2025, the Korea Cement Association officially released the "2050 Korea Cement Industry Carbon Neutralization Strategic Plan" at the Cemtech Asia 2025 Conference held at Conrad Hotel in Yoido, Seoul. The plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the cement industry by about 12% by 2030 and more than 50% by 2050 compared with 2018, and ultimately to achieve carbon neutrality.
Cemtech Asia attracted about 300 experts from Europe, Japan, China and India. Around the theme of "Decarbonization of Cement Industry", 25 research papers were presented to discuss the path and technology of low-carbon transformation of cement industry. At the meeting, the
Korea Cement Association proposed a three-pillar strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: the first is to promote carbon neutrality and environmental, social and governance (ESG) management based on the joint declaration; the second is to continue to invest in carbon neutrality related facilities; and the third is to carry out technology research and development for the production of low-carbon products. Among them, cement raw material development and manufacturing technology innovation are emphasized as the key to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
To achieve this goal, the Korean cement industry plans to develop low-carbon (non-carbonate) material technology to replace limestone, the raw material for cement clinker, with the goal of increasing the limestone replacement rate to more than 2% by 2030. In addition, the industry is developing new blended cement manufacturing technologies using materials such as limestone powder and calcined clay to reduce the use of clinker and increase the content of admixtures in cement. In terms of
fuel conversion, the industry proposes to develop key technologies to support the use of recycling resources, including pretreatment and pollutant control technologies, to replace fossil fuels such as coal with recycling resources including waste synthetic resins, biomass and hydrogen. The association predicts that if these methods are commercialized, by 2030, 80% of the recycled resources will be able to be supplied as a uniform heat source for biomass and hydrogen combustion. "We cannot stop the pace of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which is the only way for the sustainable development of the cement industry," said Jeon Geun Sik, president of the
Korea Cement Association. Through the implementation of this strategic plan, the Korean cement industry is expected to play a leading role in the low-carbon transformation of the global cement industry and contribute to the realization of global carbon neutrality.
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