Bellona Europa, alongside 22 organisations, representing impacted industry associations, think tanks and
civil society organisations urge the European Commission to stay committed to the
development of a technology-neutral and performance-based approach to cement
standardisation in Europe. Anything short of that is at odds with European competition law and
the Construction Products Regulation; and undermines the competitiveness of the European
cement industry.

The three below recommendations are crucial to prioritise the development of technology-neutral cement standards, in line with the legal mandate provided by the CPR: 

• Cement standards need to be technology-neutral and agile at a time when innovations in low-carbon cement manufacturing is at an all-time high

• Cement standards need to respect the CPR and create an open and competitive single market

• Cement standards need to work for a competitive European circular economy

Read the full letter below.

• Joint Letter – Cement Standards (pdf)