Last week, our Public Affairs team co-hosted the UK Minister of State for Industry, Sarah Jones MP, at our Rugby Cement Plant, for a round table discussion about barriers and potential policy solutions to decarbonise cement production.

Co-hosted with Diana Casey, Mineral Products Association (MPA), Executive Director for Energy and Climate Change, the visit focused on how the Government can provide policy support to the cement sector.

Joining the round table were MPA members and discussions were wide-ranging, covering cement production within the UK’s established carbon capture clusters, ‘dispersed’ plants like Rugby (not within a cluster), and decarbonisation opportunities across the wider industry.

Pictured left to right are Diana Casey, MPA Executive Director for Energy and Climate Change, Sarah Jones MP, and Philip Baynes-Clarke, Director – Cemex UK Cement Operations & Technology.