CEMBUREAU - The European Cement Association

• Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries
• Alliance for a Competitive European Industry
• European Construction Forum (ECF)
http://www.ecf.be/
• Business Europe
http://www.businesseurope.eu/Content/Default.asp?
• BUILD UP
http://www.buildup.eu/
• Construction Products Europe (CPE)
http://www.construction-products.eu/
• European Concrete Platform (ECP)
http://www.europeanconcrete.eu/
• European Minerals Day
http://www.mineralsday.eu/
• European Network for Silica (NEPSI)
http://www.nepsi.eu/
• Industrial Emissions Alliance
• Industrial Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers (IFIEC) Europe
http://www.ifieceurope.org/
• European Cement Research Academy (ECRA
http://www.ecra-online.org/171/
• Non Energy Extractive Industries Panel (NEEIP)
• REACH Alliance
• Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency (SPIRE) Public-Private Partnership (PPP)
http://www.spire2030.eu/

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Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

450,000€

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• High Level Tripartite Strategic Forum on Sustainable Construction
• High Level expert Group on energy-intensive industries
• Raw Materials Supply Group
• Stakeholder Expert Group on the Review of EU Air Policy
• IED Article 13 Forum
• FEBI-FEBS-BusinessEurope-EuroChambres-INS-Eurostat (liaison between European trade associations, Eurostat and interested DGs)
• Ferrous and non-ferrous metals competitiveness expert group

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Input to EU consultations:
• Public Consultation in relation to the REACH REFIT evaluation
• Public stakeholder consultation - Interim evaluation of Horizon 2020
• Towards a common EU framework of core indicators for the environmental performance of buildings
• Open public consultation as part of the Fitness Check for the Construction Sector
• Public Consultation on the development of a comprehensive, integrated Research, Innovation, and Competitiveness Strategy for the Energy Union
• Consultation on the regulatory fitness of chemicals legislation (excluding REACH)
• Public Consultation on a proposal for a mandatory Transparency Register
• Consultation on a sustainable bioenergy policy for the period after 2020
• Consultation on priorities for Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 5 Work Programme 2018
• Consultation on streamlining monitoring and reporting obligations in environment policy
• Consultation on the Review of Directive 2012/27/EU on Energy Efficiency
• Public Consultation on the Evaluation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
• CEMBUREAU contribution to Public Consultation on the Evaluation of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) Regulation
• Public Consultation on the Functioning of Waste Markets
• Public Consultation on the Circular Economy
• Consultation on Addressing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and LULUCF in the context of the 2030 EU climate and energy framework
• Consultation on the preparation of a legislative proposal on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the European Union's greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment in a 2030 perspective

Position papers:
• Tiered approach impacts seriously the majority of energy-intensive industries in the EU and their associated value chains
• Joint Declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy
• EU-ETS: Tiering is not the solution
• EU-ETS PHASE IV REVIEW OPTIONS - CEMENT INDUSTRY’S VIEWS
• EU-ETS: CEMBUREAU highlights need for full free allocation to best performers
• Input on Action Plan to improve implementation of Birds and Habitats Directives
• Birds and Habitats Directives: Enhanced implementation to benefit biodiversity
• CEMBUREAU calls for circular economy policy which considers all opportunities
• Achieving a truly circular economy for waste. The co-processing solution

Projects
• The Concrete Initiative
http://www.theconcreteinitiative.eu/

Events
• Lunch debate on the “EU ETS & Cement Industry” in the European Parliament held on 1 February 2017 and related documents
• Working session on EU ETS Post 2020 with Member States Permanent Representations held in CEMBUREAU on 21 September 2016
• Concrete initiative Concrete Dialogue 2016 “Responsible solutions to Europe’s housing challenges” held on 17 November 2016
• Concrete initiative International Seminar on Thermal Mass held on 2 March 2016
• Concrete initiative Thematic Lunch 'Modernising buildings and infrastructure' held on 3 December 2015

Publications
• Innovation in the cement industry
• Cement production: An untapped waste management solution
• 2015 Activity Report
• Cement and Concrete Industry: Multiplier Effect on the Economy and their Contribution to a Low Carbon Economy
• Concrete Initiative fact sheet “Renewable energy in buildings: Unleashing the potential of thermal mass for electricity grid flexibility”
• Concrete Initiative study “Structural thermal energy storage in heavy weight buildings – Analysis and recommendations to provide flexibility to the electricity grid”
• Concrete Initiative fact sheet “Fire safety with concrete”
• Concrete Initiative study “Closing the loop: What type of concrete re-use is the most sustainable option?”
• Concrete Initiative position paper “Energy efficient & low CO2 buildings with concrete”
• Concrete Initiative fact sheet “CO2 and the built environment - The positive role of concrete”

