Jakarta, April 15 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Industry is accelerating the transformation of the national cement industry toward a more environmentally friendly sector by implementing a decarbonization strategy based on five key pillars.

Head of the Ministry's Standardization and Industrial Services Policy Agency, Emmy Suryandari, said in a statement confirmed on Wednesday that the strategy focuses on emission reduction as the top priority before moving toward carbon neutrality.

"The global cement industry is currently navigating a complex business environment shaped by three major influences: urbanization, decarbonization, and digitalization," she said.

She explained that the five pillars include energy and material efficiency throu...