Concrete Industry Jointly Declares '2050 Carbon Neutrality'

Hanjin Cement's Danyang Plant. The photo is unrelated to specific expressions in the article. [Photo by Korea Cement Association]

[Asia Economy Reporter Junhyung Lee] The Korea Concrete Institute announced the declaration of '2050 Concrete Carbon Neutrality' at the Concrete Day event held on the 24th. The declaration ceremony was jointly attended by 22 organizations from industry and academia related to concrete, including the Korea Concrete Institute, the Korean Institute of Construction Engineering and Management, the Korean Road Society, and the Korea Ready-Mixed Concrete Association.

The declaration includes contents on the development of low-carbon concrete technology and transformation of production structures to achieve carbon neutrality, realization of a concrete-centered circular economy, and strengthening international cooperation for decarbonization. The 22 participating organizations plan to cooperate mutually for continuous industrial development through strengthening the competitiveness of the concrete industry.

At the declaration ceremony, Lee Hyun-jun, president of the Korea Cement Association, stated, "Cement and concrete have contributed to the advancement of construction culture as safe and economical materials, but they face many urgent issues such as low-carbon green growth and transition to a resource-circulating economy." He added, "The 22 organizations must collaborate to play a partner role in successfully achieving the transition to the Fourth Industrial Revolution society and 2050 carbon neutrality."

Meanwhile, to participate in the government's 2050 carbon neutrality vision, the Korea Concrete Institute formed the 'Cement-Concrete Green New Deal Committee' composed of experts within the institute last month. A committee official said, "The roles of academia, research, and industry are being emphasized to achieve carbon neutrality," adding, "It is urgently necessary to establish an advanced value chain composed of 'waste-cement-concrete-engineering-construction-demolition' to achieve greenhouse gas reduction and other goals."

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