The EU Parliament has approved changes to the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which aims to level the playing field between EU27 producers and importers in terms of CO2 costs (Photo: Cembureau Roadmap). Now, a decision has been made on a new de minimis mass threshold of 50t of cement, which can be imported CBAM-freely from outside the EU as part of efforts to reduce the administrative burden for small and medium sized enterprises (SME) and occasional importers. According to the EU, this will exempt 90% of importers – mainly SMEs and individuals – that import only small quantities of CBAM-effected goods such as cement.