely not the path to
growth and jobs.The lack of a common
political approach made it hard to
resort to truly European solutions,
such as EU Bonds or Project Bonds...
Austerity has taken its toll on European
industry and, at various degrees in
Member States, construction was
badly hit. Such crises have, of course, a
very detrimental effect, but they also
present opportunities. Unfortunately,
in 2011 a divided construction sector
was not able to seize these.
Construction, with a relatively high
ratio of labour intensity per € of
Fixed Capital Formation, represents a
relatively rapid means for generating
economic activity, creating jobs and
growth while, in the longer term,
providing the EU with a better
infrastructure. With greater concerted
action, the construction sector could
have aimed for and secured greater
support for such projects.
Crisis funds were set up by the EU
for construction projects but cash-
strapped national governments could
not find the matching funds needed
to release EU aid. This, in addition to
the lack of response from the con-
struction industry, explains why this
source of funding remained largely
untapped. Only a fraction of the total
funds available was actually allocated.
On the issues front, Climate Change
remained very high on the EU
agenda in 2011 but some develop-
ments took place which have
raised questions about the
wisdom of EU policy in
this field. The European
Commission has en-
trenched itself in
an arm wrestling
contest with
other nations
such as Brazil,
China, India,
Russia, the
USA, and many
others, when it
extended the
EU-ETS to CO2
emissions from
international
flights. Rather
than consult with
key partners, the
Commission has po-
sitioned itself on a legal
high horse and thereby
lost all room for manoeuvre.
In the EU-ETS itself, prices of
CO2 allowances fell so low as to
raise doubts about the viability of the
EU-ETS. On the international scene, at
the end of the year, Durban was
claimed to be a victory for the EU
Climate Change Policy. Let us hope it
will not prove a pyrrhic victory.
Meanwhile, the regulatory machine
worked at full throttle. The Guidance
Documents necessary to implement
the decisions on allocation of ETS
allowances taken in 2010 led to
complex and often heated debates in
comitology. Overall, the decision
made by the European Commission
and the Member States did not pose
fundamental problems to the cement
industry with one notable exception:
“rationalisation”.

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CEMBUREAU argued that, logically,
if an operator transfers production
from one plant to a more efficient
installation, emitting less CO2, the
allowances should be re-allocated
from the former to the latter in order
to cover the increased production
of the latter, even if the nominal capac-
ity is not increased, provided always
that the environmental benefit is dem-
onstrated. Rather than address this
logically, the European Commission
has opposed the very idea of such
rationalisation. Worse, the Guidance
Documents provide an incentive to
maintain production in existing instal-
lations at at least 51% of their median
historical production level, i.e. the
median production in 2005 to 2008 or,
where applicable, the median produc-
tion in 2009 to 2010. This is bad news
for Climate Change and for the future
of industry. At a time when analysts
stress the need for capacity rationali-
sation in Europe, the European
Commission is taking steps which
clearly will not help Europe re-indus-
trialise.
Against such a gloomy background
CEMBUREAU has continued to pave
the way for the future. Many new
issues were tackled, ranging from
Biodiversity and related offsets,
Resource Efficiency and Standardisa-
tion. Sustainable Construction has
growninimportanceonCEMBUREAU’s
agenda and is a major point in the
Energy Efficiency Directive proposed
in 2011. The same year also saw
the successful creation of a cement
industry partnership under UNEP
(United Nations Environment
Programme) in order to cooperate
with governments and other stake-
holders on the development of a
legally binding international instru-
ment on mercury emissions which
must be in place by 2013.
CEMBUREAU has also to ensure that its
structure is appropriate to meet future
issues and challenges. Discussions
were initiated in 2011 and will
continue in 2012, looking at the role of
the Steering Committee, the operation
of the Working Groups and, under
the Resources Committee, a critical
examination of CEMBUREAU finance
and funding.
In 2012, these tasks and many others
will rest upon the shoulders of the
new Chief Executive who, no doubt,
will steer CEMBUREAU through new
waters as well as already opened
channels. The search for a new
Chief Executive was organised in 2011
and successfully completed at the
end of the year. I have no doubt that
Koen Coppenholle shall be successful
and that, under his leadership and
with an improved structure,
CEMBUREAU has a very promising
future.

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THE ECONOMY
The World
World Production and Trends
In 2011, global economic growth was
lowerthanpreviouslyexpected,driven
mainly by uncertainty and vulnerabili-
ty in the most mature economies.
The financial turmoil in Europe partly
spread to other high-income and
some developing countries. This
pushed up borrowing costs in many
parts of the world, and put pressure on
stock markets. The European Union
lacked the fiscal or monetary resources
to bail out the banking system or
stimulate demand. At the same time,
capital flows to developing countries
weakened sharply as investors
withdrew substantial sums from
developing-country markets during
the second half of the year. As a result,
and despite a strengthening of activity
in the United States and Japan, global
growth and world trade slowed
sharply. World output was estimated
to have expanded by 2.7% in 2011,
6% in the developing countries and
1.6% in high-income economies1.
World cement production for 2011 is
estimated at 3.6Bt, an increase of 7.6%
compared to 2010. China registered an
additional increase of 9.6% to 2.1Bt, a
lower growth rate when compared
to 14.5% the previous year. China
accounted for 57.3% of the world’s
total cement production, translating
into an additional percentage point
compared to 56.2% in 2010. Apart
from China, global cement production
increased by 4.9%, a lower growth rate
compared to 6.2% in 2010. Among the
G20 countries, results showed a net
increase in the volumes of emerging
economies. In aggregated terms, these
countries encountered 6.7% growth
year-on-year. The highest increase was
registered in Indonesia, the Russian
Federation and Argentina, which grew
by around 14.6%, 11.3% and 11.2%,
respectively. Increases in cement
production levels were also notable in
Australia, India and South Africa. In
contrast, the effects of the economic
downturn were still visible among the
majority of advanced economies
where cement output recovered only
partially. 2011 data for G7 countries
showed some growth in the US (3.3%),
whilst Japan and Canada remained
slightly negative (-0.3% and -1%,
respectively). Higher growth rates
were registered in Germany, France
and the UK, while Italy remained
negative. Overall, G7 cement produc-
tion rose by 6.2% in 2011.
Cement production in South America,
Africa and Asia rose by 5% or more.
These regions were responsible for
3%, 5% and 78% of world cement
production, respectively. CEMBUREAU
countries accounted for about 7% of
world production whilst the EU27
Member States, contributed some 6%
to global production volumes.
World cement production by region - Evolution 2001-2011
Index 2001 = 100
1 World Bank, Global Economic Prospects, January 2012
(Source for all charts: CEMBUREAU)
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90
120
150
180
210
240
270
300
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Africa America Asia CIS CEMBUREAU EU 27 Oceania

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China 661.0 1 068.8 1 236.8 1 361.2 1 388.4 1 644.0 1 881.9 2 063.2
India 102.9 142.7 159.0 170.5 183.3 186.9 213.9 223.5 e
European Union 225.9 248.0 264.8 271.0 251.8 201.0 190.9 195.3
USA 88.9 99.3 98.2 95.5 86.3 63.9 65.5 67.7
Brazil 39.4 38.7 41.4 45.9 51.6 51.7 59.1 63.9
Turkey 30.0 42.8 47.4 49.3 51.4 54.0 62.7 63.4
Russian Federation 28.7 48.7 54.7 59.9 53.5 44.3 50.4 56.1
Japan 75.9 68.7 69.9 67.8 63.0 54.9 51.7 51.5
Korea, Rep. of 52.0 47.2 49.2 52.2 51.7 50.1 47.4 48.3
Saudi Arabia 20.0 26.1 27.0 30.3 37.4 37.8 42.5 e 47.0 e
Indonesia 31.1 33.9 33.0 35.0 38.5 36.9 39.5 45.2
Mexico 30.8 36.0 38.8 39.5 38.3 37.1 38.9 39.8 e
Germany 32.1 31.0 33.6 33.4 33.6 30.4 29.9 33.5
Italy 39.8 46.4 47.8 47.4 43.0 36.4 34.4 33.1
France 19.1 20.9 22.0 22.1 21.2 18.1 18.0 19.4
Canada 12.1 13.5 14.3 15.1 13.7 11.0 12.4 12.3 e
Argentina 5.5 7.6 8.9 9.6 9.7 9.4 10.4 11.6
South Africa * 8.4 12.1 13.1 13.7 13.4 11.8 10.9 11.2
Australia 6.8 9.1 9.2 9.5 9.7 8.7 9.1 9.6 e
United Kingdom 11.9 11.6 12.1 12.6 10.5 7.8 7.9 8.3
Main world producers - The G-20 Group
Cement production° (Million tonnes)
Notes: ° Cement production including cement produced with imported clinker
p: Preliminary – e: Estimation – *: Estimation including cementitious
Country 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
World cement production 2011, by region and main countries
3.6 billion tonnes
* Including EU27 countries not members of CEMBUREAU
2011 p
China
57.3%
Japan
1.4%
India
6.2%
Asia (excl. China,
India, Japan)
12.9%
Africa
4.7%
USA
1.9%
America (excl. USA)
5.2%
CIS
2.5%
CEMBUREAU
7.3%
Europe (excl.
CEMBUREAU)*
0.3%
Oceania
0.3%

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Europe
Compared to 2010, 2011 cement
production in the CEMBUREAU coun-
tries showed a slight increase of 2% to
263 million tonnes. A general positive
trend was registered in Central,
Northern and Western European
countries, while a majority of Southern
European countries performed nega-
tively. Nineteen out of twenty-eight
CEMBUREAU member countries expe-
rienced a positive trend, of which
twelve showed double-digit growth in
production volumes. In contrast, seven
countries still registered a decline of
more than -5%. If all EU27 countries
are taken into consideration, produc-
tion rose by 2.3%, to 195.3 million
tonnes, thus showing the first signs of
recovery since the impact of the global
economic crisis in 2008.
Total 2011 clinker and cement exports
from the CEMBUREAU member
countries fell by 11.6%, to about 45
million tonnes, whereas imports rose
by 3.7%, to approximately 23 million
tonnes. In 2011, clinker represented
19.6% of total export flows and 18.7%
of total import flows.
Signs of recovery were felt in the
majority of national markets. National
sales volumes increased by 3.8% and
1.9% in the CEMBUREAU and EU27
countries respectively.
Domestic demand followed accord-
ingly. Cement consumption grew
compared to 2010 in the majority of
the CEMBUREAU countries, nineteen
of which experienced positive growth
rates. However, the impact of the
economic crisis was still felt in Eastern
and Southern Europe, with nine
countries registering a drop in cement
consumption, including some of more
than 10%.Taking into account all EU27
countries, consumption fell in eleven
and grew in sixteen countries.
100
150
200
250
300
350
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Note: Cement production includes cement produced with imported clinker
Cement production in CEMBUREAU and EU27 countries
Million tonnes
CEMBUREAU
EU27
Var
2011/2010
+2.3%
Var
2011/2010
+2%

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Country by country analysis - 2011
AUSTRIA
After the recession years, the Austrian
economy began to see the light at
the end of the tunnel: GDP grew by
+3.1% in 2011; investments picked up
leading, to a minor improvement in
the construction sector. Domestic
cement deliveries, however, remained
just below 2010 levels. In 2011, the
overall Austrian construction output
amounted to € 13.4 billion, an increase
of 2.8% compared to 2010. Residential
construction was up by +5%, non-
residential by +13.5%. Renovation
increased by +5.8% while industrial
and civil engineering went up by
+12.4%. Regarding infrastructure,
water engineering went up by +10.2%
but underground engineering and
other civil engineering fell by -3.6%
mostly due to a reduction of invest-
ment in tunnels (-23.1%) and railways
(-15.1%).
Future trends: Further to the upturn of
GDP in 2011, a number of private as
well as public projects were resumed
after having been stopped during the
recession. Due to the emphasis on
energy efficiency, renovation will
remain a growing market. Further to
the economic and financial difficulties
in the Euro-zone, the Austrian national
bank has revised its GDP forecast for
2012 down to +0.7%. A GDP growth of
+1.9% is expected for 2013 which
should lead to some growth in the
construction sector.
BELGIUM
Despite the consequences of the
international crisis, the Belgian
construction industry developed
positively in 2011. Construction sector
output grew by +3.1%, compared to
2010 partly due to very favourable
climatic conditions. Whilst activity in
the non-residential sector increased
only slightly (+1%), the residential
sector experienced a decline of -2.8%
in housing investment. Public works
performed best, with a leap of +10.5%
compared to 2010, most of which
being new construction (+12%) as
opposed to renovation (+4%). Cement
consumption increased by +12.5%, a
surprise given the limited growth of
construction in general.
Future trends: Forecasts are less
favourable for 2012, as 20% fewer
building permits were issued in 2011
compared to 2010. Compared with
2011, construction sector activity is
likely to slow down. Indeed, the
generalised economic crisis will
probably urge companies and the
private sector to invest cautiously,
whilst austerity programmes (with-
drawal of tax benefits for energy
savings and the ongoing crisis in the
banking sector) could force authorities
to cut public spending on infrastruc-
ture.
BULGARIA
In 2011, the cement market remained,
to a high degree, at 2010 levels. High
interest rates on loans from private
banks resulted in low levels of private
investment in the residential sector.
Thus, the private construction sector
did not regain any ground. Some posi-
tive developments were registered in
public infrastructure projects, mainly
roads. However, the impact of these
projects on cement consumption was
low.
Future trends: The market is expected
to fall a further -4 to -5% in 2012. This
will depend on the level of imports
from neighbouring countries and the
government’s efforts to speed up
public infrastructure projects.
CROATIA
2011 consumption continued to fall
due to the country’s economic crisis
and financial problems. The construc-
tion sector was, as a result, heavily
affected.
Future trends:The number of building
permits continued to drop. The first
recovery signs are not expected before
2013.
CZECH REPUBLIC
In 2011, output from construction fell
by -3.1%, year-on-year, and by -10.8%
compared to 2008 (a year which regis-
tered a construction boom). The plan-
ning and building control authorities
granted +1.4% more building permits,
year-on-year, although the approxi-
mate value of permitted constructions
dropped by -14.8%, compared to the
previous year. The total value of newly
received construction orders in the
Czech Republic decreased by -12.2%.
In 2011, the number of started
dwellings was -2.1% lower than in
2010 and the number of completed
dwellings plummeted by -21.4%,
year-on-year.
Futuretrends: 2012 cement consump-
tion is expected to either stagnate or
increase slightly.
DENMARK
Construction and building activity
improved in 2011 compared to the
historically low level in 2010. This
increase was positively affected, to a
certain extent, by publicly funded
growth initiatives, particularly in
relation to infrastructure and social
housing, and a milder winter com-
pared to the previous year.
Future trends: 2012 volumes are
expected to increase marginally based
on public-sector growth activities and
other political initiatives aimed at
kick-starting the sector. Although a
decline in the residential building
segment is expected in 2012 and 2013,
the commercial building segment is
forecast to remain at the historically
low level of 2011.