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The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

• Date	08 Feb 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Videoconference - Exchange on CBAM
  DG	Taxation and Customs Union
  Attending	Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)

• Date	02 Feb 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Roundtable with associations of industrial users
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
  Attending	Virginie Battu-henriksson (Cabinet member) Adam Romanowski (Cabinet member) Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member) Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
  Other Lobbyists	Fertilizers Europe The European Steel Association European Aluminium AISBL Confederation of European Paper Industries Cerame-Unie European Chemical Industry Council Glass for Europe EUROPEAN APPAREL AND TEXTILE CONFEDERATION

• Date	29 Jan 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Decarbonisation in the cement industry
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra
  Attending	Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)

• Date	26 Jan 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Decarbonisation of energy intensive industries
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
  Attending	Adam Romanowski (Cabinet member)

• Date	15 Jan 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Presentation of the company and of the cement sector's issues related to CCUS and how to incentivise CO2 use, incl. revising the ETS legislation.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
  Attending	Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet member)

• Date	15 Jan 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Exchanges on the upcoming industrial carbon management strategy, the role of CCS and CCU to decarbonise the EU cement sector. Vision on the forthcoming EU cement industry roadmap.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
  Attending	Joan Canton (Cabinet member)

• Date	14 Dec 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Physical meeting with CEMBUREAU CEOs on CBAM
  DG	Taxation and Customs Union
  Attending	Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)

• Date	24 Oct 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Conference : Cementing Europe’s Future: Buildings for a Net Zero Age
  DG	Climate Action
  Attending	Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General)

• Date	16 Oct 2023	Location	BRUSSELS
  Subject	on Clean Transition Dialogues
  Cabinet	Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen
  Portfolio	President
  Attending	Peter van Kemseke (Cabinet member)

• Date	24 May 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Net Zero Industry Act
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	European Green Deal
  Attending	Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)

• Date	25 Apr 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Delegated Act RFNBO/RCF
  DG	Climate Action
  Attending	Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General)

• Date	24 Apr 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	existing policies for support of carbon capture projects and the Net Zero Industry Act.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
  Portfolio	Europe Fit for Digital Age
  Attending	Pierre-Arnaud Proux (Cabinet member) Thomas Woolfson (Cabinet member)

• Date	09 Mar 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Presentation of CEMBUREAU's views on the Net Zero Industry Act and the CCUS value chain and cement contribution
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
  Portfolio	Energy
  Attending	Ruud Kempener (Cabinet member)

• Date	16 Feb 2023	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	Preparation of net zero industry and critical raw materials acts
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
  Portfolio	Internal Market
  Attending	Joan Canton (Cabinet member)

• Date	20 Oct 2022	Location	Brussels
  Subject	circular economy and construction sector
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	European Green Deal
  Attending	Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	European Insulation Manufacturers Association European Aluminium AISBL Construction Products Europe European Construction Industry Federation Cerame-Unie European Builders Confederation AISBL Housing Europe Holcim Ltd Compagnie de SAINT-GOBAIN VELUX A/S (VELUX Group)

• Date	07 Oct 2022	Location	video-call
  Subject	Carbon Capture Storage and Use
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	European Green Deal
  Attending	Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member) Antoine Colombani (Cabinet member) Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)

• Date	05 May 2022	Location	Videoconference
  Subject	REPowerEU; fit for 55 package
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
  Portfolio	Internal Market
  Attending	Joan Canton (Cabinet member)

• Date	25 Nov 2021	Location	virtual
  Subject	Energy state aid guidelines
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni
  Portfolio	Economy
  Attending	Alienor Margerit (Cabinet member)

• Date	14 Oct 2021	Location	Online
  Subject	High energy prices and how this is affecting the competitiveness of European companies in the energy intensive sectors.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
  Portfolio	Energy
  Attending	Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet member) Kadri Simson (Commissioner) Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Fertilizers Europe Confederation of European Paper Industries European Aluminium AISBL EUROALLIAGES The European Steel Association GLASS ALLIANCE EUROPE AISBL International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers Cerame-Unie EUROMETAUX European Lime Association

