Cement industry highlighted measures to reduce carbon footprints at Green Cementtech conference

Speakers at the two-day Green Cemente conference and fair in Hyderabad on Thursday. |Picture source: Arrangement

The 21st edition of CII Green Cementtech was conducted in Hyderabad on Thursday (May 15, 2025), and the speakers highlighted the importance of the cement industry to accelerate the adoption of measures to reduce its carbon footprint.

At the opening of the two-day conference and expo organized in partnership with the Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA), Ajay Kapur, chairman of Green Cement 2025 and managing director of Ambuja Cement, said sustainability means competition, which in turn led to growth.

“We have to continue integrating futuristic technologies that change the way we generate, move and think about cement. The road ahead is full of challenges, but full of opportunities,” he said.

“Depth decarbonization of the cement industry has great potential for deep decarbonization driven by renewable energy, artificial intelligence and digital innovation,” said Sagar Cements S. Sreekanth Reddy’s joint MD. The event’s “Training to Net Zero Carbon” theme is designed to explore innovative strategies and initiatives to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint, CII Green Cemente 2025 organizers said in a press release.

The cement demand in India is 450mt

Later, in media interactions, Mr. Kapoor and Mr. Reddy listed some measures being implemented by the cement industry, including waste heat recovery, renewable energy and the use of municipal solid waste, especially waste plastics as fuel, and coal. The manufacturing capacity installed in the cement industry is about 680 million tons. Last year, India’s cement consumption was 450 tons.

Raju Goyal, co-chair and chief technology and chief sustainability officer at Green Cemente 2025 Ultratech Cement, told the conference that India’s cement sector is one of the most effective cement sectors in the world – with economic and environmental value.

The national vice president of the Indian Green Building Council Shekhar Reddy has added certified green products and incentives to contribute to the momentum of the green building program.