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ESTONIA
The building volumes of Estonian
construction enterprises (both nation-
ally and abroad) grew by +26% year-
on-year during the 3rd quarter of
2011, according to the statistical
office ‘Eesti Statistika’. Infrastructure
construction volumes increased by
+15% year-on-year, whilst that of
buildings grew by +36%. Construction
volumes have registered growth
during the first half of 2011. At the
same time, absolute volumes remain
at low levels due to the low compari-
son year of 2010. The share of new
residential buildings has decreased.
The growth is mostly due to the
renovation sector. It is for this reason
that 2011 sales of insulation materials,
dry mortars etc. were better compared
to other construction materials.
The main contributors to cement,
aggregate and ready-mix concrete
sales were EU-backed infrastructure
projects.The sale of concrete elements
was also supported by exports to
other EU countries.
Future trends: Construction volumes,
which have been declining since the
beginning of 2008, returned to growth
in Q1 2012. According to Eesti
Statistika, whilst the share of new
buildings has decreased in terms of
total volumes, this growth is mostly
due to renovation and refurbishing
works. These are largely supported by
energy efficiency schemes, such as
programmes which are financed by
the sale of unused CO2 allowances.
FINLAND
Overall, construction grew by +8%
compared to 2010. Building construc-
tion grew by some +11% and special-
ised construction by +8%. Civil engi-
neering continued its negative trend
from 2010, falling by -2%. However,
a positive trend was registered as of
Q3-Q4/2011.
Future trends: In 2012, economic
uncertainty remains in all construction
sectors. A moderate growth is expect-
ed for residential construction. Civil
engineering is due to remain stable
and non-residential construction is
expected to fall by a few percentage
points.
FRANCE
French cement consumption regis-
tered a return to growth in 2011,
following a decline of -21% as a result
of the economic crisis. French GDP
growth was also positive in 2011:
+1.7%, but still too weak to be consi-
dered as a true return to economic
growth. 2011 activity in the different
sectors evolved as follows: residential
construction increased by +5%, non-
residential construction fell by -1%,
renovation increased by +1%, and civil
engineering by +5%.
Future trends: So far, the evolution by
sector for 2012 indicates a -2.2% fall
in residential construction, -2.2% in
non-residential construction, -1.7% in
renovation, and -1% in civil engineer-
ing. The outlook for cement consump-
tion in France indicates a limited
decline, while GDP is expected to grow
by +0.2%.
CEMBUREAU Trade 1977-2011
Million tonnes
Note: Exports and imports including intra-trade flows between CEMBUREAU countries
Exports (cement and clinker)
Imports (cement and clinker)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60

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GERMANY
Construction activity in Germany
increased by +12.5% in 2011. All
sectors were able to benefit from the
recovery of the German economy. In
addition, some special effects were
noted due to exceptionally mild
weather conditions during the first
and fourth quarters. The residential
sector increased by approximately
+25% (order entries) in 2011, while
the non-residential sector developed
heterogeneously.
Although demand for office buildings
still remained at a very low level, orders
from manufacturers and industry
increased. The number of building
permits in this sector increased by
+18%. Activity in the civil engineering
sector was stable.
Future trends: In 2012, cement con-
sumption is expected to remain at the
level of the previous year. The residen-
tial construction sector will still benefit
from the low interest rates which are
supporting investments in real estate.
The non-residential sector is expected
to profit from the ongoing growth of
the German economy, even if the
dynamics decelerate. Public invest-
ments are expected to decrease.
The civil engineering sector will be
significantly below the level of the
previous years with increasing risks for
the future.
GREECE
Construction activity continued its
steep decline in 2011. Provisional data
from the Statistics Authority indicates
a decrease of approximately -37% in
volume and almost -41% in surface.
Cement consumption fell accordingly.
Total construction volumes were down
by -37%. Private sector volumes fell
by -36%.
Future trends: An additional signifi-
cant decrease is expected for 2012,
linked to austerity measures.
HUNGARY
The decline in construction sector
volumes, which started in 2006, con-
tinued in 2011 with a -7.8% decrease
in output, year-on-year. Performance
fell in both the main construction
groups. Building construction was
-11.3% lower compared to the previ-
ous year, as a result of a significant fall
in home construction and the lack of
large projects. Civil engineering works
dropped by -3.8%. This was largely
due to the extremely low base of the
previous year, as well as construction
activity in the road and railway sectors
during the second half of the year.
Future trends: The fall in construction
output might come to an end in 2012
and there could be a return to growth
in 2013 (at the earliest). In 2012,
cement consumption is expected to
remain at the same level as the
previous year.
IRELAND
The change in volume of construction
output in 2011 compared to 2010 was
as follows: -17% in the building and
construction sector as a whole, -11%
in the building sector (excluding civil
engineering), -21% in the residential
building sector, -3% in non-residential
building sector, and -27% in the civil
engineering sector.
Future trends: Construction output is
forecast to continue to fall in 2012 but
by less than in previous years. This will
lead to a further decline in cement
consumption. Government spending
is severely curtailed by weak govern-
ment finances. The level of private
investment in construction seems to
be stabilising somewhat, but at a low
level. The private commercial and
residential property markets may see
a slight increase in activity in 2012.
ITALY
In 2011, Italian cement consumption
registered a small slowdown com-
pared to 2010, following a major
decrease in 2010. The analysis by type
of construction activity shows an
overall decrease which has affected
all sectors. In particular, residential
construction activities decreased by
-2.9%, whilst output in civil engineer-
ing works decreased by -10.5% and
non-residential construction by -6%.
Future trends: Forecasts for 2012
Italian cement consumption point to a
significant further decrease.
LATVIA
In 2011, economic growth was strong-
er than expected, with GDP registering
a growth of +6%, boosted by export-
ing sectors and their investments, as
well as by household consumption.
The rapid increase in cement demand
is mostly explained by higher exports
of construction materials by manufac-
turing companies. (Source: Swedbank
Macro Outlook Jan'2012)
Future trends: Demand for new
housing remains weak with house-
holds being cautious before undertak-
ing long-term liabilities. The existing
stock of already built, but still unsold,
real estate will continue to undermine
new residential construction. Much
of the new investment activity in the
residential sector is not expected to
materialise, although there is potential
for growth in the supply of premium-
class dwellings. In turn, commercial
real estate construction will mainly
continue to be driven by exporting
sectors, in areas such as industrial
buildings, warehouses and by energy
efficiency. Accordingly, 2012 growth
in cement consumption is expected
to stabilise at mild levels. (Source:
Swedbank Macro Outlook Jan'2012)

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LITHUANIA
In 2011, 5 100 dwellings were built in
Lithuania, +38% more than in 2010.
In 2011, the construction of individual
houses continued to dominate the
market (3 800, translating into 75% of
all new dwellings) compared to 1 300
apartments (accounting for 25% of the
market share). The majority of these
dwellings were built in the capital,
Vilnius. Compared to 2010, construc-
tion works increased by +18 %, but will
still remain at 56% of construction
works carried out in 2008.The increase
of Lithuanian exports in 2011 was one
of the fastest in the European Union. In
2011, goods exports grew by +28.8%,
compared with the same period in
2010. In 2011, GDP grew by +5.8%
- the highest growth rate registered
over the past three years.
Future trends: Growth in the volume
of cement sales in the 2012 domestic
market is related to the construction
of individual houses and an increase in
orders in the infrastructure sector.
According to data from the Lithuanian
Department of Statistics, exports of
goods and GDP should continue to
grow (by approximately +5%) in 2012.
LUXEMBOURG
An overall growth of +1.6% in GDP was
recorded in 2011. The construction
sector in general performed slightly
better than the previous year, with the
same slightly positive impact on
cement consumption. No reliable data
is available regarding sub sectoral
performances.
Future trends: A GDP growth of +2%
is forecast for 2012. A slight decrease
in cement consumption is, however,
expected due mainly to the fact
that, in 2011, some important civil
engineering projects came to an end.
Civil engineering activity remains
under pressure in 2012. Building
activity is expected to remain, at best,
at the level of the previous year.
NETHERLANDS
An increase in cement consumption of
+9,2% was registered in 2011, mainly
due to a milder winter, compared with
2010 (when there were two winter
periods in one year). The new residen-
tial buildings sector remained on the
low side at around 56 000 units.
Futuretrends: 2012 cement consump-
tion is expected to decrease by
approximately -7% and return to
2010 levels, due to a period of reces-
sion having been registered since
October 2011. Potential buyers of
new builds continue to wait for
government decisions regarding tax
relief on mortgages. Consumer trust is
lower than in 2009.
NORWAY
Strong growth was registered in 2011
cement consumption. Positive devel-
opments were noted, particularly in
relation to residential construction
and infrastructure projects in certain
regions. Increased activity was record-
ed in all segments.
Future trends: Continued growth in
the construction market is expected
for 2012, particularly in relation to civil
engineering.
POLAND
In 2011, GDP grew by +4.3%. The
construction activity was sustained
by infrastructure works in particular
as part of the Polish highways
programme and the new infrastruc-
ture for the Euro 2012 football
championship. As a result, cement
sales reached 18.7Mt i.e. an increase
of +21% compared to 2010.
Future trends: In 2012, the cement
market should prosper in Poland.
Forecasts indicate sales of 18.1Mt.
The market is expected to fall in 2013
with sales attaining approximately
16.8Mt, i.e. -7% lower than in 2012.
The main reason for this decrease will
be lower economic activity in the
road construction sector. Railways
and electricity infrastructures should
continue to develop steadily.
GDP growth in 2012 will reach +2.9%,
therefore lower than in 2011 when it
was +4.3%. This decrease is mainly an
effect of the worsening economic
situation in the European Union and a
bad sentiment in the Polish economy.
The poor job market situation and an
inflation level of 4%, which is higher
than central bank targets, will be
the main barriers for growth. High
uncertainty remains for the economy
in 2013 – GDP growth should attain
+3.2%.
PORTUGAL
2011 GDP is estimated to have fallen
by -1.6%. This contraction in economic
activity reflects a significant decrease
in domestic demand, both public
and private, within a framework of
adjustment of basic macroeconomic
imbalances. The sharp contraction in
domestic demand is accompanied by
significant growth in exports which,
however, is not sufficient to offset the
impact in the adjustment of domestic
demand levels by resident agents
within a framework of private sector
deleveraging and fiscal consolidation.
The annual volume variation in rela-
tion to construction is as follows: a
decrease of -5% in civil engineering
and -13.1% in buildings (-17% for
residential buildings; -8.5% for non
residential buildings). In total, the
construction sector registered a fall
of -9.4%.
Future trends: Published projections
reveal an unprecedented contraction
of economic activity. They point to
a contraction of the Portuguese
economy in 2011 and 2012, followed
by a virtual stagnation in 2013.
Economic activity is expected to
contract more severely in 2012 (-3.1%),
stemming from the revaluation of the
decline in domestic demand and the
budgetary consolidation measures
included in the 2012 State Budget.
Construction activities are expected

