Increasing The Supply And Quality Of SCMs The Clinker Factor podcast

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In this episode of The Clinker Factor, Guest Host Daniel Summerbell, Co-Founder & Chief Solutions Officer at Carbon Re and WCA Member, talks to David Hughes, Chief Scientific Officer at Material Evolution, to discuss how the company is pioneering ultra-low carbon cement with its patented Alkali Fusion® technology and AI-driven innovation. They go on to cover sourcing industrial waste, performance testing and certification, scaling challenges to the launch of the UK’s first industrial geopolymer cement facility and the role of radical collaboration in driving real climate impact.…

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Project OZ: Revolutionising Cement Production with Furno and Ozinga 32:55

18 weeks ago32:55

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In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Gurinder Nagra, Founder of Furno Materials, and Marty Ozinga IV, CEO of Ozinga, about Project OZ, an exciting collaboration between both companies, backed by a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. This innovative project aims to revolutionise cement production by utilising cutting-edge modular kiln technology to significantly reduce carbon emissions and shift the cement industry towards greener, more efficient practices.…

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The Opportunity for Big Data Sets in Industrial Applications of AI 18:51

27 weeks ago18:51

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In our first podcast of 2025, Ian Riley talks to Sherif Elsayed-Ali, Partner at Nexus Climate, about the launch of the Industrial Decarbonization AI Coalition (IDAIC) and how it aims to advance the use of artificial intelligence in driving industrial decarbonisation through collaboration with manufacturers, AI startups, and research organisations.…

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Investor Perspective at the End of 2024 29:00

32 weeks ago29:00

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Join Ian Riley in the second episode of our new mini-series of the Clinker Factor Podcast, where he chats to Tobias Woerner, Managing Director of Equity Research, Building & Construction at Stifel Europe, about the cement industry from an investment perspective. This episode focuses on the differences between the market in Europe and North America.…

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WCA Awards: A Very Impressive Project at CIMAT 28:47

36 weeks ago28:47

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In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Abdelillah Yamoul (Kiln Manager) and Hicham Raji (Quality Manager) of WCA Member Ciments de l’Atlas about the work done to improve performance at its Ben Ahmed Plant which received two awards at this year's WCA Annual Conference: Health and Safety Award & Plant Improvement Project - Special Recognition Award. The implemented practices to improve all round performance, including energy efficiency, emissions, safety record and employee engagement. Most impressively these gains have been sustained and built on for the last 7 years.…

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AI and the Cement Industry 25:42

42 weeks ago25:42

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In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Josh Vernon, CEO of Carbon Re and WCA Member, about his background and journey to becoming CEO, and the important role that it's AI-powered solution plays in identifying energy inefficiencies, cutting costs and reducing carbon emissions across the cement industry.…

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Investor Perspective: Good Trading Results Despite Volume Weakness 16:32

47 weeks ago16:32

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Join Ian Riley in the first episode of our new mini-series of the Clinker Factor Podcast, where he chats to Tobias Woerner, Managing Director of Equity Research, Building & Construction at Stifel Europe, about the cement industry from an investment perspective, earnings of listed companies, M&A activities, and several other market developments.…

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Nurturing the Market for Low Carbon Concrete 32:17

49 weeks ago32:17

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In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Ben Azoula-Victory, Managing Director of Love Concrete, and Thomas Petithuguenin, CEO of C2CA, about the ConcreteZero initiative from the Climate Group. ConcreteZero is unusual in that it is led by users (developers and contractors) and takes a practical, data driven approach to evaluating low carbon concrete.…

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Improving the Usage of AFR Through Machine Learning 25:33

1 year ago25:33

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In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Tang Jun, Vice President of Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd. and WCA Member, about the latest developments at its Kunming Chongde Plant which received this year's WCA Innovation Award for its contribution to the efficiency of cement plants and new practices from which other companies can learn.…

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The Future of Cement 26:59

1 year ago26:59

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In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Matthias Mersmann, CTO of KHD Humboldt Wedag, and WCA Member, about the latest developments in cement technology and how the industry is addressing the challenges of climate change.

