CEMEX announced that Vertua®, its low carbon and net-zero CO2 products, is now available in Mexico after a successful introduction in Europe. Vertua® is a milestone towards carbon-neutral construction. Starting December 1, it is available in Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Cancun, Tijuana, León, Querétaro, Puebla, Mérida, and Mazatlán, and will be gradually available in the rest of Mexico.
Vertua® is the result of the work done by the CEMEX’s Research and Development Center in Switzerland. It is part of the ambition to deliver net-zero CO2 concrete by 2050. Customers in several European countries are already using Vertua® in flagship infrastructure projects and many climate-friendly building projects, significantly reducing their construction CO2 footprint.
Ricardo Naya, President of CEMEX Mexico, stated: "With Vertua®, we are taking a decisive step in addressing Climate Change in Mexico and the world, by offering a line of concretes with up to 70 % fewer carbon emissions. In CEMEX, we embrace the circular economy concept and put it into action by offering our customers solutions like Vertua® to keep them at the forefront of sustainability efforts."
Early this year, CEMEX announced its Climate Action strategy, defining a global target of a 35 % reduction of CO2 emissions per ton of cementitious products by 2030. To complement this strategy with a longer-term vision, CEMEX also established an ambition to deliver net-zero CO2 concrete to all its customers globally by 2050.