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to decrease by approximately -11.5%
in 2012. Neither the civil engineering
sector (-10%) nor the different
building segments (-12.9%) have
positive prospects. Both residential
and non-residential buildings are
expected to decrease by -17% and
-8.6% in 2012, respectively. Cement
consumption is expected to fall
further, as a result of the consolidation
measures to meet the demanding
fiscal targets for the coming years
and the tighter financing conditions.
The Portuguese government’s request
for financial assistance from the
International Monetary Fund and the
European Union led to an Economic
and Financial Assistance Programme
(EFAP), in which the Portuguese
government pledged to adopt adjust-
ment measures to address macroeco-
nomic imbalances and structural
reforms.
ROMANIA
2011 is the first year since the crisis
began that an increase both in cement
production and cement consumption
was recorded. In 2011, compared with
2010, the volume of construction
works rose by +2.8%. New construc-
tion works increased by +2.5%, and
capital repair works by +10.3%. The
maintenance and repair sector
decreased by -0.7%. In relation to the
type of construction, the volume of
construction works increased in
non-residential buildings by +6.3%
and engineering works by +2.6%. The
residential buildings sector decreased
by -2.3%.
Future trends: The crisis in the con-
struction industry has not disappeared
as yet.Therefore, the real estate market
remains blocked and difficulties in
gaining access to credit for potential
newinvestmentslingeron. If,however,
the government continues the infra-
structural projects started in 2011,
these will have an immediate impact,
particularly upon the cement sector.
Therefore, estimates indicate that, in
2012, the cement market will grow by
+2 to +3% compared to 2011.
SLOVENIA
The construction industry has regis-
tered a dramatic decrease over the
past three years. Following a -21%
fall in 2009 and -17% in 2010, 2011
activity fell by more than -25%. The
largest drop was observed in the
non-residential building sector which
stood at almost -41% below the
previous year. In residential construc-
tion, the volume decreased by -35%.
The fall in the engineering segment
was only -15%. The biggest problems
in construction continue to be the
lack of public orders, problems with
payments and the over-indebtedness
of companies.
Future trends:
When taking into consideration
forecasts and the number of building
permits issued, it is expected that
the crisis will continue in 2012 in the
construction sector. Further declines
in construction activity of around
-5% are forecast. Consequently, a -4%
decrease in cement consumption in
comparison to 2011 is likely.
SPAIN
Cement consumption fell by -17%
during 2011. However, this fall
intensified throughout the year,
reaching a level of -27% in the fourth
quarter. The distribution of cement
consumption by different construc-
tion sectors was: -19% in residential,
-17% in non-residential and -64% in
civil engineering.
Future trends: The current economic
situation in Spain, with the govern-
ment limitations on investments in
public works, high levels of unemploy-
ment and the current difficulties faced
by the private sector in obtaining bank
loans, will be reflected in a further
decline in construction activity and
cement consumption. The biggest
decline in 2012 cement consumption
is expected to be in civil engineering.

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SWEDEN
Strong growth was registered in
cement consumption in 2011. Positive
developments were related, in
particular, to residential construction
and infrastructure projects. Increased
activity was noted in all segments.
Future trends: Cement consumption
is expected to remain at the same high
level as in 2011. Continued growth in
the construction market is expected
in 2012, in particular related to
civil engineering and non-residential
works.
SWITZERLAND
Cement consumption increased by
some +2.3%. The main driver is the
housing sector. Based on a provisional
estimation from the Federal Office for
Statistics, in total, the construction
sector increased by roughly +5% in
2011. Private housing accounted for
some +47%.
Future trends: For 2012, however,
cement consumption is likely to
decrease by -3 to -5%. A further slight
decrease is forecast for 2013.
TURKEY
In 2011, the Turkish economy grew
by +8.5%. During this period, the
construction sector also registered a
growth of +11.2%. The cement indus-
try holds a special position in the
Turkish economy with a turnover of
US$4 billion, US$900 million in exports
and the fact that it provides direct
and indirect employment for 15 000
people. The industry produced about
68Mt of cement in 2011, compared to
66.2Mt in 2010. Domestic sales grew
by 11% in Turkey (9% in relation to
TCMA members). At the end of 2011,
12Mt of cement and 2.4Mt of clinker
were exported, a decrease of -23%
and -11% respectively, compared to
the previous year. Although this
decline was mainly the result of
the situation in foreign markets, an
increase in Turkish consumption
softened the negative effects of
this decrease. The cement industry
developed new export markets, given
the narrowing European markets due
to the global financial crisis. Western
Africa is showing remarkable progress.
With the installation of new capacity,
at the end of 2011,Turkey had a clinker
production capacity of 65.1Mt.
Future trends: In Turkey, which
has considerable infrastructure and
housing gaps, the construction
industry has a more promising future.
Forecasts indicate that domestic
cement demand will grow by around
+4-5% in 2012.
UNITED KINGDOM
UK construction output recorded an
overall growth of +1.8% in 2011 but
the deterioration in UK industry
conditions over the last months
affected all sectors. A public sector
fall of -2.2% was outweighed by a
private sector growth of +4.2%. About
two-thirds of construction output is
private sector. Of this, private housing
(including repair, maintenance and
improvement - RM&I) output rose +3%
and public housing fell -3%.
Non-housing construction total new
work, excluding RM&I, rose +0.8%
whereby infrastructure rose by +9.7%
but industrial fell by -8.1%. About half
of the non-housing total new work is
commercial and this remained flat
for 2011.
Future trends: A fall by around -5% in
construction output is expected for
2012, largely attributable to the low
level of housing starts and public
sector construction work, which is set
to fall by -18% between 2011 and
2014. On the positive side, private
sector construction work is anticipated
to rise by +14%, with additional very
large increases anticipated for rail,
where a new high-speed route has
been announced, and energy, where it
is required to meet anticipated
demand.

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Construction in Europe* - Main activities 2011
Billion euro: 1 336.5
New residential
17.9%
Residential R&M
26.3%
New non-residential
17.2%
Non-residential
R&M
15%
Civil engineering
R&M
8.2%
New
civil engineering
15.5%
Renovation &
Modernisation (R&M)
49.5%
* EU27 countries (excl. Cyprus, Greece, Luxembourg & Malta) plus Norway and Switzerland
Source: EUROCONSTRUCT, VTT, Buildecon

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Evolution of cement consumption in CEMBUREAU countries
Var 2011/2010
Spain

Portugal

France

United
Kingdom

Ireland

Belgium

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Italy

Norway

Sweden

Finland

Germany

Switzerland

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

Poland

Czech Rep.

Austria

Slovenia
 Croatia

Hungary
 Romania

Bulgaria

Denmark

Greece
n.a.
Turkey

n.a.: not available
 : Increase : Decrease

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EMISSIONS
REPORTING - GNR &
BEYOND
Releases from cement kilns originate
from the physical and chemical
reactions of the raw materials and
from the combustion of fuels. The
main constituents of the exhaust gases
of a cement kiln are nitrogen from the
combustion air, carbon dioxide (CO2)
from calcination and combustion,
water from the combustion process
and the raw material and excess
oxygen. The exhaust gases also
contain small quantities of dust,
sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen
oxides (NOX), among others.
In 2007, CEMBUREAU took part in
the WBCSD1
Cement Sustainability
Initiative’s “Getting the Numbers
Right” (GNR), aiming at monitoring
and addressing CO2 emissions trends
of the cement industry at global level.
CEMBUREAU has actively participated
in the GNR Management Committee
ever since.
GNR is a CO2 and energy performance
information system, based on emis-
sions data from individual cement
installations. The system gathers
information on each factor or lever
that impacts CO2 emissions and
energy efficiency, including: average
thermal efficiency per tonne of clinker,
substitution of conventional fuels by
alternative fossil fuels and biomass.
The information contained in the
system represents some 30% of world-
wide cement production (some 50%
without China). Separate reports for
the EU27 and CEMBUREAU regions are
available, including information from
327 installations and representing
some 98% of total EU cement
production.
As a result of the GNR, the European
cement industry has been able to
demonstrate a significant decoupling
of economic performance and
absolute CO2 emissions over time.
While cement production in the
EU27 region decreased by 16% from
1990 to 2010, the absolute net CO2
emissions decreased by 30%.
GNR reports are available online and
can be consulted from here:
http://www.wbcsdcement.org/index.
php?option=com_content&task=view&
id=57&Itemid=118
Since 2010, CEMBUREAU has extended
its statistical system, beyond GNR, to
other key pollutants emitted during
the clinker burning process, including
dust, NOX and SO2. It includes emission
values collected for 295 kilns from
CEMBUREAU member countries
for the years 2000, 2005, 2008
and 2009. The following concentra-
tion graphs, expressed in mg/Nm³,
provide up-to-date information on
dust, nitrogen oxides (NOX) and
sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions of
cement kilns for the European
cement industry.
Note:
All measured values related to dry
gas under standard conditions:
Temperature 273° K, pressure
101.3 kPa and oxygen content
of 10%.
Measurements were provided as
annual arithmetic averages.
Measurements with values lower
than the detection limit were
reported as one half of the
detection limit.
1 World Business Council for Sustainable Development

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Dust Emissions - Continuous - 2009
0
12
24
36
48
60
72
84
96
108
120
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
mg/Nm³
Stats for year 2009
Nb Kilns: 282
Unit: mg/Nm3
Average: 7.5
P10: 0.8
P50: 5.3
P90: 18.0
DUST
NITROGEN OXIDES - NOX
Stats for year 2009
Nb Kilns: 279
Unit: mg/Nm3
Average: 639.0
P10: 316.1
P50: 593.8
P90: 997.9
NOX Emissions - Continuous - 2009
0
250
500
750
1 000
1 250
1 500
1 750
2 000
2 250
2 500
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
mg/Nm³
SULPHUR DIOXIDE - SO2
SO2 Emissions - Continuous - 2009
Stats for year 2009
Nb Kilns: 273
Unit: mg/Nm3
Average: 119.9
P10: 2.0
P50: 35.8
P90: 336.2
0
120
240
360
480
600
720
840
960
1 080
1 200
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
mg/Nm³

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CONTACTS WITH
EU INSTITUTIONS
Contacts with EU institutions are a
regular feature of the work carried
out by CEMBUREAU. In 2011, regular
contacts were maintained with the
European Commission, especially with
DG Enterprise, DG Climate Action,
DG Environment, DG Energy, DG
Competition and DG Employment,
Social Affairs & Inclusion in relation to
a broad range of issues tackled by
the Association.
In 2011, contacts with Member
States through the CEMBUREAU
Members Plenary Group (MPG) and
the Senior Advisory Group (SAG) of
public affairs specialists, were very
intense and significant, especiall
when the EU-ETS Allocation Guidance
Documents were discussed in
comitology. As always, such contacts
led to frank and open discussions
with the European Commission,
even though often views were not
completely aligned.
The contribution from trade associa-
tions to the democratic process must
not be overlooked or underestimated.
They bring to the Commission the
knowledge required to make mean-
ingful and, hopefully, realistic propos-
als. This role is even more essential in
the European Parliament where
Members of the European Parliament
(MEPs) do not have at hand as an
extensive scientific, technical and
research service as the European
Commission’s.
It is, therefore, with total dismay
that CEMBUREAU, like other trade
associations, have learned the
decision of the European Parliament
to restrict access rights even for
organisations which, like CEMBUREAU,
are registered on the EU Transparency
Register (see below). The restriction of
access rights will result in contacts
being more difficult, the exchange of
information poorer and will make
MEPs’ and their assistants’ work less
productive as too much time will
be devoted to processing visitors.
CEMBUREAU co-signed with the other
members of ACEI (Alliance for a
Competitive European Industry) a
letter to the President of the European
Parliament asking for a more reasona-
ble solution but this has proved to be
of no avail.
Some observers of the European
scene have written, not without
reason, that democratic decisions are
being hijacked. The new comitology
process installed by the Lisbon Treaty
and a more difficult access to MEPs
tend to support their claim.
CEMBUREAU registration
under“Transparency
Register”system
When, at the end of June 2011, a
common register was established by
the European Commission and the
European Parliament, CEMBUREAU
registered. CEMBUREAU is registered
under n° 93987316076-63 and dis-
closes the information required.
It is estimated that lobbying activities
represent altogether 10% of the total
CEMBUREAU budget which amounted
to around €450k in 2011.

