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Climate protection and energy efficiency – focal challenges for cement research

• 1 The 6. VDZ congress (source: VDZ)

• 2 Björn Stigson (left) and Dr. Martin Schneider ⇥(...

• 3 Henri Van Damme

• 4 Safety of Work Award Ceremony⇥(source: VDZ)

The 6. International VDZ Congress, held in late September 2009, was attended by more than 500 specialist participants (Fig. 1). The proceedings were opened by the VDZ chairman, Gerhard Hirth, of Schwenk Zement KG, whose speech of welcome was followed immediately by the opening paper, presented by Björn Stigson (Fig. 2), President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), and summarizing the current situation in CO₂ emissions trading. Fundamental reports then focused on the complexity of new cements designed specifically to meet market needs, the state-of-the-art in...