CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today that it is supplying Vertua, its groundbreaking lower carbon concrete, for the construction of Warsaw’s P180 office building, a sustainable project that prioritizes the environment and wellbeing of its occupants. CEMEX was the first company to introduce a carbon-neutral concrete.
Vertua is part of a family of lower carbon building materials which include the first-ever net-zero CO2 concrete. The company supplied 3,500 m3 of Vertua concrete to the office building, which is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2022.
The P180 office building required a concrete product that could align with its sustainable vision. The project expects to receive green building certification by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and the WELL Health & Safety Rating from the International WELL Building Institute, which certifies spaces that put the wellbeing of its occupants first.
CEMEX introduced lower carbon products in 2018 and carbon-neutral products in 2020 and began its global rollout in 2021. Vertua ready-mix concrete was developed by innovative breakthroughs led by CEMEX's R&D center in Switzerland, and it is a crucial part of CEMEX's ambition to achieve carbon neutrality as part of its Future in Action program.
Under its Future in Action program, CEMEX announced a climate action target of reducing >40% in its CO2 emissions by 2030. The company´s clean electricity consumption will also increase to 55% by 2030. These goals also align with the well-below 2°C scenario and enable the company to reaffirm its 2050 goal of being net-zero carbon in concrete.
Note: Percentage variations related to kilograms of CO2 emissions per ton of cementitious materials or cubic meters of concrete are compared to the company´s 1990 baseline.