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Developments in CCUS and SCMs 28:39

1 year ago28:39

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In the latest episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Fouad Kammoun, Director Sales – Near East, Middle East and Central Asia of Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG, about his experience in the cement industry and the organisation's latest projects in developing carbon capture technology.

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Is Seratech’s CCU Technology a Practical Way of Using a Cement Plant’s Emissions? 17:56

1 year ago17:56

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In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Sam Draper, CEO of Seratech, about Seratech’s technology, business model and whether the technology can be scaled to a size interesting to a cement plant.

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Innovation On Product And Business Model 25:00

1 year ago25:00

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In our first podcast of 2024, Ian Riley talks to Thomas Atkinson, Head of International Affairs at Hoffmann Green Cement, about the award winning clinker free technology developed by Hoffmann and their approach to promoting their products directly with developers.

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Could Modular Waste Heat Recovery Plants Have an Application in the Cement Industry? 22:47

2 years ago22:47

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In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to both Dr. Andreas Sichert, CEO & Co-founder, and Markus Lintl, Head of Industry & New Business at Orcan Energy AG, about modular WHR and possible application in the cement industry including in decarbonising logistics and the supply chain.…

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Increasing The Supply and Quality of SCMs 26:28

2 years ago26:28

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In the latest episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Carbon Upcycling Technologies founder and CEO, Apoorv Sinha, about the challenges of running and growing a start up and the use of Carbon Upcycling’s technology to expand the availability as well as the cementitious properties of SCMs.

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Improving Safety With Automation Solutions 26:17

2 years ago26:17

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In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley speaks to Siegfried Andraess, Global Industry Manager Building Materials & Glass of SICK AG and WCA Member, about the influence of process automation on the cement industry, the role of real-time data monitoring, and the opportunity to use automation solutions to improve safety performance.…

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Climate Change Impact and Adaptation 28:11

2 years ago28:11

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In the latest episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley speaks to Tom Mitchell, Executive Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), on the potential of the Loss and Damage Fund, the pressures that climate-vulnerable developing countries face, and the innovative approaches we can take to combat climate change.…

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New Cementitious Materials And Cross Country Cooperation. An example From Northern Europe 19:08

2 years ago19:08

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In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Mirjam-Kim Rääbis, Product Developer at UP Catalyst, and Dr. Inger Lise Alsvik, Scientific Researcher at Saferock, about their organisation's most recent collaboration to start developing carbon negative concrete, the challenges of being a start-up, and the opportunities and advantages of working with national institutions.…

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Harnessing Direct Solar to Fuel Low-Carbon Cement Kilns 22:28

2 years ago22:28

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In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Dr. Gianluca Ambrosetti, CEO and Founder of Synhelion, about the challenges and opportunities of bringing solar fuels to market and the pioneering technology behind the development of solar clinker.

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Could Carbon Nanotubes Create A New Concrete? 25:33

2 years ago25:33

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In the latest episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley speaks to Hari Harikumar, VP & GM Advanced Carbon & Membranes of CHASM Advanced Materials and WCA Member about the development of the world's largest nanotube reactor and the potential application of nanotubes to cement and concrete.

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Changes in European Market Requirements 22:14

2 years ago22:14

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In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Fabien Charbonnel, CEO of WCA Corporate Member - Cem'In'Eu, about the changing requirements of his customers, the impact of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and the development of low carbon cement.

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Can AI Make Better Concrete? 25:36

2 years ago25:36

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In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Alex Hall, CEO of Concrete.ai and WCA Member, about his experiences in the concrete industry, the importance of artificial intelligence in optimising concrete performance, and the potential to reduce costs and carbon emissions.

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Biogenic Fuels And Other Trends In Alternative Fuels 23:40

2 years ago23:40

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In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Dirk Lechtenberg, Managing Director & Founder of WCA Member MVW Lechtenberg and Partner about the trend towards biogenic fuels and emerging technologies in AFR.

