en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has called on the UK government to address the competitiveness issues faced by British cement manufacturers, following the government's announcement of new support for the ceramics and chemical industries.

Cement is one of the most energy-intensive manufacturing sectors, yet the industry has been excluded from government support schemes such as the Energy Intensive Industries (EII) compensation scheme. The MPA stated that this forces domestic producers to face energy prices significantly higher than those of their overseas competitors. Industry leaders have long advocated for several key policy actions aimed at creating a level playing field for UK cement producers and securing the future of this 200-year-old industry.

The MPA is calling for measures to address high energy and carbon costs, including the establishment of a robust Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and an announcement to increase network cost compensation. Chris Leese, Executive Chair of the MPA, stated that the government needs to address the root cause of why so many heavy industrial enterprises are facing severe survival challenges. UK industrial energy prices have lacked competitiveness for years, and the country has been overtaken by the EU in key policy areas such as CBAM and carbon capture, making the domestic market more vulnerable to high-carbon imports. Leese pointed out that the UK needs to reverse the trend of deindustrialization, as British cement production struggles to compete with rapidly growing imports, leading to a serious risk of carbon leakage and endangering communities that have relied on these high-quality industrial jobs for generations.

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