Issue introduction

The cement industry faces unprecedented changes over the next 25 years as it decarbonises. However, many of the factors that will have a large impact by 2050 are still at an early stage, while the timing of their impact is uncertain. This article looks at what their impacts might be and challenges the assumptions behind some of the more commonly cited long-term forecasts.

OneStone Consulting’s Joe Harder looks into the future of calcined clay cement production.

Jalil Michel Darzi, COO of Cimenterie Nationale, Lebanon, talks to Global Cement about his company’s achievements and his hopes for the future of the cement industry.

ABB has long partnered with the global cement industry to help increase process effi ciency and reduce CO2 emissions through automation, digitalisation and electrifi cation. New collaborations with start-ups are further transforming that value proposition.