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WORKING WITH
ALLIANCES
CEMBUREAU is a key player in the
mostly Brussels based scene of
European Trade Associations.
CEMBUREAU interacts regularly with
a number of these associations, often
joining forces in order to achieve a
common goal.
The ECP (European Concrete Platform)
is a European association incorporated
as a non-profit association under
Belgian law. With its membership
comprising BIBM (European Fede-
ration for Precast Concrete),
CEMBUREAU, EFCA (European Fede-
ration of Concrete Admixtures
Associations), and ERMCO (European
Ready Mixed Concrete Organisation),
the ECP covers concrete related issues,
including the energy performance of
buildings, fire safety and Eurocodes.
In June 2011, Jean-Paul Méric, the
former President of CEMBUREAU, was
unanimously elected President of the
ECP for a two-year term.
The Common Language project con-
tinued to evolve in 2011. This joint
project between the ECP and the
Architects Council of Europe (ACE)
gathers together new concepts,
phrases, terms and expressions
currently being used within the field
of sustainable construction. In addi-
tion, cooperation on this project
was enhanced with the European
Economic and Social Committee
(EESC), who completed the translation
of the original glossary into all the
official languages of the European
Union in 2011. In April, the English,
French, German and Spanish versions
were published in an illustrated book
and launched during the EU’s
Sustainable Energy Week at an event
held on the EESC premises.
In September, the PDF versions of all
the other languages were made avail-
able for download from the websites
of ACE, CEMBUREAU, ECP and EESC. At
the end of the year, work began on the
creation of an interactive online data-
base containing the original glossary
and all other language versions. This
will be launched during 2012.
CEMBUREAU and its Members should
ensure that, in all their communica-
tions, the“common language”is used.
In October 2011, the ECP continued its
work on promoting the numerous
benefits of concrete via its participa-
tion in the 2011 World Sustainable
Building Conference held in Helsinki
(from 18 – 21 October 2011).
Participants attending this global
event were able to learn more about
the benefits of concrete structures, as
well as the role of the ECP, thanks to
the presence of the Association in the
exhibition area.
The ECP’s Fire SafetyTask Force contin-
ued to monitor fire issues in the main
standardisation bodies. The Platform
is represented in ISO/TC 92 (Fire Safety)
and Eurocodes (CEN/TC 250).
The ECP Health, Safety and the
Environment Task Force closely moni-
toredthedevelopmentoftheproposal
for a Council Directive, revising the EU
rules for the protection of workers and
the general public from ionising
radiations1
. The proposal was pre-
sented by the European Commission
on 29 September 2011. The ECP
then developed an interpretation
document for its members. The Task
Force also prepared the development
of the dossier of information justifying
the classification of concrete into
technical classes for the potential
release of regulated dangerous
substances without further-testing
(WFT) by the producer. Work on this
issue will commence in 2012. In
addition, the Task Force monitored
and discussed developments related
to drinking water and of End-of-Waste
criteria for aggregates.
Within the context of the
Environmental Product Declarations
(EPDs) for construction products,
CEMBUREAU chaired the Steering
Committee of the project carried out
by the University of Dundee on the
development of an indicator on the
sustainable use of natural resources.
EPDs will contain a number of indica-
tors, including one linked to resource
use. This indicator should be fair to all
materials and products, transparent
and understandable to users.
In addition, the ECP remained an
active member of the European
Construction Forum (ECF) and
decided to join CEPMC (Council of
European Producers of Materials for
Construction) as a full member.
BUSINESSEUROPE is the Confederation
of National Employers Federations
throughout Europe. CEMBUREAU
remained active in several of its
working groups throughout the year,
including its one on Climate Change
and the Environment, as well as
Sustainability and the Industrial
Emissions Directive (IED) Task Force.
With the entry into force of the
Industrial Emissions Directive2
, the IED
Task Force played a role in pulling
together industry views on the new
procedure for the exchange of
information. A letter from the IED
Task Force to the European
Commission stating its opposition to
deriving Best Available Technique
(BAT) Conclusions from the Cement
BAT Reference Document (BREF)
was of particular importance to
CEMBUREAU.
1 Proposal for a Council Directive laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, COM(2011)593
2 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control), OJ EU
OJ L 334, 17.12.2010

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CEMBUREAU, BUSINESSEUROPE and
some sectoral organisations form
part of the ACEI (Alliance for a
Competitive European Industry). ACEI
work concentrates on the Impact
Assessment of EU policies and regula-
tions and, more broadly, on better
regulation. In 2011, ACEI discussed
the Roadmap 20503
proposed by the
European Commission and comment-
ed in support of BUSINESSEUROPE’s
and the Alliance of Energy Intensive
Industries’ positions. ACEI also wrote
to the President of the European
Parliament to protest against the
unjustified restriction of access to
Parliament. More generally, competi-
tiveness of the European manufactur-
ing industry remained the main
priority.
The AEII (Alliance of Energy Intensive
Industries), representing alloys,
cement, ceramics, chlor-alkali, ex-
panded clay, glass, iron and steel, lime,
non-ferrous metals, and paper indus-
tries, remained very active in 2011,
focussing on the Roadmap to a
Competitive Low Carbon Economy by
20504
. In this respect, the AEII advo-
cated its position on issues including
the possible move beyond the 20%
greenhouse gas emission reduction
target, the manufacturing industries
Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) cap
and the so-called “set aside” issue
(involving the setting aside of EU
emission allowances) in order to
maintain artificially high CO2 prices in
the EU-ETS. The Alliance also devel-
oped a common position on the
EU-ETS Allocation Rules for the third
trading period.
The IPPC Alliance (Integrated Pollution
Prevention and Control), representing
the same sectors as above, changed its
name to the Industrial Emissions
Alliance (IE Alliance) in order to update
it to the new Industrial Emissions
Directive (IED)5
as well as to expand its
action to other legislative processes
on industrial emissions. These include
the review of the Gothenburg Protocol
and of the National Emission Ceilings
Directive6
. In 2011, the IE Alliance was
fundamental for the exchange of
views and experiences on common
issues and challenges resulting from
the implementation of the IED on
what concerns the exchange of infor-
mation and on the design, review and
adoption of the Best Available
Techniques Reference Documents
(BREFs).
CEMBUREAU’s participation in the
NEEIP (Non-Energy Extractive Industry
Panel) was pursued in 2011. The main
issues discussed within the NEEIP in-
cluded resource efficiency, raw materi-
als and biodiversity. In this respect,
the NEEIP provided input to the EU’s
work on the Raw Materials Initiative7
,
the Resource Efficiency Roadmap8
as
well as the EU’s Business and
Biodiversity Platform. Other issues
including Classification, Labelling and
Packaging (CLP)9
and REACH10
, were
also discussed within this alliance,
with the Panel also contributing to the
European Minerals Foundation dinner
debate, held in April, and the Forum at
the end of November. As in previous
years, NEEIP papers have proved
authoritative.
2011 was named the “Year of
Resource Efficiency” by the European
Commission.With the importance that
the Resource Efficiency Roadmap
attained thanks to its interlinks with
other EU initiatives, the aligned actions
by the NEEIP were key to bringing the
extractive industries’ views and needs
to a fair level of recognition by the
European Commission in this field.
Special emphasis was placed on the
need to guarantee access to raw mate-
rials in the EU, as well as promoting
quarry rehabilitation practices.
EUCOPRO (the European Association
for Co-Processing) is another
CEMBUREAU partner on the European
scene. Cooperation has continued
more particularly, in 2011, on the
implementation of the Waste
Framework Directive11
, SEVESO III12
,
the development of End-of-Waste
criteria and the European Waste
3 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A
Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, COM(2011)112
4 See reference 3
5 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control), OJ EU
OJ L 334, 17.12.2010
6 Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants, OJ EU L 309,
27.11.2001
7 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - The raw materials initiative : meeting our critical needs for growth and jobs in
Europe, COM(2008)699
8 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe, COM(2011)571
9 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mix-
tures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, OJ EU L 353, 31.12.2008
10 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and
Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC, OJ EU
L 396, 30.12.2006
11 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives, OJ EU L 312, 22.11.2008
12 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, COM(2010)781

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Catalogue review13
. EUCOPRO also
started to prepare for the revision
of the Best Available Techniques
Reference Document (BREF) for Waste
Treatment Industries. CEMBUREAU’s
Technical Director is an advisory
Member of the EUCOPRO Board.
The REACH Alliance, grouping togeth-
er several‘inorganic sectors’and which
was formed in 2005 to address the
formidable challenge of REACH14
,
continued to follow up on REACH
and CLP15
related issues.
CEMBUREAU is a Member of NEPSI, the
multi-sectoral negotiation platform on
silica (ESDA, European Network for
Crystalline Silica) which is monitoring
the application of the ESDA on
Crystalline Silica concluded in 200616
.
CEMBUREAU is represented on the
NEPSI Council where employers and
employees have equal representation.
Implementation in most sectors party
to the ESDA is proving successful.
However, claims were voiced, in 2011,
for the introduction of a European
wide exposure limit. Will this be
achieved through a new agreement of
regulatory measures? The future will
tell. In the cement industry, some
companies have started to apply the
ESDA best practices beyond the scope
of the agreement, a practice which
should become general.
In the construction industry,
CEMBUREAU remained a Member of
the ECF (European Construction
Forum), where all the industries oper-
ating in the field of construction and
the trade union representing workers
in the construction sector get togeth-
er. Energy efficiency in buildings,
particularly in the context of the
Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)17
proposed in 2012, remains an item of
priority for the ECF as well as coordina-
tion on construction within the
European Commission policies and
regulations. In this respect, a lot is at
stake, both positive and negative. The
European Construction Forum thus
highlighted that action to renovate
Europe’s building stock, to reduce
energy use in both new and existing
buildings and to improve the energy
efficiency of infrastructure was a
desirable goal. Buildings represent
40% of the total energy consumption
in Europe and energy efficiency in
buildings is the most effective way to
reach the EU’s objective of 20%
primary energy savings in 2020.
Therefore, whilst the ECF supported
the amendments which proposed the
strengthening of energy efficiency in
buildings on top of the Energy
Performance of Buildings Directive
(EPBD)18
requirements, it regretted
that they are confined to existing
buildings, highlighting that the
opportunity to tackle also new build-
ings should not be missed.
The ECF is a useful platform and
CEMBUREAU participation will be
maintained. However, in 2011, the
construction sector failed to address
adequately the challenges for the
construction sector as a whole raised
by the economic and financial crisis
and to seize the opportunities, and the
economic solutions that the EU could
present such as, interalia, Project
Bonds. There was no follow up to the
Manifesto published by the ECF in
2010 while the share of construction in
EU GDP fell to an all time low of 5.5% in
2010 in terms of gross value added. A
more efficient way to develop a joint
construction industry response has
yet to be found.
The close cooperation with CEPMC
(Council of European Producers of
Materials for Construction) was main-
tained, with participation in its
working groups and task forces on
Sustainable Construction, Sustainable
Consumption and Production/
Sustainable Industrial Policy, Fire,
Construction Products Directive/
Regulation and Sustainability. After
an active contribution of CEMBUREAU
to the ongoing discussions regarding
the restructuring of the association,
CEMBUREAU confirmed, at the end
of the year, its intention to become a
full member of CEPMC rather than
maintain its associate member status.
Members of the CEMBUREAU staff
directly engaged in advocacy with
the European Institutions remain
Members of SEAP (Society of European
Affairs Professionals) and are bound
by the SEAP Code of professional
ethics which had anticipated the
European Transparency Initiative (ETI)
Rules to which CEMBUREAU is also
subscribed. Cooperation with FAIB
(Federation of European and
International Associations, established
in Belgium), of which CEMBUREAU is
a Member, was also maintained.
13 Commission Decision of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and
Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (notified under docu-
ment number C(2000) 1147), OJ EU L 226, 6.9.2000
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC, OJ EU
L 396, 30.12.2006
15 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mix-
tures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, OJ EU L 353, 31.12.2008
16 Agreement on Workers Health Protection through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products containing it
17 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC, COM(2011)370
18 Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the energy performance of building

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CEMBUREAU
MAIN ISSUES
Climate Change
During the course of 2011,
CEMBUREAU was actively engaged in
contributing to the development of
the following Guidance Documents
which aim to support the Member
States in the implementation of the
new allocation methodology for
Phase III of the EU Emissions Trading
Scheme:
• Guidance Document n°1 on
General Guidance to the
allocation methodology
Allocation methodologies
Data collection guidance
Verification of National
Implementation Measures (NIMs)
Baseline Data Reports and
Methodology Reports
Carbon leakage
Cross-Boundary Heat Flows
Guidance on New Entrants and
Closures
Waste gases and process
emissions sub-installation
Sector-specific guidance
In spite of the rather technical and
complicated nature of these docu-
ments, the Association was able to
respond successfully within a relatively
short period of time.Those documents
are of importance to the sector for the
implementation of the benchmark
and although, on the whole, the
outcome is positive, capacity rationali-
sation (under Guidance Document n°7
(GD7) on New Entrants and Closures)
was regrettably not taken into consid-
eration. When capacity rationalisation
takes place, the transfer of allowances
between two installations reducing
total emissions, even within the
existing capacity of the rationalised
installation, clearly contributes to
achieving the CO2 reduction objective.
CEMBUREAU openly advocated this
point during the course of 2011,
stressing that industry should logically
be allowed to close operations which
are not the most CO2-efficient with
the possibility of transferring the
corresponding allowances, across
borders, to a more efficient plant,
particularly at a time when industry
needs to be restructured in Europe.
However, the final version of the
GD7 does not address this possibility.
Member States had to submit their
National Implementation Measures
(NIMs) for EU-ETS 3 by 30 September
2011. By the end of 2011, however,
only 7 Member States (Cyprus, Estonia,
Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland and
Romania) had notified their respective
NIMs. It is quite significant that some
of the largest Member States, with
many installations subject to the
EU-ETS, were not likely to
notify their NIMs until the
New Year, most probably
at some point in time
during the 1st quarter
of 2012.
The delay was not
totally unexpected;
guidance (see GD4
above) was only
provided in bits
and pieces in April
and June 2011 and
completed only on
15 September 2011.
Even though most of
the content had been
known before, the task
was daunting. Calculating
the amount of allowances to
be allocated for free on the
basis of diverse benchmarks to
numerous installations in different
industries was, in itself, a time and
resource consuming task.The diversity
which characterises the political and
legal process to be followed in
Member States is another source of
difficulties.
Any delay increases the uncertainty as
to what volume of EU emission
allowances (EUAs) will be available for
free from 1 January 2013. Nor is it
possible to know whether a correction
factor will apply. Such information is,
however, essential to plan production
and to decide whether to invest in the
EU or elsewhere.
The Association also began to prepare
for the review of the list of sectors
vulnerable to carbon leakage, which
will be launched in 2014. In this
respect, a specific Task Force was
established.

