Green light for Cemex sustainability

Cemex has revealed significant progress in key indicators related to sustainable construction. “We are proud to have reached an alternative fuels substitution rate of close to 25% in our cement operations in 2011, on track to achieve a rate of 35% by 2015,” said Lorenzo Zambrano, chief executive of Cemex. In 2011, Cemex’s rate of alternative-fuel use rose to 24.7% of total fuel mix, a sizable improvement from its rate of 20.3% in 2010. In addition, the company achieved a 22.7% reduction on CO2 net emissions
May 4, 2012 Read time: 1 min
3016 Cemex has revealed significant progress in key indicators related to sustainable construction.

“We are proud to have reached an alternative fuels substitution rate of close to 25% in our cement operations in 2011, on track to achieve a rate of 35% by 2015,” said Lorenzo Zambrano, chief executive of Cemex.

In 2011, Cemex’s rate of alternative-fuel use rose to 24.7% of total fuel mix, a sizable improvement from its rate of 20.3% in 2010.

In addition, the company achieved a 22.7% reduction on CO2 net emissions per tonne of cement produced relative to its 1990 baseline, allowing the avoidance of yearly emissions equivalent to that of 1.3million cars per year.

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