Amendment to the European Directive on Emission Trading: Impact on the German Cement Industry

07.10.2025

Training

Strategies for the decarbonisation of the cement industry

VDZ’s online seminar “Strategies for the decarbonisation of the cement industry” aims to train technical staff that will be involved in the development and implementation of decarbonisation strategies in the cement industry in the coming decades. As a participant, you will gain a broader perspective on the challenges, opportunities, uncertainties and technical solutions available to achieve the ambitious goal of net zero CO₂ emissions in the future. Starting with energy efficiency and utilisation of alternative fuels, you will learn about state-of-the-art technologies, technical limitations, identification of improvement potential and industrial case studies. You will also get an insight into the current regulatory framework and how the implementation of CBAM might influence investment strategies in cement plants in Europe and beyond over the next decade. You will look ahead and discuss innovative CO₂ reduction possibilities, such as calcined clays, use of artificial intelligence (AI) and CCUS. Calcined clays will be presented from a technology and materials perspective. You will also learn about different CC technologies and their operating principles, TRL evolution prospects and associated technological risks, selection criteria and critical techno-economic requirements. At the end of the online seminar, you will understand the fundamentals of machine learning and how AI can be used for process parameter prediction in the present, as well as for the development of autonomous systems for process control in carbon capture cement plants in the future.

06.11.2024

Events

VDZ Congress 2024

The 9ᵗʰ International VDZ Congress took place in Düsseldorf on 6 – 8 November 2024. The VDZ Congress is the international scientific forum for the cement industry and its suppliers. Delegates from all over the world discuss the latest developments concerning the transformation of the industry on its way towards climate neutrality.

09.01.2019

Publications

Cement consumption in 2018 slightly increased by 0.4 %

Zement-Kalk-Gips 72 (2019) 11, S.16

09.01.2018

Publications

The cement market in Germany in the first half of 2017: Strong gains in cement consumption and production, the forecast ist cautiously optimistic

Cement International 16 (2018) 3, S.17

30.11.2013

Publications

Competitive electricity costs – prerequisite for the production of cement in Germany

In Germany, the costs of supporting renewable energies are spread out by means of reallocation to the power consumer in accordance with the renewable energies act (EEG). Firms with high electricity consumption can be partly relieved of this if they fulfil the strict quantitative and qualitative requirements of the EEG‘s special equalisation scheme. The aim of the scheme is to protect companies that use a lot of power due to the nature of their processes from losing their competitiveness vis-à-vis competing locations in other countries inside and outside of Europe. Recently there has been much heated discussion on the amount and distribution of costs under the EEG. Alongside the promotion of renewable energies, the relief of power-intensive firms has been subject to criticism. The present study by EEFA-Forschungsinstitut GmbH & Co. KG, Münster empirically investigates the international competition situation of the German cement industry in this context. The focus of the analysis is on the intensity of power costs for cement manufacture, the exposure of cement companies to international competition – both inside and outside of Europe – and the significance of EEG relief for the preservation of cement production and employment in Germany. The latter is evaluated in view of the expected effects of a potential increase in power costs on the sector and the German economy as a whole.

24.10.2023

Publications

The cement plant of tomorrow

Cement and Concrete Research. 2023, 173, 107290 Keynote Paper ICCC 2023

01.09.2007

Publications

Activity Report 2005-2007

09.01.1995

Publications

Gerd Wischers has died

Zement-Kalk-Gips 48 (1995) 1, S.A11

01.10.2013

Publications

Environmental Data of the German Cement Industry 2012

09.01.2019

Publications

EU emissions trading: price of CO2 exceeds 20 euro mark: Cement industry records sharply rising CO2 cost burden - further price increase possible

Cement International 17 (2019) 1, S.16