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Business Strategy, Climate Action And Employee Mobilisation - International Women's Day 2023 Special Episode 31:43

2 years ago31:43

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In this special International Women's Day episode of the Clinker Factor podcast, Ian Riley speaks to Madhumita Basu, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer of Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd, about her experiences, Nuvoco's sustainability strategy, the importance of gender diversity and the opening of its first all-women plant.…

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The Top 3 Decarbonisation Opportunities Up To 2030 18:27

2 years ago18:27

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In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to David Boyd, CCO of Carbon Re and WCA Member, about their recent whitepaper “Three technologies to reduce climate change” as well as their development of the world's first AI-powered platform for decarbonising energy-intensive industries like cement. The whitepaper can be found at: https://carbonre.com/resources/technologiestoreduceclimatechangewhitepaper…

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Meet the Innovators Who Are Developing New Ways to Make Cement 31:45

3 years ago31:45

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In our first podcast of 2023, Gurinder Nagra (Founder of Furno Materials) and Greg Houchins (Founder of Chement), join Ian Riley to discuss their ideas, the challenges of commercialising new cement technologies, and the advantages of working with the Breakthrough Energy Fellows.

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Material Evolution: Novel Geopolymers and Machine Learning 22:21

3 years ago22:21

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In this episode, Ian Riley talks to Liz Gilligan, Founder of Material Evolution, about building a business based on currently unused sources of cementitious materials, the challenges of launching new products and Material Evolution’s journey as a tech start-up.

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Decarbonising Cement in the MENA Region: Conceptualising a Common Roadmap to Net Zero 20:00

3 years ago20:00

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In this special Clinker Factor bonus episode, Ian Riley, WCA CEO and Amr Nader, CEO of A³&Co talk to Manon Burbidge, WCA, on the specificities of what's needed to decarbonise the cement industry in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, the first steps of a roadmap towards net zero that require minimum investment, and also WCA's annual conference, to be held 25-28th September in Dubai, UAE. More information on the conference can be found at www.worldcementassociation.org.…

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Integrating Climate Risks and Opportunities into Decision Making: The Latest on ESG Investing Trends and Impacts on the Cement Industry 19:20

3 years ago19:20

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In this episode, Ian Riley talks to David McNeil of Sustainable Fitch on the latest news and trends in the world of ESG investing, and the impacts these will have on the global cement and concrete industry. They cover carbon offsets, carbon markets, the expectations of ESG investors and dependence on thermal coal.…

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The Role of Concrete in Cooling the World's Cities 27:57

3 years ago27:57

27:57

Greg Kats and Vivian Loftness of the Smart Surfaces Coalition join Ian Riley to discuss the role of concrete in the palette of smart surfaces that planners have available to reduce the risks of climate-induced heat waves and flooding in the world's cities.

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Breaking the Bias in the Concrete Industry - International Women's Day 2022 Special Episode 33:44

3 years ago33:44

33:44

In this special International Women's Day episode of the Clinker Factor podcast, Ian Riley talks to three women who are breaking the bias in the concrete industry - Nicole Campbell (Yorkton Concrete/Concrete Saskatchewan), Chen Yu (China Concrete Products Association) and Alana Guzzetta (US Concrete) - about their work, their experiences and their messages for women and girls looking to start a career in concrete.…

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"It's Not One Size Fits All!" - The Latest In Low Carbon Concretes from Ozinga 23:19

3 years ago23:19

23:19

Ryan Cialdella of Ozinga talks to Ian Riley all things low carbon concrete - from prices, using new products for projects, interest in blended products, supply chain cooperation, and challenges present and future for the industry.

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COP26: Reflections and Lessons for the Cement and Concrete Industry 21:01

4 years ago21:01

21:01

Ian Riley and Manon Burbidge reflect on their time at COP26, discussing the outcomes of the conference, and what the cement and concrete industry can learn, including setting targets to 2030, adaptation and resilience, finance, climate justice and the need for deep collaboration.

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"Collaboration is Key" - Everything You Should Know About Low Carbon Concrete 32:18

4 years ago32:18

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In this episode, Ian talks to Herb Burton of US Concrete, on everything low carbon concrete, including appetite for the product, need for investment, standardisation, the role of the cement sector and transparency.

