Dear readers, The challenges at present are manifold: inflation, a declining economy, trouble spots in various parts of the world ... and then there is the issue of climate crisis.

On 19 June 2024, Linde and Heidelberg Materials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for their large-scale carbon capture and liquefaction plant in Lengfurt/Germany.

Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF), produced from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), is used as an alternative to fossil fuel in the cement industry as a way of reducing its carbon footprint.

The cement industry in Latin America and other world regions is facing difficulties subsequent to the Corona crisis and due to inflation problems. Cement production has stagnated and for this year still no major improvements are projected.

The German lime industry is facing up to the challenges of the future: The German Lime Association (BVK) held its annual general assembly in Würzburg on June 7, 2024.

The report of the world economic forum from 2023 reveals a world “plagued by a duo of dangerous crises: climate and conflict.”

The recycling service provider Alba and the building materials manufacturer Cemex are building a new plant for biochar from biogenic waste, Alce Biokohle GmbH, in Rüdersdorf to the east of Berlin. The...