European Cement Decarbonisation Summit 2024

• Enhancing Carbon Management for Cement Production
• Analysing Market Projections and Future Outlook of Decarbonised Cement
• Unpacking Key Project Developments and Upgrades in Decarbonisation
• Improving Ongoing Efforts for 2030 and 2050 Targets & Regulations
• Exploring the Full Scope of Alternative Fuels for Decarbonised Cement
• Cementing Relations Across the Wider Value Chain and Europe

• Cement Producers
• Green Fuel Suppliers
• EPCs
• Concrete Manufacturers
• Carbon Capture Providers
• Senior Consultants
• Technology Providers
• Academics
• Policy Makers

Conference Chair: Ian Riley, CEO, World Cement Association

Keynote Speaker: Sebastian Reiter, Partner, McKinsey & Company

Prof. Dr. Georg Locher, Managing Director New Technologies, Schwenk Zement

Jan Skocek, R&D Program Manager Carbonation Technologies, Heidelberg Materials

Aris Tsikouras, Director – Decarbonisation Strategy, Titan Cement

Davide Zampini, VP – Global R&D, Cemex

Vincent Michel, Go4Zero Programme Director, Holcim Group

Kimberly Simancas, Head of Sustainability – Construction Adhesives, Henkel

Marcel Soulier, Sustainability Manager, Henkel

Lorenz Lechner, Head of Decarbonisation and Transformation, Alpacem

Guido Kuiper, Global Decarbonisation Consultancy Manager, Shell Catalysts & Technologies

Peter Breithaupt, Scientific Officer, European Commission

Diana Casey, Executive Director – Energy and Climate Change, Cement and Lime, Mineral Products Association

Conor O’Riain, Managing Director – Europe, Ecocem

Victor Smith, Business Development & Trading, CM Biomass

Andreas Cordes, Business Development Manager, Endress + Hauser

Andres Ponce, CEO, WtEnergy

Hervé Camerlynck, Managing Director, FEBELCEM

Haley Armstrong, Partner, AJW, Inc.

Hanne Marie Kvamsdal, Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF Industry

Svenja Baetz Director – International Bus. Dev, Brüning Group

Burçin Temel McKenna, Global Head of Carbon Capture, Ramboll Group

Laura Stefanini, Concrete Technologist, Byrne Bros.

Philip Glorfeld, Director Bus. Dev & Sales – Europe, Africa & CIS, Thyssenkrupp

Johan Gahnström, Principal Consultant & Senior Advisor, Research Institutes of Sweden AB

thyssenkrupp Polysius is a company that supplies technology, solutions and services not just for cement plants but for all kinds of complex technical processes. We offer the highest quality and long-lasting service worldwide.

Yet we see ourselves as more than just a supplier – thyssenkrupp Polysius is a reliable partner at our customers’ side. For customers who are looking at how they can develop their business and make it fit for the future. With our green technologies, such as polysius® oxyfuel, prepol® or polysius® booster mill, we are meeting the needs of our customers to transform industries like cement, lime and others from grey2green.

Our customers want high standards, just like we do. As colleagues we push each other hard to deliver peak performance. And we do that with customers too. From crushing, materials handling, grinding and pyroprocessing to our outstanding service, everything we do serves to drive the industrial transformation process.

thyssenkrupp cement | thyssenkrupp Polysius (thyssenkrupp–polysius.com)

Siemens Energy is a trademark licensed by Siemens AG

Siemens Energy is one of the world’s leading energy technology companies. The company works with its customers and partners on energy systems for the future, supporting the transition to a more sustainable world. With its portfolio of products, solutions and services, Siemens Energy covers almost the entire energy value chain – from power generation and transmission to storage. The portfolio includes conventional and renewable energy technology, such as gas and steam turbines, compressors, hybrid power plants operated with hydrogen, and power generators and transformers.

www.siemens-energy.com

With its brands, innovations and technologies, Henkel holds leading market positions worldwide in the industrial and consumer businesses. The Adhesive Technologies business unit is the global leader in the market for adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With Consumer Brands, the company holds leading positions especially in hair care and laundry & home care in many markets and categories around the world. The company’s three strongest brands are Loctite, Persil and Schwarzkopf. In fiscal 2022, Henkel reported sales of more than 22 billion euros and adjusted operating profit of around 2.3 billion euros. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. Sustainability has a long tradition at Henkel, and the company has a clear sustainability strategy with specific targets. Henkel was founded in 1876 and today employs a diverse team of about 50,000 people worldwide – united by a strong corporate culture, shared values and a common purpose: “Pioneers at heart for the good of generations.” More information at

www.henkel.com

Carbon Re is an Industrial AI company on a mission to reduce carbon emissions by gigatonnes every year through the use of AI technology. A joint spin-out of Cambridge University and UCL, it is focusing on decarbonizing cement and other foundational materials (such as steel and glass) which are responsible for more than 20% of global emissions. Carbon Re’s first product, Delta Zero Cement uses machine learning to optimize fuel use and quality in cement production.

https://carbonre.com/

Ecocem is a pioneer of high-performance technology that significantly reduces CO2 emissions in the cement and construction industries. Its breakthrough technology ACT can reduce the global carbon footprint of the traditional cement manufacturing process by more than half.

