Beginning the final month of 2025 with full commitment and focus on union actions leading up to the 6th BWI World Congress and its upcoming Global Strategic Plan 2026–2031, BWI held the 1st National Meeting of the Cement and Construction Materials Network: Building a Common Union Agenda for the Cement Industry on 1–2 December. The event was organised with the support of the Belgian union ACV-CSC and the São Paulo Chemical Workers Union, which hosted the meeting in São Paulo, Brazil. It was also broadcast live via Zoom, allowing union leaders from across the country to participate.

The first day consisted of technical sessions conducted by DIEESE, represented by Victor Pagani, Director of Union Relations, and by the BWI, represented by Nilton Freitas, Regional Representative, and Camila da Fonseca Aranha, Regional Education Officer. Participants discussed the current state of the Brazilian cement industry, major sector developments, including decarbonisation, and issues related to promoting a just transition in the supply chains of construction materials such as cement.

The second day focused on political and practical dialogues aimed at defining strategies to establish a Unified National Agenda for the cement sector, build a Common Union Agenda for the industry, and create a Strategic Action Plan for 2026.

In total, the event gathered two federations (FETICOM-SP and FETRACONSPAR) and ten unions from across the country, including the Chemical Workers Union of SP and ABC, the Queixadas Union, SINDPRESP, SINDICAGESE, STICC NF, STICC POA, SINTICOM Itapeva, SINTICOMEX-MG, and SINTRACIMENTO of Curitiba and Region.

At the conclusion of the meeting, participants agreed to establish the Brazilian Network of Workers in the Cement and Related Industries, committing to implement the Strategic Action Plan for 2026 and to coordinate politically for the 6th BWI World Congress set to take place for the first time in Brazil in November 2026, in São Paulo/SP at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.