CEMEX announced that it is setting an ambitious goal for its Vertua® low-carbon cement and concrete products of reaching more than half of all cement and concrete sales by 2025.
Vertua® cement and concrete play an important role in the transition of the built environment to a net zero world, meeting customer needs through low-carbon products without compromising performance. The development and customer acceptance of Vertua® low-carbon products serves as an important milestone in CEMEX’s journey to become a net-zero CO2 company by 2050.
“The ultimate objective of our Future in Action program is to provide our customers with net-zero carbon products and solutions,” said Fernando A. Gonzalez, CEO of CEMEX. “Our Vertua® products are an important step in this direction, designed to meet society’s demand for resilient and long-lasting buildings and infrastructure built with a lower carbon footprint.”
Vertua® products have a CO2 reduction of at least 25% versus traditional cements. In concrete, the CO2 reduction ranges from 30% up to a full net-zero option.
After a successful global launch in 2020, Vertua® products have been widely accepted by customers worldwide. Vertua® cement and concrete accounted for 34% and 31% of total sales, respectively in the first quarter of 2022, almost double the prior year. This adoption rate speaks to strong customer demand for low-carbon products.
Vertua® concrete has already been used in landmark projects around the world like La Marseillaise, a new skyscraper in Marseille; as well as in the new HS2 high-speed railway in London; the QuerétaroIrapuato highway in Mexico; the new San Diego State University stadium in California; and the Pereira shopping center in Colombia, among many others.
Vertua® cement and concrete have been rolled out in Colombia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, the Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain, the US, the UK, and the United Arab Emirates.