For more than 20 years, Ecocem has been developing, manufacturing, and supplying low carbon cement and construction solutions to markets in Europe. It operates from plants in France (2), the Netherlands and Ireland with an annual production of over 2 million tonnes of low-carbon cements.

From Le Grand Paris Express to Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, and the UK’s high-speed railway HS2, Ecocem has achieved a cumulative reduction to date of almost 18 million tonnes CO2 emissions. It would take over 800 million trees to capture this amount of CO2 in a year.

Investors in Ecocem include Saint-Gobain Group, a global leader in light sustainable construction, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Ecocem also counts ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, as a major shareholder in its Ecocem France subsidiary.

An independent company with a world-class innovation centre, Ecocem technology, products, and services can help the cement industry cost-effectively decarbonise by 50 per cent by 2030 – and build a more sustainable future for all.

www.ecocemglobal.com

CM Biomass was founded in 2009 as a response to the European Union’s increased demand for sustainable green energy solutions. Today CM Biomass is world’s largest biomass trader for wood pellets and high-energy alternative agri-fuels. With an expansive network featuring eleven production sites, 130+ suppliers, and over 50 warehouses worldwide, ensuring the delivery of over 4 million tons of biomass each year. CM Biomass commitment is to provide tailored, sustainable energy solutions that support industries in their shift from fossil fuels to renewable biomass alternatives, making decarbonization achievable and efficient.

www.cmbiomass.com

Endress+Hauser is a global leader in measurement and automation technology for process and laboratory applications. The family company, headquartered in Reinach, Switzerland, achieved net sales of more than 3.3 billion euros in 2022 with a total workforce of nearly 16,000.

Endress+Hauser devices, solutions and services are at home in many industries. Customers thus use them to gain valuable knowledge from their applications. This enables them to improve their products, work economically and at the same time protect people and the environment.

Endress+Hauser is a reliable partner worldwide. Its own sales companies in more than 50 countries as well as representatives in another 70 countries ensure competent support. Production facilities on four continents manufacture quickly and flexibly to the highest quality standards.

Endress+Hauser was founded in 1953 by Georg H Endress and Ludwig Hauser. Ever since, the company has been pushing ahead with the development and use of innovative technologies, now helping to shape the industry’s digital transformation. 8,700 patents and applications protect the Group’s intellectual property.

Having more than 30 years of experience, the Brüning Group internationally supplies combined heat and power plants with desired combustibles of biomass (e.g. wood chips, bio char and pellets) as well as recycling and waste products (e.g. waste and recycled wood). Therefore, our guiding principle is: “We enable a greener future.” The huge and unique network of suppliers and customers allows the Brüning Group to guarantee the desired demands and to find individually tailored solutions for diverse circumstances at any time. The Brüning Group specialised and, as a versatile, highly motivated team, forms a strong, interconnected collective. Being more than only a trading company the Brüning Group offers services of all kind of available logistic options (truck, vessel, train and intermodal), supports in waste notifications and presents all kinds of needed certificates.

www.bruening-group.com

Shell Catalysts & Technologies exists to provide Shell and non-Shell businesses with the tools, technologies and insights that are needed to navigate the energy transition.

We are pushing boundaries in the energy transition space. For decades, we have been developing game-changing technological innovations to help solve challenges that were previously thought to be unsolvable. Now we have, or are developing, a wide range of differentiated solutions that offer attractive decarbonisation opportunities, including biofuels, carbon capture and decarbonised (blue) hydrogen technologies.

What sets us apart is the knowledge we have gained from Shell’s corporate heritage as the operator of refineries and petrochemical plants around the world. It also gives us a unique perspective on how energy-intensive assets can remain competitive.  Our world-class research and development expertise has enabled us to establish an enviable track record for our future technology development.

Highly complex business and technological challenges lie ahead for the sector. But, with ingenuity, technical prowess and – crucially – collaboration, we can overcome them: Together, we can shape the energy landscape.

www.shell.com/ct

Valmet oy. Are a leading valve supplier in industrial gas, we are able to promise and deliver on the critical need for long-lasting reliability and performance. Having worked closely with major players in industrial gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, pulp + paper, mining + metals and renewable energy globally. We are able to offer our historical knowledge and accumulated skills as a part of our service to all our customers. Deep application and process knowhow is also automatically incorporated into the valve products we deliver.

We are seeing new, exciting applications where carbon capture plays an important role. Industries such as the concrete and cement are starting to absorb CO2 from their plants.