• Date	28 Sep 2021	Location	Videoconference
  Subject	Fit for 55, energy prices
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
  Portfolio	Internal Market
  Attending	Joan Canton (Cabinet member)

• Date	21 Sep 2021	Location	Online
  Subject	Draft State aid Guidelines on Climate, environmental protection and Energy
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
  Portfolio	Europe Fit for Digital Age
  Attending	Anne Funch Jensen (Cabinet member)

• Date	23 Jul 2021	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Videoconference - Follow-up meeting to the COM proposal for a CBAM
  DG	Taxation and Customs Union
  Attending	Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)
  Other Lobbyists	The European Steel Association TITAN CEMENT INTERNATIONAL SA

• Date	02 Jul 2021	Location	video-call
  Subject	Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; EU ETS
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	European Green Deal
  Attending	Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member) Antoine Colombani (Cabinet member)

• Date	29 Jun 2021	Location	virtual
  Subject	- EU cement industry's decarbonisation efforts - Fit for 55, trade and carbon leakage - CBAM
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
  Portfolio	An Economy that Works for People
  Attending	Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
  Other Lobbyists	TITAN CEMENT INTERNATIONAL SA CRH plc

• Date	15 Jun 2021	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Videoconference - Exchange of views on practical implementation of a CBAM
  DG	Taxation and Customs Union
  Attending	Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)

• Date	03 Jun 2021	Location	virtual
  Subject	Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
  Portfolio	An Economy that Works for People
  Attending	Gints Freimanis (Cabinet member)

• Date	24 Mar 2021	Location	Videoconference
  Subject	Commissioner Breton meeting with CEOs from Energy Intensive Industries on Industrial strategy & fit for 55.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
  Portfolio	Internal Market
  Attending	Joan Canton (Cabinet member) Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	FuelsEurope EUROMETAUX European Chemical Industry Council Confederation of European Paper Industries BASF SE The European Steel Association Fertilizers Europe

• Date	04 Mar 2021	Location	Video meeting
  Subject	points of discussion: circular economy sustainable built environment Biodiversity Air quality
  DG	Environment
  Attending	Florika Fink-Hooijer (Director-General)

• Date	23 Feb 2021	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Videoconference - Exchange on CBAM
  DG	Taxation and Customs Union
  Attending	Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)

• Date	16 Dec 2020	Location	video-call
  Subject	Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	European Green Deal
  Attending	Antoine Colombani (Cabinet member)

• Date	08 Dec 2020	Location	virtual
  Subject	PWC study of CEBAM
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni
  Portfolio	Economy
  Attending	Alienor Margerit (Cabinet member)

• Date	27 Oct 2020	Location	online
  Subject	the carbon neutrality and the EU policies in relation to waste
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
  Portfolio	Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
  Attending	Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet member)

• Date	21 Sep 2020	Location	Brussels - online
  Subject	Discuss their issues on construction and CO2 neutrality
  DG	Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  Attending	Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)

• Date	16 Jun 2020	Location	virtual
  Subject	CBAM
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni
  Portfolio	Economy
  Attending	Alienor Margerit (Cabinet member)

• Date	15 May 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	ETS and EEAG guidelines concerning Cement; digitalization of the construction sector
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
  Portfolio	Europe Fit for Digital Age
  Attending	Linsey Mccallum (Cabinet member)

• Date	12 May 2020	Location	Brussels - videoconference
  Subject	Recovery, climate neutrality, carbon border adjustment
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	European Green Deal
  Attending	Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)

• Date	20 Apr 2020	Location	video conference
  Subject	COVID 19 economic impact on Energy intensive industries
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
  Portfolio	Internal Market
  Attending	Gaelle Garnier (Cabinet member) Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	FuelsEurope European Chemical Industry Council HeidelbergCement AG ArcelorMittal The European Steel Association Eni S.p.A. European Plastics Converters Association MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company Minafin Group

• Date	05 Mar 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	To address the Green Deal and its relevance for the cement industry. The overall discussion focused on the ambition of the industry to become carbon neutral along the cement and concrete value chain by 2050.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
  Portfolio	Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
  Attending	Marius Vaščega  (Cabinet member)

• Date	07 Feb 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	how cement can be a part of a sustainable and innovative EU
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel
  Portfolio	Digital Economy and Society
  Attending	Dara Murphy (Cabinet member)

