Cimpor participated, together with OYAK Çimento, in COP31, which begins today, November 9, and runs until November 20, in Antalya, Turkey. The objective is to demonstrate that a low-carbon future is being built today, with concrete projects and innovative technologies, as stated in a press release.
According to the same source, during the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the company will present its industrial experience, with solutions and interventions on low-carbon construction materials, financing and technological innovation, complemented by project-sharing meetings. The conference brings together world leaders, companies and civil society organizations to discuss responses to climate change, carbon emission reductions and sustainability goals.
Cimpor participates at COP31 to present, on an international platform, its projects for sustainable production, decarbonization, circular economy and innovation, reinforcing its role in transforming the cement industry. For Cimpor, this presence is also an opportunity to project the knowledge acquired in different markets and to put it at the service of low-carbon construction. Sharing that experience and engaging in dialogue with other stakeholders aims to bring climate ambition closer to the industrial reality and to pave the way for new ways to build the future.
The participation includes high-level meetings with international interlocutors and the organization of debate panels in the Blue Zone (where the institutional and political meetings with restricted access take place) and in the Green Zone (an area open to the public and to civil society). Cimpor has a 100 m² stand where it will present sustainability projects and innovative technologies. The stand concept combines concrete, nature and technology, with a central digital core, five screens and interactive experience areas.
Among the initiatives in the company spaces, the launch of the Hatay 3D Passive House and the presentation of Havelar by Cimpor are scheduled for November 10. On the outside, a dedicated exhibition area of 150 m² is planned, where it will showcase its 3D concrete printer and the Energy Ark technology.
Cimpor’s operational experience in Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Ghana will serve as the basis for the session on the transition to low-carbon materials, on November 12. On November 13, the panel “Calcined Clay Transition Alliance” is expected to include Suat Çalbıyık, Chairman of Cimpor and OYAK Çimento, in the discussion of the proposal for an international alliance to accelerate the production and adoption of cements with calcined clays.
Also planned for November 13 is the intervention of Pedro Reis, Vice-President of the Strategic Advisory Board of Cimpor Global and former Minister of Economy of Portugal, in the panel “Carbon Has a Price. Who Finances the Transition?.” The discussion will analyze the impact of carbon costs on investment decisions and access to financing, as well as risk sharing and incentives that can enable decarbonization projects in different markets.
On November 16, Berkan Fidan, Cimpor’s Global CTO, is scheduled to participate in “The Intelligent Plant: AI, New Materials and the Electrification of Heavy Industry.” The session will explore the combination of artificial intelligence, new materials and electrification to reduce energy consumption and emissions in heavy industry, without compromising product quality or operational continuity. The program continues on the same day with “AI for Decarbonization,” featuring brief presentations and discussions about artificial intelligence projects.
Transforming possibilities into decarbonization and efficiency solutions effectively applied to the day-to-day construction is one of the industry’s current challenges. By bringing its experience and projects to COP31, Cimpor seeks to contribute to a discussion focused on achieving climate targets, with knowledge, innovation and collaboration. The joint participation with OYAK Çimento has a clear objective: to demonstrate that the construction of a low-carbon future is already underway, through concrete projects and innovative technologies.
