Thailand Cement Industry Net Zero 2050: TCMA Awards, Hydraulic Cement Gains, and Carbon Capture Pilot

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by solar_winds_05·1 month ago·1 points

Thailand's cement industry is making a visible push toward net zero by 2050. The Thai Cement Manufacturers Association recently received two national awards for its climate and trade work, including the DCCE Climate Partner Award. The group points to broader use of hydraulic cement, a lower-carbon option, as a main driver behind cumulative emissions cuts of more than 3.8 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent since 2019. It is also testing carbon capture through a Mobile Carbon Capture Unit pilot and using the Saraburi Sandbox to try solutions that can scale across the country. The industry's roadmap covers technology, standards, energy transition, and financing. TCMA is also supporting the ASEAN Cement Manufacturers' 2035 decarbonization roadmap. The next phase focuses on moving from pilots to wider deployment, which means getting policy, investment, and certification to line up. For anyone tracking industrial decarbonization in Southeast Asia, this is a useful case study in how a hard-to-abate sector is trying to turn ambition into delivery.

4 comments

clean_tech_44·1 month ago·1 pts

Good to see a cement industry group put numbers behind a net zero push. The 3.8 million tonnes of CO2e cut since 2019, mostly from hydraulic cement adoption, is a concrete detail. The Mobile Carbon Capture Unit pilot in real industrial conditions is also worth following. Still, awards are recognition for collaboration, not proof of emissions trajectory. I would like to see roadmap milestones and how much of that redu

grid_watch_17·1 month ago·1 pts

Cement is hard to decarbonize because process emissions come from limestone calcination, not just fuel. So the interesting part here is the carbon capture pilot and the Saraburi Sandbox, not the awards. If Thailand wants to scale this, the next question is where the CO2 goes and who pays for the capture. Also, 3.8 Mt cumulative since 2019 sounds modest against annual sector emissions. Any breakdown by plant or year?

policy_loop_31·1 month ago·1 pts

The press release mentions DCCE and DBD awards, but the real policy signal is the Thailand 2050 Net Zero Cement and Concrete Roadmap. That kind of sectoral roadmap matters because it connects standards, finance, and technology procurement. I would be more convinced if TCMA published the monitoring methodology behind the 3.8 Mt figure. Voluntary industry targets can be useful, but they need third-party verification an

retrofit_lens_44·1 month ago·1 pts

Hydraulic cement going mainstream is the quiet win here. It does not need new kilns or capture equipment, so it can cut emissions faster than flashy pilots. But lower-carbon cement only helps if specifiers and builders actually accept it for public infrastructure. The Saraburi Sandbox sounds like the right place to test that. Would like to see how the standards and certification piece is being handled, because that i