October 5, 2020: Khun Mongkon Pornchunchoovong, Thai Cement Manufacturers Association on Sustainability presented the National Committee on Climate Change Policy-chaired by General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister on cement industry action in CO2 reduction emission under Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) Sector with clinker substitution. Memorandum of Understanding “The Integrated Collaboration on Climate Change for Thailand Achieving Target of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction-Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) Sector: Clinker Substitution” is collaboration among 5 ministries and 16 organizations from public, professional, industry and academic sectors with aimed to attain the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission from measures of clinker substitution not less than 300,000 tons CO2 within the year 2022 by promoting, supporting and increasing the use of standard and environmental friendly cement-so called ‘Hydraulic Cement’ to help reducing the CO2 emission. |