Workshop on carbon capture technologies in the cement industry on 17 October 2018 and new CEMCAP film

A workshop on innovative carbon capture technologies in the cement industry will take place in Brussels on 17 October 2018. The event, organised by ECRA and the research groups CAMCAP and CLEANKER, will investigate the technological and economical boundary conditions for application of carbon capture and storage technology in the cement industry. Participation is free of charge. The CEMCAP project on carbon capture and storage in cement production has also recently released a film providing information about the innovative oxyfuel cooler technology. VDZ is involved both in the CEMCAP project and in the CLEANKER project, which researches carbon capture and storage by means of calcium looping. continue

VDZ Technical Training Programme 2018/2019 published

VDZ has now released its new Technical Training Programme 2018/2019. The newly expanded training programme for newcomers and experts in the cement industry covers a broad scope of topics on the production of cement and its application in mortar and concrete. It is founded on VDZ’s technical and scientific expertise gained from its research and the services it provides for international cement producers. continue

Cement industry presents innovative research projects for CO₂ abatement at 23^rd global climate conference (COP23)

German and international cement industries have presented innovative research projects in the field of CO2 abatement at the 23rd UN climate conference (COP23) in Bonn. The event “Low Carbon Innovation in the Cement and Chemicals Industries: Status quo and Perspectives” was held on 11 November 2017 in the German Pavilion. For around a decade, the cement industry has been researching technologies suitable for carbon capture as a precondition for the storage or later utilisation of CO2. Now the industry is ready to test one of these technologies on an industrial scale in Europe. continue