The Impact of COVID-19 on the Cement Industry

As the COVID-19 outbreak has slowed construction in many countries, the industry has seen lower demand for its products, leading to overcapacity. Cement companies are largely expected to survive the crisis, but they must strengthen their sustainabi...

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Main Authors:	Schlorke, Sabine, Tu, Li, Stec, Marek, Villar Mallagray, Juan, Kaleem, Hassan
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	CEMENT INDUSTRY CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/925561614577158444/The-Impact-of-COVID-19-on-the-Cement-Industry http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35233

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spelling	okr-10986-352332021-04-23T14:02:19Z The Impact of COVID-19 on the Cement Industry Schlorke, Sabine Tu, Li Stec, Marek Villar Mallagray, Juan Kaleem, Hassan CEMENT INDUSTRY CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS As the COVID-19 outbreak has slowed construction in many countries, the industry has seen lower demand for its products, leading to overcapacity. Cement companies are largely expected to survive the crisis, but they must strengthen their sustainability and competitiveness. Companies must also reduce their carbon emissions for their long-term viability; with the cement sector generating 7 to 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, pressure is growing for the industry to achieve carbon neutrality. 2021-03-10T16:52:53Z 2021-03-10T16:52:53Z 2020-08 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/925561614577158444/The-Impact-of-COVID-19-on-the-Cement-Industry http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35233 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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description	As the COVID-19 outbreak has slowed construction in many countries, the industry has seen lower demand for its products, leading to overcapacity. Cement companies are largely expected to survive the crisis, but they must strengthen their sustainability and competitiveness. Companies must also reduce their carbon emissions for their long-term viability; with the cement sector generating 7 to 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, pressure is growing for the industry to achieve carbon neutrality.
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author	Schlorke, Sabine Tu, Li Stec, Marek Villar Mallagray, Juan Kaleem, Hassan
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title	The Impact of COVID-19 on the Cement Industry
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publisher	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
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url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/925561614577158444/The-Impact-of-COVID-19-on-the-Cement-Industry http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35233
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Cement Industry

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