Decarbonising the cement industry through manufacturing excellence
29 September - 02 October 2024 | Hilton Warsaw City Hotel, Poland
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Attendees
Speakers
Sessions
- Global cement industry market and trade trends
- Cement industry and the circular economy
- Carbon management: policy, regulatory developments, carbon trading
- Carbon mitigation/low-carbon technologies present and future:
– Alternative fuels: preparation, handling & storage, dosing, combustion systems, Hydrogen applications
– Clinker reduction and low carbon cement development
– Calcined clay production, ternary cements, novel cements
– Carbon capture technologies
– Carbon utilisation and storage - Digitalisation and smart plants, including AI/ML for process automation, optimisation, quality control and maintenance
- Cement manufacturing best practice for:
quarry operations, raw materials management, quality control, grinding and crushing, pyroprocessing, refractories, emissions monitoring and control, plant optimisation, maintenance, bulk materials handling and storage, plant engineering modifications and upgrades.
Reasons to attend Cemtech Europe 2024

Innovate
Explore innovation in low-carbon cements and network with industry leaders

Network
Meet with 250 cement professionals in Warsaw, Poland for the industry's leading conference and exhibition

Inform
Stay informed and make crucial decisions in the evolving cement industry landscape.
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RegisterAvailable until 31 August 2024. Receive a 10% discount for groups of three or more when booked at the same time.
14:00
Exhibition set-up
16:00
Delegate registration
7:30
Delegate registration
8:15
Welcome address: conference organisers Thomas Armstrong, , International Cement Review
8:30
The Polish cement sector, industry development and low carbon future Jan Deja, Chief Executive, Polish Cement Association
9:00
Decarbonising the cement industry: from ambition to deployment Koen Coppenholle, CEO, Cembureau
9:30
Taking stock of industry 2030 commitments Jim O'Brien, , Jim O'Brien CSR Consulting
10:00
European cement sector, corporate developments and strategic outlook Jean-Christophe LEFÈVRE-MOULENQ, Analyste Financier Coordinateur Matériaux & BTP , Independent Consultant
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Panel discussion: regulatory and policy hurdles for carbon capture (moderated by Peter Hoddinott) Krzysztof Bolesta, Secretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment Wojciech Lewandowski, Associate Director, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) Wojciech Nowak, Centre of Energy, Director, AGH University of Krakow Andrzej Losor, Member of the Management Board GC SA., Górazdze Cement S.A. (Heidelberg Materials)
12:30
Lunch
14:00
Holcim Polska’s decarbonisation strategy in Poland Stanislaw Sobczyk, , Holcim Polska S.A.
14:20
Anthemis Project: developing an inland cement plant with cost effective onshore and offshore transportation and storage Jan Theulen, Director, Heidelberg Materials
14:40
Addressing the complexities of CCUS in cement Duncan McLachlan, , io consulting
15:00
New Approaches, actionable insights and frameworks for the development of large-scale decarbonisation projects Philip Glörfeld, Director Business Development & Sale – Europe, Africa & CIS, thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH
15:30
Coffee Break
16:00
Myth buster – global cement decarbonisation Amr A. Nader, , A³&Co.®
16:20
From silo monitoring to fully automated cement orders Bengt Steinbrecher, HEAD OF DIGITAL PARTNERSHIPS, Holcim Jean-Jacques Bois, ., Nanolike
16:40
KHD ProMax RTO – an intelligent approach to pyroprocess optimisation Jörg Bornemann, , Humboldt Wedag GmbH
17:00
Crucial operation – open gear cleaning and flushing Grégoire Roux, Senior Lubrication Engineer, TotalEnergies Lubrifiants
8:30
CCU in China and decarbonisation case studies from Europe Zhiwei Gu, , SINOMA CBMI ENGINEERING S.A.S
9:00
The road to 65% alternative fuels by 2030 for CRH Gary Rock, Alternative Fuels & Raw Materials Task Force Leader, CRH Group Technical Services
9:30
Maximising alternative fuels using machine learning and model predictive control in a cement kiln Jon Ander Bengoechea Lopetegui, , Rockwell Automation Juliano de Goes Arantes, MPC Sales Manager - EMEA, Rockwell Automation
10:00
Using air canons to help plants reduce their carbon footprint Jeff Shelton, CEO, Dracyon Corp Connor Shelton, , Dracyon Corp
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Slag – enabling reduction of clinker factor in cement blends Alejandro Velez, CPE, Sika Services AG
11:30
The role of Pamir mills in successful decarbonisation Hakan Benzer, Founder Partner, MINERVA ENGINEERING MÜHENDISLIK A.S
12:00
Ways of reducing resources and energy consumption and CO2 emissions – case studies from the cement industry in Europe Loïc Pottier, Area Sales Manager, Fives FCB
12:30
Lunch
14:00
AI in action: saving fuel with closed-loop pyroprocess control Kenny Wong, Head of Product, CARBON RE
14:20
E-Decarbonation – decarbonise your operations with a digital ecosystem Maxime RAMAEL, Strategic Account Executive, Schneider Electric
14:40
Decarbonising cement supply chains through logistics excellence Karsten Horn, , INFORM GmbH
15:00
Ceramic vortex finder – a robust alternative to increase the lifetime of dip tubes in the preheater tower Lars Andersen, , HASLE Refractories A/S
15:30
Coffee Break
16:00
Next-generation activators to reduce cement CO2 Estelle Raynaud, Cement BU Technical Director, CHRYSO
16:20
Advancing sustainable cement production: operational insights from calcined clay and FUELFLEX® technologies Lars Kuur, Program Manager, FLSmidth Cement
16:40
Overcoming challenges of HPGR grinding systems Kaushik Ghosh, after sales, Maschinenfabrik Köppern GmbH & Co. KG
17:00
Reducing energy consumption in grinding mills with energy efficient lubricants Rodion Rodionov, Marketing Communications Specialist, Klüber Lubrication München GmbH & Co. KG
19:30
Gala Dinner
7:45
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