Global Cement Live

Global Cement LIVE weekly webinar

Global Cement LIVE took place during the global Covid Pandemic - and we hope that it won't need to be back any time soon!

Thursdays during the coronavirus pandemic: 14:00 CET (Berlin, Paris, Rome)

Next edition: To be confirmed*

*After 56 editions of Global Cement Live, and as the global Coronavirus pandemic starts to abate, we are 'retiring' Global Cement Live for the time being. It was great while it lasted! We are very proud of our series of live broadcasts, which seemed to keep a real community of cement professionals going through the worst of the Pandemic, and we would most especially like to thank our fantastic guest presenters for their efforts. Remember, stay safe, be good, and if you can't be good, don't get caught! - Rob

However, if you would like to be a guest on a future edition of Global Cement LIVE, please contact the moderator, Dr Robert McCaffrey, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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"Among the cascade of webcasts we're all receiving these days, I'd rank yours #1." Robert Jutson, Griffin Capital, New York

Global Cement LIVE was one hour of discussion - live - of the week’s global cement news from around the world, including the latest on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the cement industry. 

View previous editions of Global Cement Live

Click on the links below to see the video of the each Global Cement LIVE

Global Cement LIVE 24 February 2022: 'The myth of Geopolymers,' John Kline, Kline Consulting

Global Cement LIVE 27 January 2022: 'Turning clay into a major zero-carbon clinker substitute,’ Jean-Michel Charmet, Fives Group

Global Cement LIVE 21 December 2021: The year in review, winners of photography and drone video competitions: Robert McCaffrey, Global Cement Magazine

Global Cement LIVE 18 November: 'The US PCA’s roadmap to carbon neutrality,' Rick Bohan, US Portland Cement Association

Global Cement LIVE 28 October: 'The Heat is On: Refractory producers squeezed by raw material supply crisis' - Mike O'Driscoll, Imformed

Global Cement Live 7 October: 'WasteAid – Exploring the potential for the cement industry to help the removal of low value plastics in low and middle income countries,’ Michelle Wilson, WasteAid

Global Cement LIVE 16 September: ''Application of CFD analysis for the optimised design of a gasifier for alternative fuel,’ Hans Jorgen Nielsen, LV Technology International

Global Cement Live 2 September: ‘The dwindling supply of fly ash in the US and market implications,’ John Kline, Kline Consulting

Global Cement LIVE 29 July: 'Blue is the new green: ecological coastal concrete infrastructure,' Ido Sella, ECOncrete

Global Cement LIVE 15 July: 'Avoiding potholes on the road to Net Zero: Intermittent Renewables and Fussy CCS,’ Daniel Summerbell, Carbon Re

Global Cement LIVE 17 June 2021: ‘Low CO2 cement inspired by nature,’ Ryan Gilliam, Fortera USA; Keith Krugh, Lehigh Hanson USA

Global Cement LIVE 27 May 2021: 'Recruitment strategies for improving diversity in the global cement industry,' James Pope, Beaumont Bailey

Global Cement LIVE 6 May 2021: ‘Nowcasting global cement production from Space,’ Nikolaos Antonopoulos, Kayrros

Global Cement LIVE 22 April 2021: ‘How safe are your production buildings? A different perspective,’ Dr.-Ing. Tarek Nasr, vnplan beratende ingenieure gmbh

Global Cement LIVE 8 April 2021: 'Industrial excellence in a digital ecosystem,' Amr Nader, A³ & Co. for Consultancy & Industrial Excellence

Global Cement LIVE 25 March 2021: ‘Calcium Looping technology demonstration in industrial environment: CLEANKER pilot plant and experimental campaigns,’ Martina Fantini, LEAP s.c.a r.l. – Laboratorio Energia e Ambiente Piacenza

Global Cement LIVE 11 March 2021: Dr Joe Harder, OneStone Consulting: 'Global cement industry mergers and acquisitions'

Global Cement LIVE 4 March 2021: Thøger Christiansen, ‘Last man standing: Thoughts about the role of the cement industry in waste management'

Global Cement LIVE 18 February 2021: João Butkus, Butkus Consulting: 'Current situation in Brazil and in the Brazilian cement industry.'

Global Cement LIVE 11 February 2021: John Kline, Kline Consulting: 'Concentrated solar for cement'

Global Cement LIVE 28 January 2021:  Li Tu, Marec Stec and John Anagnostou; International Finance Corporation: ‘Global cement markets, sustainability trends and what the IFC can offer to cement market players'

Global Cement LIVE 21 January 2021: Kevin Rudd, Independent Cement Consultants, 'Independent or third party factory acceptance testing of major cement plant equipment and critical spare parts and the challenges of Covid’

Global Cement LIVE 14 January 2021: Sylvie Doutres, DSG Consultants, 'Cement and clinker trade flows in and out of the Mediterranean rim: Evolution and key findings of the year'

Global Cement LIVE 17 December 2020: Gokay Turanlioglu, Qualist Technology: 'Impact and economic value of digital transformation in cement’ (... and including the announcement of the winners of the Global Cement Photography Competition 2021).

Global Cement LIVE 10 December: Martin Provencher, OSIsoft: ’The plant of the future: How operational data can help improve cement manufacturing’

Global Cement LIVE 3 December: John Kline: ‘Cement industry CO2 reduction projects around the world’

Global Cement LIVE 19 November: Joe Riley, STM EcoSystems & Xavier d’Hubert, consultant: ’Update on the latest designs for dry sorbent injection (DSI) and activated carbon injection (ACI) systems for the cement industry: Considerations on low CAPEX and low OPEX.’

