'Maximising profit from cement industry decarbonisation'
7th Global FutureCem Conference, Exhibition & Awards on cement industry decarbonisation
March 2027, Brussels, Belgium
Nominations are open in the Global FutureCem Awards (to 14 February 2027) - Nominate today!
The 7th 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 Global FutureCem Dinner in Brussels in March 2027 - bookable separately during registration.
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.
Read the full review of the 6th Global FutureCem Conference 2026
Photo Gallery from 6th Global FutureCem Conference 2026
Below: Ladies of Decarbonisation 2026 - at Global FutureCem Conference, Munich, January 2026
Purchase the Global FutureCem Conference Pack 2026
The Premium Delegate Pack is available for purchase (use the link below) for GBP£595 (includes the presenter slides and videos of presentations). After purchase, you will be emailed a link to download the Conference Pack.
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.
Conference costs
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 Awards Dinner is included in the registration fee (there is no refund for non-participation).
Super Early-Bird registration is €795 and ends on 31 July 2026. The Early-Bird rate of €925 will apply from 1 August 2026 until the end of October 2026, followed by the Standard rate of €1045 from 1 November 2026 and the Final rate of €1175 after 1 February 2027.
Confirmed speakers register for €695. Accredited academics (who must specifiy their academic institution when registering) register at a rate of €695. Confirmed cement-producer-speakers register free.
Until 31 October 2026, cement producers benefit from a €400 discount on these rates. From 1 November 2026, the cement producer discount reduces to €350, and from 1 February 2027 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 the day before the conference, given by John Kline, is an optional extra, bookable during registration. The cost is €355 per person or €295 for cement-producer partners.
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.
Important note: We will never call you about booking hotel rooms for this conference (just use the link on the 'Accomodation' page). If someone calls you offering a discount on hotel rooms, they are trying to scam you. Just put the phone down on them!