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A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, COM(2011)112
During the year, CEMBUREAU also
advocated in favour of sectors at risk
of carbon leakage receiving full
compensation, via State aid optional
for Member States, for the indirect
effects through electricity prices of the
EU’s ETS post 2012. In December 2011,
the European Commission issued a
Consultation on this matter with the
aim of obtaining stakeholder views on
the State Aid Guidelines. Cement was
not listed under Annex II as a sector
deemed ex-ante to be exposed to a
significant risk of carbon leakage due
to indirect emission costs. Given the
potential trade distortion which could
arise between construction materials
whereby some products may be
afforded State aid, but cement, which
is used in concrete, is not, CEMBUREAU
began preparing its response to the
Consultation, which was submitted in
January 2012.
Following the Consultation from the
European Commission on a ‘Roadmap
for a low carbon economy by 2050’,
to which CEMBUREAU responded at
the end of 2010, the European
Commission published, in March 2011,
its Roadmap on this issue1
. This was
followed by discussions in the
European Parliament Committees on
the Environment, Public Health and
Food Safety (ENVI) and Industry,
Research and Energy (ITRE).
CEMBUREAU indicated that it would
support the development of EU
roadmaps to 2050, under certain
conditions, highlighting that the pro-
posed Roadmaps should be based on
sector by sector analysis of potential
reduction levels. The Association also
stressed that EU institutions should
refrain from undue intervention in the
market mechanisms, for example
through ‘setting aside’ allowances
(i.e. the removal of emission allowanc-
es from the ETS in order to lift the
carbon price) as proposed by the
“Low carbon roadmap 2050”. The
message applies, interalia, to attempts
to amend in this respect the Emissions
Trading Directive though the Energy
Efficiency Directive (EED)2
.
Setting aside was first mentioned in a
document from the Commission
leaked in early May 2011. The idea
wouldbetowithdrawacertainvolume
of EUAs from the auctioning (not the
free allowance) cap in order to increase
the price on the EUAs market.Whether
such allowances would be set aside
only for a time and then re-introduced
in the system or simply cancelled are
questions that remain unclear and still
the subject of much speculation.
In November 2011, the European
Commission submitted its proposal
for a Regulation on the Monitoring
and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions under the EU Emissions
TradingSchemetotheClimateChange
Committee (CCC), which approved it
in December. In CEMBUREAU’s view,
this final draft was acceptable to
the cement industry, particularly
regarding the definitions related to
biomass, as well as the provisions on
dealing with biomass, as follows:
• ‘biomass’= the biodegradable
fraction of products, waste and
residues from biological origin
from agriculture (including
vegetal and animal substances),
forestry and related industries
including fisheries and aquacul-
ture, as well as the biodegradable
fraction of industrial and munici-
pal waste. It includes bioliquids
and biofuels;
• 'bioliquids' = liquid fuel for
energy purposes other than for
transport, including electricity
and heating and cooling,
produced from biomass;
• 'biofuels' = liquid or gaseous fuel
for transport produced from
biomass;
• ‘biomass fraction’= the ratio of
carbon stemming from biomass
to the total carbon content of a
fuel or material.
The Verification and Accreditation of
verifiers in the EU ETS regulation, also
approved by the CCC, was furthermore
acceptable to industry. These were
then sent to the European Parliament
and Council for approval under
Comitology.
In January 2011, the European
Commission was forced to stop
temporarily EU emission allowances
trading following the theft of EU
allowances in 2010. It is clear that
trading under the EU ETS must be
made more secure and thus, in 2011,
CEMBUREAU made recommendations
in that respect. The Association was
represented at a stakeholders meeting
held in March and raised several
recommendations.

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Energy Efficiency Directive
In 2011, the European Commission
adopted the Energy Efficiency Action
Plan3
. The Action Plan is designed to
provide an enhanced framework for
national energy efficiency and savings
policies. It also reviews the previous
Energy Efficiency Action Plan4
. This
was followed by a proposal for an
Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)5
.
The proposal set out several energy
efficiency requirements for end-user
sectors, such as the cement industry.
A lot is at stake for the European
cement industry, both positive and
negative. In this respect, CEMBUREAU,
echoing the position of the European
Construction Forum in which it is
active, indicated that action to
renovate Europe’s building stock, to
reduce energy use in both new and
existing buildings and to improve the
energy efficiency of infrastructure was
a desirable goal. Buildings represent
40% of the total energy consumption
in Europe and energy efficiency in
buildings is the most effective way to
reach the EU’s objective of 20%
primary energy savings in 2020.
Therefore, whilst the Association
supported the amendments which
proposed the strengthening of energy
efficiency in buildings on top of the
Energy Performance of Buildings
Directive (EPBD)6
requirements, it
regretted that they are confined to
existing buildings, highlighting that
the opportunity to tackle also new
buildings should not be missed.
CEMBUREAU also stressed the need
to ensure that the EED does not
introduce distortion of competition
between construction materials, as
well as the fact that the whole life
cycle perspective should be taken
into account in the assessment of
the energy efficiency of buildings,
rather than assessment at product
level.
In addition, concerns were raised
regarding the proposal which deals
with energy efficiency in energy
intensive industries. Regarding the
mandatory energy audits proposed,
the Association advocated in favour of
allowing qualified in-house experts to
carry out such audits.
In relation to the obligation for new
and refurbished industrial installations
to capture all waste heat and export
such heat to district heating and
cooling networks, CEMBUREAU
stressed that, in some industries, like
the cement industry, solutions other
than connecting to district heating
and cooling networks would be more
efficient and economically viable.Thus
the Association indicated that the
proposal should allow for this.
The EED proposal also envisages to
allow the setting aside of allowances
under the EU-ETS as a means to
sustain the price of EUAs. Following
other energy intensive industries,
CEMBUREAU has agreed that the
introduction of such set-aside through
the EED would not lead to energy
efficiency and is, therefore, inappropri-
ate. The Association also stressed that
incentives for emission reductions
must, in principle, only spring from
transparent and explicit political
agreements on the overall cap on
emissions, and not from interference
with the carbon market (see also under
Climate Change).
CEMBUREAU was furthermore con-
cerned that the EED appeared to mix
energy efficiency and absolute energy
savings. In the proposal, the focus is
on energy savings, rather than real
efficiency. CEMBUREAU proposed to
streamline the proposal in the sense
that energy efficiency is supported,
and – where conflicting – absolute
energy savings are not set at any cost.
CEMBUREAU will continue to monitor
developments in this field in 2012.
Industrial Emissions
Directive (IED)
On 6 January 2011, the Industrial
Emissions Directive (IED)7
entered into
force. During the course of the year,
the IED Article 13 Forum was granted
the formal status of an expert group
for the exchange of information
pursuant to Article 13 of the IED.
To receive a permit, installations
covered by IPPC rules must apply
“best available techniques” (BATs) so
as to optimise their all-round
environmental performance. Emission
Limit Values (ELVs) must be set within
the scope of the ‘BAT conclusions’.
Regarding the cement industry, at
the very end of 2011, the serious
concern that the European
Commission intended to derive ELVs
and derogations as BAT conclusions
from the Cement BAT Reference
Document (BREF), which was revised
under the IPPC, was confirmed.
Efforts by the European Commission
to require and apply retrospectively
BAT conclusions to BREFs finalised, like
the Cement, Lime and Magnesium
Oxide (CLM) BREF, under the former
IPPC Directive would result in a real
conundrum. CEMBUREAU has strongly
opposed this idea and will continue to
liaise with the European Lime
Association (EuLA) and the European
Association of Mining Industries
(Euromines), which share the same
BREF, to try and ensure that our
message is heeded.
Energy Efficiency Plan 2011, COM(2011)109
4 Communication from the Commission - Action Plan for Energy Efficiency: Realising the Potential, COM(2006)545
6 Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the energy performance of building
7 2010/75/EU, recasting the former Industrial Pollution Prevention and Control [IPPC] Directive

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Mercury
CEMBUREAU’s work on mercury
gathered momentum during the
course of 2011. CEMBUREAU, together
with the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development’s Cement
Sustainability Initiative (WBCSD-CSI),
played an active role within the
Cement Industry Partnership devoted
to mercury emissions in the cement
industry worldwide, under the United
Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP). This will be the key channel
to develop a global legally binding
instrument on mercury to be ready by
2013. The partnership is led by the
WBCSD-CSI and is open to participa-
tion of Member States and other
stakeholders under UNEP. The
Partnership Advisory Group officially
launched the Cement Partnership on
mercury on 6 November 2011.
Resource Efficiency
Resource Efficiency came high up on
the EU’s agenda in 2011, culminating
in the publication of the European
Commission’s Communication enti-
tled ‘Roadmap to a Resource Efficient
Europe’ 8
in September. As well as
containing a series medium- (2020)
and long-term (2050) resource
efficiency objectives, the Roadmap
indicates how to achieve these,
including targets by 2013 and
milestones for 2020.
Of particular importance to the
European cement industry were the
milestones set for 2020 in relation to
waste, soil and construction:
• Waste must be managed as a
resource with recycling and
re-use of waste becoming
economically attractive options.
• The Roadmap also stressed that
energy recovery should be
limited to non recyclable
materials.
• Ensuring that EU policies take
into account their direct and
indirect impacts on land use in
the EU.
• Ensuring that the construction
and renovation of buildings and
infrastructure attain a high level
of resource efficiency, that the
life cycle approach is widely
applied and that 70% of non
hazardous construction and
demolition waste is recycled.
One area of particular concern was the
invitation extended to governments
to shift taxation away from labour
towards pollution and resources, and
to provide fresh incentives to push
consumers towards resource-efficient
products. CEMBUREAU took the
opportunity of drawing the EU’s
attention to the fact that ‘tax
neutrality’, as referred to by the
European Commission, would not be
observed in industries which, like
the cement industry, make an
intensive use of mineral resources but
are characterised by a low labour
intensity. Given the total weight of
mineral, non-energy resources needed
to make cement, the sector would be
seriously penalised.
In July 2011, CEMBUREAU contributed
to an ECORYS Nederland BV study
commissioned by the European
Commission (DG Environment regard-
ing the number of jobs dependent
on the environment and resource
efficiency improvements. In its
response, CEMBUREAU provided the
latest economic data available for the
European cement industry. It also
reiterated the use of alternative fuels
and raw materials in the sector as a
resource efficient practice as it reduces
consumption of raw materials and
energy, replaces non renewable
resources by renewable ones as well as
reusing, recycling and recovering
waste as a substitute for natural raw
materials and energy. The Association
also highlighted the fact that resource
optimisation in the cement industry
represents reducing CO2 emissions,
supplying services to local communi-
ties in waste management and
creating green jobs. Nevertheless,
the Association indicated that it is
concerned about the lack of coordina-
tion,coherenceandcohesionbetween
the various Commission Directorate
Generals on the issue of Sustainable
Consumption and Production/
Sustainable Industrial Policy.
Raw Materials
Raw Materials remained high on the
EU agenda in 2011, with much of
the legislative work going through
European Parliament. In this respect,
CEMBUREAU welcomed the attention
given to the importance of domestic
raw material supplies, and the calls for
the competent public authorities
(national, regional and local) to apply
clear, efficient and coordinated
administrative procedures for the
granting of permits.
Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe, COM(2011)571

