6th Global FutureCem Conference

'Maximising profit from cement industry decarbonisation'

6th Global FutureCem Conference, Exhibition & Awards on cement industry decarbonisation

21 - 22 January 2026, Munich, Germany

Maritim Hotel München, Goethestraße 7, 80336 München

"The event has been fantastic, one of the very best I ever participated in." Dr Joe Harder, OneStone Consulting

Including interactive 'Decarbonising cement production' full-day training course, given by John Kline (bookable separately) on 20 January 2026 

The 6th Global FutureCem Conference will examine the next steps forward for the cement industry in a low- or zero-carbon world, through decarbonisation.

Carbon emissions cost real money - and every tonne of CO₂ emission avoided means higher profitability. As the Scots say, "A penny saved is a penny earned."

Covering all the alternatives to OPC, including lower-, low- and no-clinker cements, SCMs, fillers, concrete recycling and calcined clay, process optimisation for decarbonisation, AI, and grinding advances, as well as low-carbon options for concrete, this conference will examine the way forward - to future cements.

The Global FutureCem Awards - for excellence in cement industry decarbonisation - will be presented at the FutureCem Dinner at the Münchner Stubn Bavarian Inn, on the evening of 21 January 2026 - bookable separately during registration.

Nominations are open in the Global FutureCem Awards 2026 - to 1 December 2025.

Alternative fuels are covered in our sister-events Global CemFuels and CemFuels Asia; Cement industry carbon capture and sequestration is covered in our sister-event Global CemCCUS; and Slag beneficiation, trade and use is covered in our sister-event Global Slag.

See the review of the Global FutureCem Conference 2025

See the conference photo gallery for Global FutureCem Conferencer 2025

Main Themes

• Cement industry decarbonisation
• Alternatives to OPC/CEM 1
• Blended cements
• Low-carbon, low-energy cements
• EU ETS and CBAM developments
• Process optimisation for cement industry decarbonisation
• Process control for cement industry decarbonisation
• Use of AI for cement industry decarbonisation
• Global carbon trading schemes
• 'Eco' cements
• Non-calcined cementitious binders
• Geopolymers
• Bio-analogues
• Alternative raw materials - including slags, ashes, mine tailings, silica fume, recycled glass and concrete, CDM and more...
• Mineralisers and fluxes
• Non-calcareous mineral systems
• Alternative cements
• Fly-ash and slag-based cements
• Fuel options
• Carbon offsets
• Waste heat recovery
• Low CO₂ options for concrete

Benefits of participation

• Technical and market trend papers
• Keep up-to-date with the state-of-the-art in cement industry decarbonisation
• Fantastic networking opportunities
• Add value to your existing product mix
• Meet new customers

Who should attend?

• Cement and concrete producers
• Technologists and researchers
• Financiers and entrepreneurs
• Equipment producers and service providers
• Consultants and academics
• Traders and brokers
• ... all others with an interest in cement and concrete decarbonisation

Photo credit: Joselito Ochotorena, Lafarge Exshaw

Previous conferences

Read write-ups of previous Global FutureCem Conferences on the 'Past' tab above, or click here.

Super Early-Bird rate €695 until 31 July 2025

Early-Bird rate of €825 until 30 September 2025

Standard rate of €945 until 30 November 2025

Final rate of €1075 from 1 December 2025

The registration fee includes attendance at the conference and exhibition, conference programme booklet including delegate names/company/country, all available presentations in pdf format, participation in networking/speed-dating sessions, delegate name badge, special distribution magazine, coffee breaks and snacks, lunches, welcome reception and farewell reception. The Global FutureCem dinner is optional and is bookable during registration.

Super Early-Bird registration is €695 and ends on 31 July 2025. The Early-Bird rate of €825 will apply from 1 August 2025 until the end of September 2025, followed by the Standard rate of €945 from 1 October 2025 and the Final rate of €1075 after 1 December 2025. 

Confirmed speakers register for €595. Accredited academics (who must specifiy their academic institution when registering) register at a rate of €595. Confirmed cement-producer-speakers register free. 

Until 30 September 2025, cement producers benefit from a €400 discount on these rates. From 1 October 2025, the cement producer discount reduces to €350, and from 1 December 2025 the discount reduces to €300.

Employees of cement-producing members of partner associations (including the AUCBM, GCCA and WCA) gain an additional discount of €100 per person.

The full-day interactive 'Decarbonising cement production' training course on 20 January, given by John Kline, is an optional extra, bookable during registration. The cost is €355 per person or €295 for cement-producer partners.

Attendance at the Global FutureCem Dinner is €75.

Please note that fees quoted do not include any applicable local taxes. Local VAT may be applicable to some parts or all of these fees.