Our long history of suppling valves for absorption or any other kind of carbon dioxide separation in the refinery and chemical industries means we can say we have extensive experience of the requirements and challenges of carbon capture technologies. We can offer this experience to our customers and help them operate their carbon capture plant as efficiently and reliably as possible.

https://www.valmet.com/

TES is a global green energy company focused on developing giga-scale projects to produce hydrogen-based e-fuels, such as e-NG (electric natural gas made from green hydrogen and CO2). Based in Europe and operating worldwide, TES utilises renewable energy sources—such as solar, wind, and hydro—combined with climate-neutral CO2 to create e-NG, a drop-in fuel that can replace fossil natural gas. This scalable and cost-effective approach aims to provide reliable and affordable green energy globally. TES seeks to accelerate the adoption of green molecules across various sectors by making them easy to transport and consume, to deliver on real zero targets and win the climate race.

To support this vision of TES, TES is developing the Green Energy Hub in Wilhelmshaven. Not only will TES hereby provide green energy for Germany and Europe but also facilitate the export of CO2. The TES Green Energy Hub will include, among other features, a liquefied e-NG import terminal and a liquid CO2 export terminal. The CO2 export terminal will receive CO2 captured at emitters sites, transported by rail or pipeline to the terminal and designated for Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) to produce e-NG, as well as CO2 intended for sequestration.

https://tes-h2.com/

ACI has put together a range of packages to suit your requirements. These range from branding options, to full scale partner solutions and can be tailored to meet your objectives and budgets.

If you are launching a new product or service and wish to gain visibility and brand recognition within your industry, contact us today!

For commercial opportunities, please contact:

Venkat Paramasivam

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3141 0620

Email: [email protected]

The World Cement Association (WCA), founded in 2016, is the largest independent global organization for the cement and clinker industry. A not-for-profit company, WCA is owned by its members, including both large and small cement producers, as well as engineering, equipment, and technology firms. Members engage in WCA through its Board and committees, sharing best practices on topics like plant design, AI, and sustainability. WCA supports innovation and technical development to promote a sustainable cement industry, aligning with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for decarbonization. Offices are in London and Beijing.

For more than a century, ZKG CEMENT LIME GYPSUM has been an internationally leading technical journal for the entire binder industry and its suppliers in the field of mechanical and plant engineering. The journal is published in English. Specialists from all parts of the globe use this source to obtain vital information on cement, limestone and gypsum materials, extraction and preparation methods, thermal and mechanical processes and on production control, plant management and quality control systems. Fundamental topics are rationalization of production, reduction of energy consumption, enhancement of quality and improvement of environmental safety. A further emphasis is on mortar industry topics and the overall field of building materials chemistry. ZKG CEMENT LIME GYPSUM provides up-todate and highly competent information with its technical and scientific examinations. The ZKG CEMENT LIME GYPSUM job pages provide a forum for systematic recruitment in the fields of mechanical, plant and process engineering and materials science.

The Institute for International Co-operation (INICOP) is a non-profit organisation. The main aim is to improve and support the worldwide co-operation of single persons and organisations in the field of research, science and technology. INICOP provides a webbased platform which summarises relevant information improving international co-operation. This shall be achieved by the collection of the following data:

• events, conferences, fairs and workshops
• instruments for the funding of international co-operation
• Awards and competitions
• organisations which are interested in the exchange of scientists, students, etc.

http://www.inicop.org/

ASD Media is an online media company. We provide professionals in dedicated markets with news, intelligence, and interaction opportunities. During the last five years we developed dedicated websites for events, reports, news distribution and source data, and changed the name of the ASD-Network to ASDNews to emphasize the news focus.

http://www.asdmedia.nl/

EUPAVE is a not-for-profit association, with the objective of promoting all aspects of cement and concrete products for transport infrastructure and related areas, and in particular the specific contributions of cement and concrete to road safety, fuel consumption, congestion reduction and sustainable construction, amongst others.

The purpose of FEBELCEM, the Belgian Cement Industry Federation, is to ensure the presence in Belgium of a sustainable and lasting cement industry.

The Belgian cement industry can rely on a history rich in developments and technical innovations, but this is no longer enough today: in a world whose evolution is accelerating, we must not only be able to adapt but also play a leading role in the necessary transformation of our societies.

At FEBELCEM, we are convinced of the societal role of the cement industry and the ability of our industry to operate in a sustainable and lasting manner in 2050 and beyond.

We understand the importance of connection and networking. and strive to ensure you meet face-to-face with each and every one of your target contacts and to provide you with the time you need to have multiple unhurried conversations with them and build a lasting business relationship:

• A pre-event informal introduction the evening before the conference
• A minimum of five hours’ networking built into the two day conference agenda
• A networking grid which enables you to make your target contacts aware you are looking for them
• The option to join either social drinks or dinner during the evening of Day One
• ACI’s on-site team will assist you in locating your hard-to-find target contacts & make face-to-face introductions

Of course, if there is anybody you are unable to meet over the two days, ACI’s event team will do their best to initiate contact after the event.