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Biodiversity
In 2011, CEMBUREAU remained an
active stakeholder within the
European Commission’s Business and
Biodiversity Platform (B@B). The main
issue under discussion was the Non-
Energy Extractive Industry and
Biodiversity Conservation Bench-
marking Discussion Paper which was
formally published by the B@B in
September 2011. This document aims
to assist businesses in identifying
solutions to biodiversity challenges
related to their activities, whilst at the
same time ensuring a fair income and
green growth, and providing benefits
for biodiversity and ecosystems.
CEMBUREAU participated in the
second B@B workshop, during which
existing benchmarking instruments
were analysed in order to identify
whether they could be used to
assess the biodiversity performance
of companies in the sector, or
whether there may be a need and
possibility to develop such an
instrument. CEMBUREAU will continue
toliaisewiththeEuropeanCommission
on this issue.
Green infrastructure9
was also a key
topic discussed during the year.
CEMBUREAU was granted a seat on
the European Commission’s Green
Infrastructure Working Group which
produced a series of ‘Task’ documents
with the aim of increasing and
strengthening Europe’s green infra-
structure network.
Regarding the Natura 2000 network,
the Association continued to stress
the problems faced by the sector in
gaining access to land in Natura
2000 areas.
As highlighted by the “Non-energy
mineral extraction and Natura 2000”
guidance document, compatibility
between extraction activities and
biodiversity is achievable through
correct resource management during
the extraction phases in the cement
sector.
Working together with the European
Aggregates Association (UEPG),
CEMBUREAU also analysed the
potential consequences of financial
compensation for biodiversity loss
(offsets). In this respect, the
Association firmly believes that
rehabilitation is the most appropriate
form of compensation for the
European cement industry.
9 Green Infrastructure is defined as an interconnected network of natural areas and green man-made features
10 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives
Waste Framework Directive
TherevisedWasteFrameworkDirective
(WFD)10 has opened up the possibility
to lift, through comitology, the waste
status for certain waste streams. Thus,
duringthecourseof2011,CEMBUREAU
presented its views on when lifting the
waste status may be justified for a
limited selection of waste streams,
insisting that this should only occur
under strict conditions.
The Association stressed the impor-
tance of ensuring that the lifting of the
waste status should not become an
easy way to by-pass waste legislation
and should not lead to a leakage of
no-longer-waste materials, circulating
freely as products, inside and out of
the EU, nor should they be subject to
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Regarding the revision of Annex III of
the WFD, which contains the criteria
to classify waste as hazardous,
CEMBUREAU was concerned by the
proposals for methods to determine
whether waste is an irritant or not.
Applying one of the listed methods
based on the pH without the neces-
sary qualification and nuance, could
mean, as a consequence, that certain
types of waste concrete from construc-
tion and demolition waste could be
considered as hazardous instead of as
inert waste.
CEMBUREAU has expressed serious
concerns regarding lifting the waste
status for Solid Recovered Fuels (SRF)
as, for such a heterogeneous category,
the responsibility of the producer,
traceability and transparency are lost
once the waste status is lifted.
CEMBUREAU believes that lifting the
waste status of SRF, under the pressure
of market forces, may lead to unfairly
promoting waste-to-energy over
national recycling.
It is to be noted that SRF, once
no longer waste, will be subject to
registration under REACH11
.
REACH and CLP Regulation
In 2011 the EU cement industry agreed
on one, well-documented classifica-
tion for Portland cement clinker and
for common cements under the
Classification, Labelling and Packaging
Regulation12
and based on scientific
information.
A modification, in 2011, of the CLP
Regulation from 1 December 2012
allowed for the sensitiser category 1 to
be split into two categories: 1A (many
individuals sensitised) and 1B (few
individuals sensitised). CEMBUREAU
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC,
OJ EU L 396, 30.12.2006
12 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and
mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, OJ EU L 353, 31.12.2008
Hazard class Hazard category Classification procedure
Skin irritation 2 On the basis of test data
Serious eye damage/
eye irritation
1 On the basis of test data
Skin sensitisation 1 On the basis of literature survey
Specific target organ
toxicity single exposure
respiratory tract irritation
3 On the basis of literature survey
therefore decided, at the end of the
year, to have clinker/cement reclassi-
fied as sensitiser category 1B.
The notification of Classification and
Labelling (C&L) for Portland cement
clinker was carried out by CEMBUREAU
on behalf of EU cement manufactur-
ers/importers in December 2010.
Nevertheless, other, different classifi-
cations of Portland cement have been
notified to the European Chemicals
Agency (ECHA) inventory. ECHA
cannot intervene in the process of
agreeing on C&L between companies,
but agreed to make available tools/
platform which will facilitate exchange
of information by companies. The
C&L inventory was expected to be
made publically available in the
beginning of 2012, but it has not been
confirmed that it will contain informa-
tion on whether or not notification
was done by a group of manufactur-
ers/importers.
In March 2011, a new, updated Safety
Data Sheet (SDS) for Portland cement
clinker and common cements,
supported by the whole of the EU
cement industry, was produced and
adapted to the new structure of
SDS following adaptation of the EU
format to the United Nations Globally
Harmonized System of Classification
and Labelling of Chemicals (UN-GHS)
and following entry into force of CLP
Regulation. Translations of these SDS
and of the SDS for flue dust from the
production of cement clinker have
beensharedamongsttheCEMBUREAU
membership.
REACH (registration, evaluation,
restrictions and authorisation of
chemicals) remained a priority for
CEMBUREAU in 2011. In this respect,
the Association remained an active
stakeholder and continued to provide
input on issues of relevance to the
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Revision of Seveso II
Seveso is a Directive from 1996 on the
Prevention and Control of Major
Accidents in industries considered at
risk13
. A new revision of this Directive
is currently in preparation.
CEMBUREAU is monitoring this issue
and has not identified any major
source of concern. A strange situation,
however, occurs as long as the new
Directive has not been approved.
Heavy fuel oil, which has been reclassi-
fied further to the REACH14
and CLP15
regulations, may lead to certain
cement plants falling temporarily
within the scope of the Seveso II
Directive. As a result of this reclassifi-
cation, the thresholds which trigger
of 2011, the European Chemicals
Agency (ECHA) issued a draft
recommendation for the inclusion of
potassium dichromate on the List of
Substances Subject to Authorisation
(Annex XIV of REACH). Potassium
dichromate is used in small quantities
as a laboratory chemical to test the
chromium (VI) content of cement.
Cement producers need to determine
this in order to comply with the
restriction on the content of Cr (VI) in
cement (2 ppm per dry weight) and
cement containing mixtures (REACH
Annex XVII point 47). It was originally
placed on the candidate list in 2010
because of its harmonised classifica-
tion as carcinogenic, mutagenic and
toxic for reproduction category 1B.
If it becomes subject to authorisation,
each manufacturer of potassium
dichromate would have to apply for
authorisation of all uses of the
substance (unless there are any uses
which are not subject to authorisa-
tion). In June, CEMBUREAU issued a
paper explaining how to use the
exemption from registration for
recovered substances under REACH.
The document covers which condi-
tions have to be fulfilled and which
information is necessary. It also
contains an annex with more detailed
information on substances which are
of importance to cement producers
and which could fall under this exemp-
tion, namely: gypsum, fly ash, blast
furnace slag, converter slag and iron
oxide.
13 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, COM(2010)781
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC,
OJ EU L 396, 30.12.2006
15 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and
mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, OJ EU L 353, 31.12.2008
Substance Classification /
named substance
Lower
tier (t)
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tier (t)
Anhydrous ammonia Named substance 50 200
Ammonia solution ≥ 25% Ac aq tox cat 1 100 200
Ammonia solution < 25% C, N: not in scope
Urea Not in scope
Heavy fuel oil Named substance 2 500 25 000
Gasolines and naphthas Named substance 2 500 25 000
Gas oils including diesel Named substance 2 500 25 000
LPG or natural gas Named substance 50 200
Some grinding aids, lubricants Chron aq tox cat 2 200 500
Acetylene Named substance 5 50
Oxygen Named substance 200 2 000
Petcoke Not in scope
Hazardous waste To be determined by MS
the application of the Seveso Directive
are lowered to 100 and 200 tonnes per
year. This will be remedied under the
new Directive, but only in 2015 when
it comes into effect. Under the new
Directive the thresholds are adjusted
to 2 500 – 25 000 tonnes per year. This
is illustrated by the table below which
also shows how other hazardous
substances relevant to the activity of
cement companies are to be treated
under the revised Directive. Being
temporarily subjected to the Seveso
Directive would not trigger any
material change of substantial
concern, but it might raise concerns in
the neighbourhoods located close to
the plants as a result of the informa-
tion which needs to be provided by
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Comprehensive Health Risk
Study
The Comprehensive Health Risk Study
was launched by CEMBUREAU in 2005
as a response to previous studies
among cement workers causing
concern about the health risks
surrounding the exposure to cement
containing dust. The study is
composed of several elements
including an updated survey of the
literature on the question, a toxico-
logical study carried out in two phases,
one involving in-vitro tests, the other
ex-vivo tests, a European Prospective
Lung Function Monitoring Study and
exposure measurements in the
construction industry. All elements,
with the exception of the prospective
monitoring study, have now
concluded. Work therefore began on
communicating the results of the
CHRS. In this respect, CEMBUREAU
commissioned GreenFacts to produce
an independent synthesis of the full
CHRS, including summaries designed
to be easily accessible to external
audiences. Work on the report began
at the end of 2011. The reports will be
finalised by Greenfacts and verified by
an independent Scientific Committee
in2012. Communicationtoallrelevant
stakeholders will then commence.
Sustainable Consumption &
Production
The European Commission’s Joint
Research Centre is developing
eco-label and green public procure-
ment criteria for office buildings.
CEMBUREAU, together with the other
members of the European Concrete
Platform (ECP) submitted comments
on the draft criteria and participated
in stakeholder meetings. The
Commission intends to launch the
eco-label scheme in 2013.
On Environmental Footprinting, in
November 2011 the European
Commission launched a public
consultation on its draft methodology
for the calculation of the environmen-
tal footprint of products and the
environmental footprint of compa-
nies. CEMBUREAU contributed to
the consultation, highlighting that
CEN/TC 350 standards already
provide accepted product cat-
egory rules for construction
products.
CEMBUREAU also fol-
lowed the various
developments
related to the
Ecodesign
Directive16
. Of
relevance were
a study by
the Centre for
Strategy and
Evaluation
Services (CSES)
on the feasibility
of extending the
scope, a study by
Van Holsteijn en
Kemma (VHK) on a
Working Plan for 2012-
2014, and a preparatory
study on ecodesign of
Industrial and Laboratory Furnaces
and Ovens, which includes cement
kilns.
Work continued on the proposed
revisions of the existing Directives on
public procurement over the course of
2011. Among the aims of the revision
is the use of public procurement in
achieving policy objectives, such as
environmental objectives.
CEMBUREAU responded to the
consultation on the Green Paper in
April and the proposed Directives
were announced on 20 December
2011.
16 Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for
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The“Main Issues”section covers just the key areas of CEMBUREAU’s work in 2011.
The Association continued to work on many other issues throughout the year.
It should also be noted that the Members and company representatives active with the CEMBUREAU Working
Groups play an invaluable role in ensuring the success of the Association and the best possible outcome,
and it is to them that we extend our thanks.
For more information on specific issues dealt with by CEMBUREAU,
please e-mail aj.johnson@cembureau.eu.
Product Standards
CEMBUREAU has a ‘liaison status’
within several of the European
Committee for Standardisation (CEN)
committees and participated actively
in several meetings during the course
of the year. In theTechnical Committee
(TC) 51 and TC 104 relevant commit-
tee, 2011 was marked by the adoption
of the EN 197-1 Revision, in September
which now integrates sulfate resisting
cements. Through the Council of
European Producers of Materials for
Construction (CEPMC), the Association
monitored the implementation of
the new Construction Products
Regulation.
In addition, CEMBUREAU followed up
the possible implications of the
proposal for a Directive laying down
basic safety standards (BSS) for
protection against the dangers arising
from exposure to ionising radiation17
.
The Euratom Directive (BSS) addresses
gamma radiation from building
materials and indoor exposure to
radon.
Furthermore, CEMBUREAU began
work looking into how new cements
and constituents could be incorporat-
ed into existing standards.
The Association also continued to
monitor developments relating to the
review of the European standardisa-
tion system.
CEN/TC 350“Sustainability
of Construction Works”
CEMBUREAU actively contributed to
the development of CEN/TC 350
standards during 2011, in particular
those related to the product level, the
social aspects of buildings and the
framework standards. The framework
and environmental standards are
almost complete but CEMBUREAU’s
contribution will continue in relation
to social aspects and in the new
working group on civil engineering
works.
Environmental Product
Declarations (EPDs)
With European standard EN 15804,
which defines product category rules
for the creation of Environmental
Product Declarations (EPDs) for
construction products, nearing
completion, 2011 discussions in
CEMBUREAU and elsewhere focused
on how and when EPDs should be
developed to be in line with this
standard. CEMBUREAU’s current EPD
for CEM I is valid until 31 July 2013.
Within the context of the EPDs for
construction products, CEMBUREAU
has chaired the Steering Committee
of the project carried out by the
University of Dundee on the develop-
mentofanindicatoronthesustainable
use of natural resources. EPDs will
contain a number of indicators,
including one linked to resource use.
This indicator should be fair to all
materials and products, transparent
and understandable to users.
17 Proposal for a Council Directive laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, COM(2011)593

