Cement Industry's Proactive Response to 'Carbon Trade Regulations'... Development of Emission Calculation Guidelines

Launch of International Standard Consortium for Cement Carbon Emission Calculation
Domestic Cement Industry Opinions to Be Reflected

The cement industry is taking proactive measures to respond to carbon trade regulations by developing guidelines for calculating carbon emissions.

On the 9th, according to the Korea Cement Association, the Korea Cement and New Materials Research Consortium launched the "International Standard Council for Calculating Carbon Emissions of Cement Products" at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Gangnam, Seoul.

A cement factory located on the outskirts of Seoul. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

The council aims to develop guidelines for calculating carbon emissions that reflect the opinions of the domestic cement industry and challenge international standardization. Recently, new regulations related to carbon emissions for imported products have increased, with the European Union (EU), the United States, and others requiring carbon emissions calculations throughout the entire product system process.

Additionally, the council will serve as a think tank for the cement product sector during the research process of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s National Standard Technology Project, in which the Korea Cement and New Materials Research Consortium participates. This project is titled "Establishment of Standard-Based Calculation of Product Carbon Emissions to Respond to Global New Environmental Regulations."

The launch ceremony was attended by international standard experts and cement company executives and academics, including Kim Jin-man, co-chairman of the "Cement Green New Deal Committee" and professor at Kongju National University, Bae Pan-sul, executive director of the Korea Cement Association, representatives from the law firm Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, and the National Institute of Technology and Standards’ Cement KS Expert Committee.

At the research presentations held during the launch ceremony, attorney Kim Jin-hyo from Bae, Kim & Lee LLC explained the recently strengthened carbon trade regulations and the scope of greenhouse gas emissions calculation in his presentation titled "Global Carbon Environmental Trade Regulations and Trends in International Standardization of Carbon Emissions." Dr. Cho Hyun-jung from the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology outlined the background and future plans of the standard technology project. Additionally, Professor Moon Joo-hyuk from Seoul National University, who is developing the international standard guidelines, presented on the "International Calculation Method for Carbon Emissions of Cement Products."

Kim Ui-cheol, head of the Korea Cement and New Materials Research Consortium, stated, “If the unprecedented international standard development work related to cement products in Korea is reflected in the carbon emissions calculation guidelines to be discussed in the future international standard council and established as an international standard, it is expected that the competitiveness and status of the domestic cement industry will be upgraded during the global push for carbon neutrality, which is a worldwide issue.”

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