• Date	07 Feb 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	how cement can be a part of a sustainable and innovative EU
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel
  Portfolio	Innovation and Youth
  Attending	Dara Murphy (Cabinet member)

• Date	05 Feb 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	European cement industry in transition, role of cement in economy. Decarbonization possibilities in cement industry, CCS and CCU Technologies. Circular economy in cement industry.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
  Portfolio	Energy
  Attending	Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)

• Date	30 Jan 2020	Location	Brussels, BE
  Subject	BCG report on carbon leakage risks,
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni
  Portfolio	Economy
  Attending	Alienor Margerit (Cabinet member)

• Date	04 Jun 2019	Location	Bruxelles, Belgique
  Subject	Les défis et les opportunités ouverts par la transition énergétique pour les industries du ciment
  DG	Energy
  Attending	Dominique Ristori (Director-General)

• Date	04 Sep 2018	Location	BERL
  Subject	Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries - 2050 strategy
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska
  Portfolio	Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  Attending	Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member) Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	European Chemical Industry Council Covestro AG Eni S.p.A. The European Steel Association Tata Steel Nederland Holcim Ltd ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical FuelsEurope CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. BASF SE

• Date	31 Aug 2018	Location	BERL
  Subject	Energy Strategy
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska
  Portfolio	Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  Attending	Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	The European Steel Association European Chemical Industry Council FuelsEurope

• Date	03 Jul 2018	Location	Brussels
  Subject	EU 2050 strategy
  DG	Climate Action
  Attending	Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General)

• Date	21 Dec 2016	Location	Brussels
  Subject	ETS revision, carbon leakage classification
  DG	Climate Action
  Attending	Jos Delbeke (Director-General)

• Date	14 Sep 2015	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	Meeting requested to present Energy Intensive Industries Alliance position on ETS post 2020 and COP21
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica
  Portfolio	International Cooperation & Development
  Attending	Denis Cajo (Cabinet member) Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Cabinet member)

• Date	14 Jul 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	European Minerals Days
  DG	Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  Attending	Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)

• Date	22 Jun 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	The position of the European Cement industry vis-à-vis European decarbonisation policy; challenges to the sector.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
  Portfolio	Energy Union
  Attending	Peter van Kemseke (Cabinet member)

• Date	03 Jun 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	New College and Better Regulation
  DG	Communications Networks, Content and Technology
  Attending	Robert Madelin (Director-General)
  Other Lobbyists	The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA Acumen Public Affairs FoodDrinkEurope European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Novartis International AG Oracle GIGAEurope aisbl Toy Industries of Europe European Chemical Industry Council RTL Group SANOFI Dow Europe GmbH American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union RELX Cargill Jaguar Land Rover Limited CEMA - European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles spiritsEUROPE MERIAL Syngenta Crop Protection AG European Centre for Public Affairs

• Date	03 Jun 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	New College and Better Regulation
  DG	Communications Networks, Content and Technology
  Attending	Robert Madelin (Director-General)
  Other Lobbyists	FoodDrinkEurope Oracle GIGAEurope aisbl Dow Europe GmbH Syngenta Crop Protection AG European Centre for Public Affairs RELX Toy Industries of Europe The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA CEMA - European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association Cargill Jaguar Land Rover Limited Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles spiritsEUROPE European Chemical Industry Council RTL Group Acumen Public Affairs SANOFI European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology MERIAL American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union Novartis International AG

• Date	02 Jun 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Circular Economy
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen
  Portfolio	Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
  Attending	Heidi Jern (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

• Date	01 Jun 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	ETS post 2020
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn
  Portfolio	European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations
  Attending	Emma Udwin (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	European Chemical Industry Council

• Date	28 Apr 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Meeting with Mr Koppenholle
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
  Portfolio	Research, Science and Innovation
  Attending	Maria Da Graca Carvalho (Cabinet member)

• Date	30 Mar 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Presentation of the cement industry, the Concrete Initiative and links with Cohesion Policy
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Corina Crețu
  Portfolio	Regional Policy
  Attending	Mathieu Fichter (Cabinet member)

• Date	19 Mar 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Employment and labour law issues
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)

• Date	19 Feb 2015	Location	Brussels, Berlgium
  Subject	Competitiviness, Energy Union and ETS review
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
  Portfolio	Climate Action & Energy
  Attending	Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member)