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CEM•PROSPECTS
The 2011 edition of the Energy Market
Prospects conference organised by
Cimeurope SARL (CEM•PROSPECTS) was
held in Budapest, Hungary on 26 & 27
September 2011. It was a success.
With 120 participants from 23
countries, the conference reviewed
the evolution of the world steam coal
& petcoke markets, as well as the
freight market over the coming years.
Information on alternative fuels was
also given during the conference.
THE ENERGY MARKET
The overall kiln combustible market
was characterised by very high volatil-
ity in 2011, the highest since 2008,
translating into difficult purchasing
conditions for the world cement
industry.
Following severe flooding in many
producing countries at the end of
2010, the steam coal market attained
peak prices of around US$130 FOB
South Africa in January 2011, and
similar FOB prices from Colombia and
Russia. Despite the fact that the coal
market thereafter entered a sideways
movement until the end of the third
quarter, before entering a bear market,
the high prices in H1 led to a sharp
firming of other kiln combustibles, in
particular petcoke.
FOB prices for petcoke from US Gulf
and Venezuela were very strong in H1
of 2011, with FOB prices for high
sulphur petcoke increasing from
US$80 (at the end of 2010) to peaks of
US$115-120 in June 2011. For 4%
sulphur petcoke, FOB prices peaked at
record prices of US$140-145 in May-
June 2011, about US$10-15 above the
highs recorded in 2008.
The reasons for the rally were higher
steam coal prices, rising demand for
petcoke from the cement and steel
industries in the Atlantic Basin partly
triggered by switching from coal to
petcoke and, trend wise, rising interest
from Asian consumers.
However,thepetcokemarketchanged
completely from June 2011 (on the
demand side) due to a combination of
falling consumption in several
European countries, in turn a conse-
quence of sharply lower construction
activity in Europe, the sovereign crisis,
negative impacts in North Africa, the
Arab Spring, and even lower than
predicted demand in Brazil. Petcoke
production was boosted by high
refinery and coker margins in the US,
and the pending start up of a number
of new cokers from the end of 2011
until the middle of 2013.
The overall shortage of heavy sour
crudes has also been amplified due to
the setting up of additional refineries
in Asia, China and India. Saudi Arabian
heavy crudes have thus been shipped
to these units instead of to the US Gulf.
In parallel, output of Mexican and
Venezuelan heavy crudes dwindled.
The equilibrium FOB prices
for high sulphur petcoke
was set to a level of
US$60 for Q4, but given
the downwards mo-
mentum, the market
was deemed to over-
shoot downwards
by 25% from the
US$60 level, to
attain a bottom at
around US$45.
The market saw a low of US$42-45
FOB US Gulf in December 2011, but
has since rallied under the support
of lower refinery and coker margins,
delays in the starting up of new cokers,
and very low inventories at the end
of 2011 both on the supply side and
with buyers, such as cement plants.
Many cement companies are also
switching to petcoke from steam coal
and gas, such as in South America,
adding to overall consumption,
despite the still falling construction
markets in Europe.
The crude oil markets were in an
uptrend for most of 2011 with, in
particular, Brent prices holding up,
supported by supply threats from
Libya, Nigeria and other countries.
High prices for crudes compared to
those of gasoline and heating oil, have
directly led to a deterioration of
refinery and coker margins, and may
thus result in lower petcoke output in
the US Gulf at the beginning of 2012.

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EVENTS
During the course of 2011,
CEMBUREAU joined forces with a
range of European associations in the
organisation of a series of events
covering issues of relevance to the
European cement industry.
Under the auspices of the European
Concrete Platform (ECP), an event was
jointly organised with the Architects
Council of Europe (ACE) and the
European Economic and Social
Committee (EESC) in April 2011 to
launch the multilingual sustainable
construction common language
glossary. This event, which fell under
the umbrella of the EU’s Sustainable
Energy Week, was hosted by EESC
Transport and Energy (TEN) Section
President Stéphane Buffetaut. The
event provided an opportunity for
discussions involving contributions
from many experts in the field of
sustainable construction, including
non-governmental and national
representatives, supplemented by
senior officials from the European
Commission.The multilingual glossary
now in use across the construction
sector, is available from here:
http://www.europeanconcrete.eu/
issues/common-language
The European Minerals Day initiative
(EMD) took place, once more, in 2011.
CEMBUREAU once again joined forces
with the industrial minerals sector
(IMA-Europe), and the European
aggregates sector (UEPG), in the
organisation of two events designed
to raise awareness about the impor-
tance of minerals in our daily lives.
The first of these two successful
initiatives was the organisation in April
of a Parliamentary Première, held at
the European Parliament located in
Brussels. Attended by over 100
participants representing the
European institutions, Permanent
Representations and Embassies as
well as the minerals sector and
NGOs, the EMD partners took this
opportunity to highlight the European
minerals sector’s contribution to
Europe’s sustainable, smart and
inclusive growth.
This was followed by the official
open days which were held in quarries
across Europe during the weekend of
13 – 15 May 2011. Together with a
representative from the European
Commission, the EMD partners were
present at the Bulgarian central event
held in Vetovo.
In October 2011, CEMBUREAU once
again joined forces with the other
members of the European Concrete
Platform (ECP). On this occasion, the
aim was to promote both the activities
of the ECP as well as the benefits of
concrete in terms of sustainable
construction. The ECP was thus
present with a stand during the World
Sustainable Building Conference
which was held in Helsinki. The key
topics presented to visitors included
the benefits of thermal mass in
relation to reducing the energy
consumption of buildings, as well as
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CEMBUREAU IT
New CEMBUREAU
Document Management
System
With the aim of facilitating and
strengthening the work of the
CEMBUREAU secretariat, the
Association has invested in the
development of a dedicated
Document Management System
(DMS). In collaboration with the
CEMBUREAU staff, a consultant was
identified and a programme selected
and adapted to meet the Association’s
needs.
The programme, “Organon”, allows for
the management of, amongst others,
contacts, documents, working groups
and meetings. During the year, tests
were carried out on the system and
training provided to all members of
staff. CEMBUREAU would like to thank
the positive efforts of the whole team
in implementing this tool.
CORPORATE
CEMBUREAU Public Affairs
In terms of Public Affairs, CEMBUREAU
continued to work closely with both
the Members Plenary Group (MPG)
and the Senior Advisory Group (SAG),
in order to ensure a valuable contribu-
tion to CEMBUREAU’s advocacy.
In addition to regular contacts on
specific issues, the MPG met twice in
2011. The first meeting (MPG Working
Session) was held in Brussels in
springtime, and their Annual Meeting
was held in Bucharest (Romania)
in September. Once again, these
Meetings are of utmost importance for
co-ordinating and implementing the
actions of CEMBUREAU and its
Members.
The SAG also played an indispensable
role, with the majority of its work
being conducted via conference calls
and e-mails.
Contacts with other Cement
Associations
CEMBUREAU’s Chief Executive attend-
ed the General Assembly of FICEM
(the Federación Interamericana del
Cemento) held in Quito, Ecuador on
28 October 2011.
CEMBUREAU also maintained regular
contacts with the Australian Cement
Industry Federation (CIF), the Japan
Cement Association (JCA), and the
Portland Cement Association (PCA)
and the Sindicato National da Industria
do Cimento (SNIC – Brazil).
The Association was also involved
in the CSI’s (Cement Sustainability
Initiative) stakeholders’ forum held in
Bangkok, Thailand on 20 September
2011, the focus of which was sustaina-
ble development, particularly in Asia.
In September 2011, the Association
was also represented at a workshop
under the auspices of the Global
Superior Energy Performance
Partnership (GSEP). GSEP is an
initiative of the Clean Energy
Ministerial (CEM) and the International
Partnership for Energy Efficiency
Cooperation (IPEEC).
The aim of GSEP is to reduce global
energy use in industrial facilities and
commercial buildings in order to
improve energy security and to reduce
global greenhouse gas emissions.
Cement is one of the 6 GSEP working
groups and the aim of the workshop
was to discuss its future activities.
These include working further on an
Activity Statement of Common
Interests and Strategies to Implement
the Mission by the next meeting
which will be held in 2012.
CEMBUREAU is now liaising with the
European Commission to give a
European dimension to this public–
private partnership.

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Technical
Director: Claude Loréa
Assistant: Marie-Hélène Troger
Health & Safety Issues Officer: Kamil Mroz (from 16 April 2012)
Issues Manager: Vagner Maringolo
Issues Officer: Karl Downey
Secretary: Cathy Roeland
Secretary: Inna Perova
Chief Executive
JEAN-MARIE CHANDELLE
KOEN COPPENHOLLE
(Chief Executive from 1 July 2012)
Assistant: Martine Paravy
Secretary: Stella Kirabo
Corporate & Human Resources
Manager: Nathalie Timmerman
Secretary: Sylvianne Liesen
Office & Property
Manager: Nour-eddine Chafki
Assistant: Latifa Ben Yamoun
Finance & IT
Manager: Eric Berger
IT assistant: Latifa Ben Yamoun
Communications
Head: Jessica Johnson
Graphic Designer & Corporate Identity: Patricia Moreaux
Secretary: Inna Perova
Intelligence Unit
Head: Jean-François Mottint
Information Analyst: Jean-Baptiste Gomes de Almeida Morais
Assistant: Nour-eddine Chafki
Statistics & Industrial Data
Economics & Statistics Officer: Alessandro Sciamarelli
(from 9 July 2012)
Secretary: Mireille Tonnet
Energy
Head: Sven Rydahl
Secretary: Mireille Tonnet
CEMBUREAU SECRETARIAT

35CEMBUREAU organisational structure on 30 April 2012
CEMBUREAU
ORGANISATIONAL
STRUCTURE
ON
30 APRIL 2012

CEMBUREAU organisational structure on 30 April 201236
CEMBUREAU ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Austria T. Spannagl
Belgium P. Dolberg A. Jacquemart
Bulgaria A. Chakmakov T. Kostov
Czech Republic J. Hrozek J. Chmela
Denmark R. Nicolini M.L. Braad
Estonia M. Einstein
Finland K. Matikainen
France J.Y. Le Dreff R. Benyakhlef
Germany G. Hirth Ch. Knell
Greece S. Baltzis P. Deleplanque
Hungary J. Szarkándi
Ireland H. Morris K. McKnight
Italy M. Buzzi F. Pedetta
Latvia E.A. Garcia Morelos Zaragoza R. Kuhn
Lithuania J.A. Mituzas A. Zaremba
Luxembourg J.-P. Proth W. Bauer
Netherlands D. Gauthier R. van der Meer
Norway G. Syvertsen P. Brevik
Poland T. Ehrhart K. Kocik
Portugal L.F. Sequeira Martins G. Salazar Leite
Romania M. Rohan D. Bach
Slovenia J. Funda
Spain J. Béjar V. Lefebvre
Sweden J. Gånge
Switzerland U. Sandmeier K. Wenger
Turkey M. Güçlü
United Kingdom J. Morrish J. Gonzalez
Permanent AlternatesFull Members
Members Ex Officio J.-M. Chandelle Chief Executive
K. Coppenholle Chief Executive (from 1 July 2012)
C. Loréa Technical Director
A.M. O'Loghlen President of Liaison Committee
BOARD
President I. Madridejos Fernandez
Vice President P. Hoddinott

Austria T. Spannagl
Belgium P. Dolberg A. Jacquemart
Bulgaria A. Chakmakov T. Kostov
Czech Republic J. Hrozek J. Chmela
Denmark R. Nicolini M.L. Braad
Estonia M. Einstein
France R. Benyakhlef J.Y. Le Dreff
Germany Ch. Knell G. Hirth
Greece S. Baltzis P. Deleplanque
Hungary J. Szarkándi
Ireland K. McKnight H. Morris
Italy P. Bianchi
Latvia E.A. Garcia Morelos Zaragoza R. Kuhn
Lithuania J.A. Mituzas A. Zaremba
Luxembourg J.-P. Proth W. Bauer
Netherlands D. Gauthier
Poland T. Ehrhart K. Kocik
Portugal G. Salazar Leite C.M.D. Oliveira
Romania M. Rohan D. Bach
Slovenia J. Funda
Spain V. Lefebvre J. Ruiz de Haro
Sweden J. Gånge
United Kingdom J. Morrish J. Gonzalez
President A.M. O’Loghlen
Vice President G. Hirth
Permanent AlternatesFull Members
Members Ex Officio J.-M. Chandelle Secretary General
K. Coppenholle Secretary General (from 1 July 2012)
LIAISON COMMITTEE OF THE CEMENT INDUSTRIES IN THE EU

Austria T. Spannagl
Belgium A. Jacquemart
Germany G. Hirth
Latvia I. Madridejos Fernandez (CEMBUREAU President)
Members Ex Officio J.-M. Chandelle CEMBUREAU
K. Coppenholle CEMBUREAU
E. Berger CEMBUREAU
RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Chairman: P. Hoddinott
Composition
STEERING COMMITTEE
Working Group Nominee(s) Country Position
Working Group 1
“Climate Change & CO2”
D. Gauthier Netherlands Sponsor
V. Mages Slovenia Co-Chairman
F.J. Merle Pons Spain Co-Chairman
Working Group 2
“Energy & Materials
Resources”
T.P. Ehrhart Poland Sponsor
R. van der Meer Sweden Co-Chairman
J-P. Grozellier Switzerland Co-Chairman
Working Group 3
“State of the Art in
Cement Manufacturing”
P. Bianchi Italy Sponsor
J. M. Bravo Ferreira Portugal Co-Chairman
G. Cinti Italy Co-Chairman
Working Group 4
“Health & Safety”
T. Spannagl Austria Sponsor
M.H. Silva Portugal Co-Chairman
M. Schneider Germany Co-Chairman
Working Group 5
“Markets & Products”
M. Güçlü Turkey Sponsor
P. Dolberg Belgium Sponsor
C. Bannon Ireland Co-Chairman
J. C. López Agüí Spain Co-Chairman
Members Ex Officio
R. Mirza CSI - Observer
I Madridejos Fernandez CEMBUREAU President
A.M. O'Loghlen Liaison Committee President
G. Hirth Liaison Committee Vice President
J.-M. Chandelle Chief Executive
K. Coppenholle Chief Executive (from 1 July 2012)

