Future Cement Conference and Exhibition

4th Future Cement Conference and Exhibition 2023

'Reducing CO₂ emissions from cement and concrete production'

6 - 7 December 2023

Pullman Brussels Centre Midi Hotel, Place Victor Horta 1, 1060 Brussels, Belgium

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The 4th Future Cement Conference and Exhibition will examine the next steps forward for the cement industry in a low- or zero-carbon world. Cement producers - who already produce, package, distribute and sell cementitious materials - are ideally placed to become the leaders in the new ‘no-carbon’ cements. Covering all the alternatives to OPC, as well as low-CO₂ options for concrete, and including pathways to CCUS, this conference will examine the way forward - to future cements.

The registration fee includes attendance at the conference and exhibition, conference programme booklet including delegate names/company/country, all available presentations in pdf format, participation in networking/speed-dating sessions, delegate name badge, special distribution magazine, coffee breaks and snacks, lunches, welcome reception and farewell reception. The FutureCem dinner is optional and is bookable during registration, with details on the dinner to be confirmed. The registration fee also includes any required on-site Covid testing.

Super Early-Bird registration is £595 and ends on 30 June 2023. The Early-Bird rate of £695 will apply from 1 July until the end of September 2023, followed by the Standard rate of £795 from 1 October and the Final rate of £895 after 1 November 2023. Cement producers benefit from a £100 discount on these rates, while employees of cement-producing members of partner associations (including the AUCBM, GCCA and WCA) gain an additional discount of £100 per person. Confirmed speakers register for £495. Confirmed cement-producer-speakers register free. Attendance at the FutureCem Dinner is £75. 

Please note that fees quoted do not include any applicable local taxes. Belgian VAT at 21% may be applicable to some parts or all of these fees.

Important note: We will never call you about booking hotel rooms for this conference (just use the link on the 'Accomodation' page). If someone calls you offering a discount on hotel rooms, they are trying to scam you. Just put the phone down on them!

Main Themes

• Alternatives to OPC/CEM 1
• Low-carbon low energy cements
• EU ETS developments
• CCS/CCU
• Global carbon trading schemes
• 'Eco' cements
• Non-calcined cementitious binders
• Geopolymers
• Bio-analogues
• Alternative raw materials
• Mineralisers and fluxes
• Non-calcareous mineral systems
• Alternative cements
• Fly-ash and slag-based cements
• Fuel options
• Carbon offests
• Low CO₂ options for concrete
• Waste Heat Recovery

Benefits of participation

• Technical and market trend papers
• Keep up-to-date with the state-of-the-art in alternative cement developments
• Fantastic networking opportunities
• Add value to your existing product mix
• Meet new customers

Who should attend?

• Cement and concrete producers
• Technologists and researchers
• Financiers and entrepreneurs
• Equipment producers and service providers
• Consultants and academics
• Traders and brokers
• ... all others with an interest in helping to reduce the environmental impact of cement and concrete production

3rd Future Cement Conference and Exhibition 2022

16 - 17 November 2022

Brussels, Belgium

Pullman Brussels Centre Midi Hotel, Place Victor Horta 1, 1060 Brussels, Belgium

The 3rd Global Future Cement Conference has successfully taken place.

Read the conference review of the 3rd FutureCem Conerence

When asked 'What did you like best,' the delegates answered:

Hearing the cement producers about their goals, problems, strategies ...
Networking, presentations
Tightness of the agenda and scope of agenda plus face to face
Good variation in participant backgrounds allowed for interesting discussions.
The participants
"Forced" networking, so that we can really have new connections.
Well organized
Excellent discussions!
Presentations and the People I met
Speed dating session was refreshing

The Virtual Global FutureCem Seminar took place on 16 March 2021  - Click here for full details

2nd Future Cement Conference and Exhibition 2019

22 - 23 May 2019, Brussels, Belgium

Pullman Brussels Centre Midi Hotel, Place Victor Horta 1, 1060 Brussels, Belgium

Including field trip to HeidelbergCement/CBR Lixhe plant on 24 May to visit the LEILAC CO₂-capture project (register during registration). Conference dinner at the Maison Grand'Place.

The 2nd Global Future Cement Conference has successfully taken place with 105 delegates.

Read the conference review of the 2nd FutureCem Conerence

1st Future Cement Conference and Exhibition 2011

8 February 2011
London UK

Read 1st Global Future Cement Conference review

Including field trip to Cemex Tilbury on 9 February 2011

Delegate comments on 1st Global Future Cement Conference 2011

• [This event was] a look into the future
• Well-ogranised and compact. Good length
• Very useful for me personally - thank you
• Great!
• Future Cements is a good place to make contacts and to find the status of the industry
• I will attend again
• Good moderation and well run. Good [level of] technical details