Global Cement LIVE 12 November: Ed Cavanagh, works manager, 'Breedon's Hope Cement Works: Past, present and future.'

Global Cement LIVE 5 November: Ian Riley, chief executive, World Cement Association: 'WCA’s Pegasus 2020 Project: Multi-company benchmarking as part of a performance improvement programme.'

Global Cement LIVE 29 October: Koen Coppenholle, chief executive, Cembureau: 'The cement industry’s path to carbon neutrality in the post COVID era'

Global Cement LIVE 22 October: Richard Salisbury, Jason Titmus, Thermoteknix: 'Thermoteknix MultiView Enterprise: The future of kiln scanning and seamless data management'

Global Cement LIVE 15 October: Ed Sullivan, US Portland Cement Association - Update on the economy and forecast for the US cement industry

Global Cement LIVE 8 October: Video of news only. Separate video of Xavier d'Hubert: 'Energy storage: one piece in the 'decarbonation puzzle' of clinker production' 

Global Cement LIVE 1 October: Mark Tilley, Lixivia Inc.: 'Potential new green feedstocks for cement and concrete Industry' 

Global Cement LIVE 24 September: John Kline, Kline Consulting: 'Oxycalcination and oxycombustion in the cement industry: What you need to know.'

Global Cement LIVE 17 September: Special guest: Ikram Khan, Cemcoa Shun Shing Group: 'Cementitious trading in Asia and beyond.'

Global Cement LIVE 10 September: Special guests: Frank Brannvoll, Maria Vasyutenko, Brannvoll ApS - Fuel pricing trends for cement (first part missing due to technical fault)

Global Cement LIVE 3 September: Special guest: Vincent Lefebvre, Cem’In’Eu, ‘European Green Deal: ETS IV and CBAM’ 

Global Cement LIVE 30 July: Special guest: Dr Regina Krammer, Loesche: 'How the Corona crisis will change the internal and external communication of our industry'

Gloal Cement LIVE 23 July: Special guest: Dr Arif Bashir, Director (Technical/Operations) DG Khan Cement Nishat Group Pakistan: ‘Current situation and future trends in Pakistan’s cement industry: Covid-19 scenario and future challenges.’

Global Cement LIVE 16 July: Special guest: John Kline, Kline Consulting: 'Options for reducing the clinker factor.'

Global Cement LIVE 9 July: Special guest: Dr Luc Rudowski, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, Business Unit Cement: ‘Sustainability-focussed ‘#Grey2Green’ technical developments from thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions’

Global Cement LIVE 2 July: Special guest: Philippe Fonta, SCRUM-Consult - ‘Impacts for the cement industry in a (post?) Covid-19, CO2-constrained world’

Global Cement LIVE 25 June: Special guest: Karsten Horn, INFORM: 'Post-corona supply chains: The road to recovery'

Global Cement LIVE 18 June: Special guests: Roberto Schurmann from Votorantim Cement Trading; Frank Brannvoll from Brannvoll Aps and Maria Vasyutenko of ISM (International Seaborne Market)

Global Cement LIVE 11 June: Special guest: Ed Sullivan, Chief Economist, US Portland Cement Association

Global Cement LIVE 4 June: Special guest: Jan Theulen, HeidelbergCement - Update on CCUS deployment at HeidelbergCement

Global Cement LIVE 28 May: Special guest: Frank Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS - Fundamentals of energy markets

Global Cement LIVE 21 May: Special guest: Ralph Viebrock, kingsblue GmbH

Global Cement LIVE 14 May: Special guests: Benjamin Sporton, GCCA; Frank Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS

Global Cement LIVE 7 May: Special guest: John Kline, Kline Consulting: Status of US cement manufacturing

Global Cement LIVE April 30: Special guests: Matthias Mersmann, CTO, KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG; Trevor Sikorski, Energy Aspects (on CO₂ pricing trends)

Global Cement LIVE April 23: Special guests: Ian Riley, CEO, World Cement Association; Dr Joe Harder, OneStone Consulting

Global Cement LIVE April 16: Special guest: Majed Al Osailan, CEO, City Cement Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Frank Brannvoll, Branvoll ApS, Denmark

Global Cement LIVE April 9: Special guest: Dirk Schmidt, KIMA Process Control

Global Cement LIVE April 2 2020: Special guest: John Kline, consultant, USA: Operating a cement plant in a pandemic

What do attendees say about Global Cement LIVE?

Very good initiative to stay updated about news from market and supplier

I really enjoyed it and found the content useful and informative.

I really liked the idea of this and the video content worked well too - even adding in guests. Life can carry on somewhat in the virtual world. 

I enjoyed the efficiency and quality of information shared during the session

Excellent international summary with focus on the most relevant and new trends

First of all thank you very much for this opportunity to join and get updated! It was very interesting and valuable. Bottom line: It was great. 

It’s a good way to keep the communication live. 

Excellent, a great idea to keep up to date with what's going on in the rest of the World (when we are all homeworking).

Very good and interesting.

It was lively and Overall picture of development of Cement Industry around the world.

I think it is a good overview of what is going on right now.

Very good and engaging and it gives you better understanding of the global scenario

Good information about the current COVID-19 situation.

Keep up the excellent work.

Would like to attend more in the future.

It is a quick update and if done weekly this is perfect. Thanks again

Keep up the good work :-)

This is an excellent community and Thanks for sharing the best safety practices.

Thanks for bringing up such an informative session at time when we are in an inevitable position