MEMBERS PLENARY GROUP
Austria F. Friembichler
Belgium A. Jasienski
Bulgaria V.B. Stariradev
Croatia Z. Bartolovic
T. Renic
Czech Republic J. Gemrich
Denmark R. Nicolini
Estonia M. Einstein
France A. Bernard-Gély
Germany M. Schneider
Greece N. Kotitsas
Hungary T. Pálvölgyi
Ireland K. McKnight
Italy G. Schlitzer
Latvia E.A. Garcia Morelos Zaragoza
Lithuania A. Zaremba
Alt. J.A. Mituzas
Luxembourg J.-P. Proth
Netherlands A. Burger
Norway G. Syvertsen
Poland J. Deja
Portugal M.J. Azancot
Romania M. Dracea
Slovenia J. Funda
Spain A. Zaragoza Ramírez
Sweden A. Lyberg
Switzerland G. Spicher
Turkey O. Tezmen
United Kingdom P. Chana

Associations
AITEC D. Gizzi
G. Schlitzer
ATIC M.J. Azancot
MPA-Cement D. Demorais
R. Leese
Oficemen E. Alonso Pelegrín
SFIC A. Bernard-Gély
VDZ J. Ruppert
M. Schneider
Companies
Aalborg R. Nicolini
CEMEX M. Casey
CRH C. A. Bannon
HeidelbergCement C. Moreau
R. van der Meer
Holcim R. Mirza
Italcementi M. Benusiglio
S. Gardi
Lafarge K. Rispal
Alt. A. Vauchez
Members Ex Officio J.-M. Chandelle CEMBUREAU
K. Coppenholle CEMBUREAU
C. Loréa CEMBUREAU
SENIOR ADVISORY GROUP

WORKING GROUPS AND TASK FORCES
WORKING GROUP 1“Climate Change and CO2”
Co-Chairmen V. Mages - F. J. Merle Pons
Task Forces - Carbon Leakage
- CEN TC 264 WG33 Mirror Group
- 2050 Low Carbon Economy Roadmap
WORKING GROUP 2“Energy and Materials Resources”
Co-Chairmen J-P. Grozellier - R. van der Meer
Task Forces - Biodiversity
- Electricity
- Solid Fuels
- End of Waste
WORKING GROUP 3“State of the Art in Cement Manufacturing” - (including environmental performance)
Co-Chairmen J. M. Bravo Ferreira - G. Cinti
Task Force - Revision of the BREF
WORKING GROUP 4“Health and Safety”
Co-Chairmen M.H. Silva - M. Schneider
Task Forces - Comprehensive Health Risk Study
- Crystalline Silica
- REACH – SDS - C&L
WORKING GROUP 5“Markets and Products”
Co-Chairmen C.A. Bannon - J.C. López Agüí
Task Forces - Product Standards and Regulations
- Sustainable Construction
CEMBUREAU MANAGEMENT
Chief Executive J.-M. Chandelle
Chief Executive (from 1 July 2012) K. Coppenholle
Technical Director C. Loréa

MEMBERS
&
ASSOCIATE
MEMBER

MEMBERS
AUSTRIA VÖZ – Vereinigung der Österreichischen Zementindustrie
Association of the Austrian Cement Industry
BELGIUM Febelcem – Fédération de l’Industrie Cimentière Belge a.s.b.l.
Association of the Belgian Cement Industry
CZECH REPUBLIC Svaz výrobců cementu ČR
Czech Cement Association
DENMARK Aalborg Portland A/S
FINLAND Finnsementti Oy
FRANCE SFIC – Syndicat Français de l’Industrie Cimentière
Association of the French Cement Industry
GERMANY VDZ – Verein Deutscher Zementwerke e.V.
German Cement Works Association
Tannenstrasse 2
DE - 40476 Düsseldorf
www.vdz-online.de
Tel.: +49 211 45 78 1
Fax: +49 211 45 78 296
info@vdz-online.de
ESTONIA KNC – As Kunda Nordic Tsement
Kunda Nordic Cement Corporation
Jaarma 2
EE - 44106 Kunda
www.knc.ee
Tel.: +372 32 29 900
Fax: +372 32 21 546
knc@knc.ee
BULGARIA BACI – Bulgarian Association of Cement Industry
73 Todor Alexandrov Blvd
BG - 1303 Sofia
www.bacibg.org
Tel.: +359 2 984 81 90
Fax: +359 2 981 22 96
baci.baci.bg@gmail.com
Reisnerstrasse 53
AT - 1030 Wien
www.zement.at
Tel.: +43 1 714 66 81 0
Fax: +43 1 714 66 81 66
office@voezfi.at
Boulevard du Souverain 68
BE - 1170 Bruxelles
www.febelcem.be
Tel.: +32 2 645 52 11
Fax: +32 2 640 06 70
info@febelcem.be
K. Cementárně 1261
CZ – 153 00 Praha 5 - Radotín
www.svcement.cz
Tel.: +420 2 57 811 797
Fax: +420 2 57 811 798
svcement@svcement.cz
Islands Brygge 43
DK - 2300 Kobenhavn S
www.aalborgportland.com
Tel.: +45 32 88 44 40
Fax: +45 32 88 44 10
cement@aalborg-portland.dk
Skräbbölentie 18
FI - 21600 Parainen
www.finnsementti.fi
Tel.: +358 201 206 200
Fax: +358 201 206 311
info@finnsementti.fi
7, place de la Défense, La Défense 4
FR - 92974 Paris-La-Défense Cedex
www.infociments.fr
Tel.: +33 1 55 23 01 23
Fax: +33 1 55 23 01 24
sfic@sfic.fr

IRELAND Cement Manufacturers Ireland
ITALY Aitec – Associazione Italiana Tecnico Economica del Cemento
Italian Technical and Economic Association of Cement
LUXEMBOURG CIMALUX s.a.
NETHERLANDS ENCI BV - Eerste Nederlandse Cement Industry
NORWAY Norcem A.S.
POLAND PCA – Stowarzyszenie Producentów Cementu
The Polish Cement Association
HUNGARY MCSZ – Magyar Cementipari Szövetzég
Hungarian Cement Association
CEMEX LATVIALATVIA
GREECE HCIA – Hellenic Cement Industry Association
LITHUANIA Akmenes Cementas AB
1 Bakou G. Street
GR - 115 24 Athens
www.hcia.gr
Tel.: +30 210 691 18 86
Fax: +30 210 699 33 98
hcia@otenet.gr
Bécsi út 120.
HU - 1034 Budapest
www.mcsz.hu
Tel.: +36 1 250 1629
Fax: +36 1 368 7628
mcsz@mcsz.hu
Confederation House
84/86 Lower Baggot Street
IE - Dublin 2
Tel.: +353 1 605 16 21
Fax: +353 1 638 16 21
Piazza Guglielmo Marconi 25
IT - 00144 Roma
www.aitecweb.com
Tel.: +39 06 54210237
Fax: +39 06 5915408
info@aitecweb.com
Lielirbes liela 17a - 28
LV - 1046 Riga
www.cemex.lv
Tel.: +371 67033400
Fax: +371 67033414
informacija@cemex.com
J.Dalinkeviciaus g.2
LT - 85118 Naujoji Akmene
www.cementas.lt
Tel.: +370 425 58395
Fax: +370 425 56533
sekretoriatas@cementas.lt
50, rue Romain Fandel
LU - 4149 Esch-sur-Alzette
www.cimalux.lu
Tel.: +352 55 25 25 1
Fax: +352 55 70 61
info@cimalux.lu
Lilleakerveien 2 B
NO – 0283 Oslo
www.norcem.no
Tel.: +47 22 87 84 00
Fax: +47 22 87 84 01
firmapost@norcem.no
Gebouw Cementrum
St. Teunislaan 1
NL - 5231 BS ’s-Hertogenbosch
www.enci.nl
Tel.: +31 73 640 11 70
Fax: +31 73 640 12 99
betoninfo@enci.nl
ul. Lubelska 29
PL - 30 003 Kraków
www.polskicement.pl
Tel.: +48 12 423 33 55
Fax: +48 12 423 33 45
biuro@polskicement.pl

TURKEY TÇMB – Türkiye Çimento Müstahsilleri Birligi
TCMA – Turkish Cement Manufacturers’Association
UNITED KINGDOM MPA – Mineral Products Association – Cement
All country codes are written in accordance with ISO Standard 3166 - Part 1
SWITZERLAND cemsuisse
SPAIN Oficemen – Agrupación de Fabricantes de Cemento de España
Association of Spanish Cement Producers
SWEDEN Cementa AB
ROMANIA CIROM
SLOVENIA SLOCEM – Slovenian Cement Producers Association
PORTUGAL ATIC – Associação Técnica da Indústria de Cimento
Technical Association of the Cement Industry
Edifício Central Park
Rua Central Park, nº 6 - 1º C
PT-2795-242 Linda-a-Velha
www.atic.pt
Tel.: +351 21 351 08 30
Fax: +351 21 351 08 38
cimento.atic@atic.pt
1-3 Valter Maracineanu St,
3rd floor, Room 250-252, Sector 1
RO - 77562 Bucharest
www.cirom.ro
Tel.: +40 21 313 20 10
Fax: +40 21 313 20 10
office@cirom.ro
Dunajska 63
SI - 1000 Ljubljana
Tel.: +386 5 392 12 07
Fax: +386 5 305 10 27
slocem@slocem.si
José Abascal 53 - 1°
ES - 28003 Madrid
www.oficemen.com
Tel.: +34 91 441 16 88
Fax: +34 91 442 38 17
direccion@oficemen.com
PO Box 47210
SE - 100 74 Stockholm
www.cementa.se
Tel.: +46 8 625 68 00
Fax: +46 8 625 68 98
danderyd@cementa.se
Marktgasse 53
CH - 3011 Bern
www.cemsuisse.ch
Tel.: +41 31 327 97 97
Fax: +41 31 327 97 70
info@cemsuisse.ch
Tepe Prime, A Block Floor: 18-19
Eskişehir Devlet Yolu
(Dumlupinar Bulvari) 9.km
TR - No: 266 06800 Ankara
www.tcma.org.tr
Tel.: +90 312 444 50 57
Fax: +90 312 265 09 05
info@tcma.org.tr
Riverside House
4 Meadows Business Park
Station Approach,
Blackwater, Camberley
GB - Surrey, GU17 9AB
cement.mineralproducts.org
Tel.: +44 1276 608 700
Fax: +44 1276 608 701
mpacement@mineralproducts.org

All country codes are written in accordance with ISO Standard 3166 - Part 1
Croatia Cement g.i.u.CROATIA
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
Prilaz Gjure Deželića 30
HR - 10000 Zagreb
www.croatiacement.hr
Tel.: +385 1 48 46 854
Fax: +385 1 48 46 139
cca@croatiacement.hr

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ACE Architects Council of Europe
ACEI Alliance for a Competitive European
Industry
AEII Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries
BAT Best Available Techniques
BIBM European Federation for Precast Concrete
BREF Best Available Techniques Reference
Document
BSS Basic Safety Standards
BUSINESSEUROPE Confederation of National Employers
Federations
CCC Climate Change Committee
CEM Clean Energy Ministerial
CEPMC Council of European Producers of Materials
for Construction
CLM Cement, Lime and Magnesium Oxide
CLP Classification, Labelling & Packaging
CSES Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services
CSI Cement Sustainability Initiative
ECB European Central Bank
ECF European Construction Forum
ECP European Concrete Platform
EED Energy Efficiency Directive
EESC European Economic and Social Committee
EFCA European Federation of Concrete
Admixtures Associations
ELVs Emission Limit Values
ENVI European Parliament Committee on the
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
EPBD Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
EPDs Environmental Product Declarations
ERMCO European Ready Mixed Concrete
Organisation
ESDA European Social Dialogue Agreement
ETS Emissions Trading Scheme
EUCOPRO The European Association for
Co-processing
EuLA European Lime Association
Euromines European Association of Mining Industries
FAIB Federation of European and International
Associations
FOB Freight on Board
GNR Getting the Numbers Right
GSEP Global Superior Energy Performance
Partnership
IED Industrial Emissions Directive
IMA-Europe Industrial Minerals Sector
IMF International Monetary Fund
IPEEC International Partnership for Energy
Efficiency Cooperation
ITRE European Parliament Committee on
Industry, Research and Energy
MEPs Members of the European Parliament
MPG Members Plenary Group
NEPSI European Network for Crystalline Silica
NIMs National Implementation Measures
REACH Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation
of Chemicals
SAG Senior Advisory Group
SEAP Society of European Affairs Professionals
SFR Solid Recovered Fuels
UEPG European Aggregates Association
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
WBCSD-CSI World Business Council for Sustainable
Development-Cement Sustainability
Initiative
WFD Waste Framework Directive
ABBREVIATIONS GLOSSARY

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