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The DNI of the MIEM and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) co-organized the event Decarbonization of heavy industry in Uruguay: strategies and opportunities . The CIU supported and Ancap, the Inter-American Cement Federation (FICEM), the Latin American Steel Association (ALACERO) and the companies Gerdau, Cementos Artigas and Cielo Azul participated.
In the activity, held on April 19 at the Industriales Club, the national director of Industries, Susana Pecoy, said that this would be “the starting point of a series of meetings” that, in the short term, will have “the objective to continue following the path that the country has set for itself” in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These meetings will focus on addressing the steel and cement sectors, which Pecoy described as “key industries for economic growth.”
The leader thanked all participating institutions for their willingness “to work together to achieve better public policies, in pursuit of sustainable development.”
In addition to Director Pecoy, Christian Nieves, National Director of Energy, participated in the activity; Christiaan Gischler Blanco, IDB Lead Energy Specialist; Carola Saavedra, director of Communication and Projects at the CIU; Ricardo Pareja Soto, director of Innovation and Climate Action at FICEM; and Henrique Prado Pinheiro, head of Strategy and Sustainability at ALACERO. In addition, other representatives of these organizations and the invited Uruguayan private companies spoke.
