The 8th International VDZ Congress 2018 was held at the Maritim Hotel, Düsseldorf, Germany, between 26-28 September 2018. The congress drew more than 600 international delegates who listened to two days of presentations from renowned speakers on digital measures, climate change, environmental protection, grinding technology, pyroprocessing and low-CO2 cement and concrete.
Christian Knell, VDZ president, welcomed delegates to the 8th International VDZ Congress and assured the audience that cement will continue to have a bright future. However, he also stated that the cement industry needs to “actively manage” that future as companies, employees and members of society. “We have to do our best to improve our processes, lower our emissions and increase safety at work to create a sustainable future for our products and for us,” he added. “We should not be afraid to think out of the box. Challenges for our industry are high and we certainly have to rethink and probably push even what we have proven many times.”
