Speakers at the two -day Green Cementy and Expo conference, which started on Thursday in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: By Agreement
On Thursday (May 15, 2025), the Hyderabad in Hyderabad started 21. The edition of the CII Green Cementy, with the speakers emphasized the importance of cement industry and accelerated the adoption of measures to reduce its carbon footprint.
When Green Cementtech 2025, Chairman and CEO of Zemuja Cements Ajay Kapur, he dealt with the opening meeting of a two -day conference and EXPO, organizing the Indian Industry Confederation (CII) in cooperation with the Cement (CMA) Association (CMA).
“We must continue to integrate futuristic technologies that transform the way we produce, move and think about cement. The way forward is challenging but full of opportunities,” he said.
The joint MD MD Sagar Cements S. Sreekanth Reddy said: “There is a huge potential for deep decarbonization in the cement industry – powered by renewable energy, artificial intelligence and digital innovations.” The CII Green Cementech 2025 organizers reported in a press release that the event with a “road towards pure zero carbon” because its topic aims to explore innovative strategies and initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint in this industry.
Indian need for cement was 450 MT
Later in the media interaction of Mr. Kapur and Mr. Reddy, some measures that the cement industry carried out, including waste recovery, renewable energy and the use of municipal solid waste, especially waste plastics, such as fuel next to coal. The installed cement production capacity is approximately 680 million tonnes. Last year, the consumption of cement in India was 450 MT.
Green Cementech 2025 and the Chief Technical and Chief Sustainability Director of Ultrath Goyal Cement, said the conference that the cement sector in India is one of the most effective in the world-is economical and environmental.
The National Vice -Chairman of the Indian Green Building Council, Shekhar Reddy, increased availability of certified green products and incentives contributes to the momentum of the Green Building program.
Published – May 16 2025 15:17
