In this joint episode of the World Cement magazine and Cementing Europe’s Future, Koen Coppenholle, CEO of CEMBUREAU, discusses the European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal (CID) and its implications for the European cement sector.

The conversation explores the CID’s approach to financing industrial decarbonisation, the role of state aid, the importance of a watertight Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and the urgent need to scale up CO2 infrastructure. It also touches on challenges around energy prices, market creation for low-carbon products, and the regulatory clarity needed to move from ambition to delivery.

With policy proposals still in motion, this episode offers a timely look at what’s at stake for one of Europe’s most energy-intensive industries.