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Opportunities to Improve Cement Production Efficiency and Lower Emissions Using AI 23:02

4 years ago23:02

23:02

Ian Riley talks to Liran Akavia, COO of Seebo, about how AI can improve efficiency and lower carbon emissions in the cement industry. The discussion takes us from what process-based AI is, the benefits it can have for the industry's decarbonisation efforts, how to implement it and what producers could gain in terms of better quality, better profitability and better efficiency.…

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Carbon8 Systems - Helping the Cement Industry Become Carbon Negative Using CO2 and Cement Bypass Dust 24:36

4 years ago24:36

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In this episode, Ian talks to Dr Paula Carey, a Founding Director of Carbon8 Systems, the owner of a technology which uses mineralisation and carbonation to treat industrial residues such as cement bypass dust, using CO2 captured directly from flue gas, to produce a lightweight aggregate product. Ian and Paula discuss the science behind this process, the increasing applications and relevance of the technology to the cement industry, and how it can help concrete to become carbon negative.…

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Technology & Decarbonisation Part 4: The Future of Cement Technologies 28:51

4 years ago28:51

28:51

In the fourth and final episode of our Technology and Decarbonisation mini-series with KHD, Ian Riley and Matthias Mersmann discuss the future of the cement industry, and the technologies that will help us reach net-zero. CCUS, circular economy, intensifying cooperation, oxyfuels and increasing efficiency all feature on this exciting road to decarbonisation ahead.…

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Interviewing the Interviewers - The Cement Industry from the Perspective of Trade Media 42:48

4 years ago42:48

42:48

In this episode, Ian Riley turns the tables on Thomas Armstrong (ICR), Peter Edwards (Global Cement) and David Bizley (World Cement) covering an array of topics from the holistic viewpoint afforded to editors of cement trade magazines. This fascinating episode discusses the effects of COVID-19 on the cement and media industries, the future of conferences, careers in the cement industry, exciting new technologies and changing attitudes towards sustainability and decarbonisation.…

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Updates from the Korean Cement Industry 24:43

4 years ago24:43

24:43

Join Ian Riley in this latest Clinker Factor podcast as he speaks to Chang-Ki Lee, Vice President of the Korea Cement Association. Key topics of discussion include the country's issues with overcapacity, the Korean industry's progress towards decarbonisation, and the price and demand for cement.

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Resilience in the Saudi Cement Industry: COVID-19, Digital Transformation and Climate Change 27:56

4 years ago27:56

27:56

Amr Nadr, former VP for Strategy, Sustainability, and Risk at Yanbu Cement, Saudi Arabia, joins Ian in this episode to discuss cement sustainability in Saudi Arabia, the impacts of COVID on the cement industry, the importance of resilience, and Yanbu's new digitalisation transition programme.

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Decarbonising Cement Now: Oyak Cement on Building a New LC3 Plant 26:17

4 years ago26:17

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In this podcast, Ian talks to Berkan Fidan, Performance and Process Director at Oyak Cement, about the company's new LC3 plant in Ivory Coast. They discuss the benefits of LC3, the project's logistics, how it was affected by the COVID pandemic, and the potential of using calcined clay for the reduction of the cement industry's CO2 emissions.…

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The Global Cement Industry: A Historical Introduction 23:29

4 years ago23:29

23:29

Rainer Nobis, a mining engineer, worked for thirty-five years in a globally active company in the cement industry. The desire to trace the history of the origins of cement and concrete for people who are interested in the two building materials prompted him to write this comprehensive book. More details on how to purchase Rainer's book can be found here: Illustrated History of Cement and Concrete | History Cement (history-cement.com) .…

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A Global Perspective on Gender Equality in the Cement Industry (International Women's Day Special) 26:27

4 years ago26:27

26:27

In this International Women's Day special of the Clinker Factor podcast, Ian Riley talks to women from four WCA member companies about their careers in the industry, their perspectives on the sector's high level of gender imbalance, and offering a global perspective on what can be done to address this issue. Featuring: Manon Burbidge (Communications & Policy Coordinator, WCA) Alexis Breslin (VP Human Resources, Solidia Technologies, USA) Ma Jiaomei (Researcher and Engineer, Sinoma Tianjin, Sinoma International, China) Laurence Lamy (Head of Marketing, Cem'In'Eu, France) Nitika Sharma (Human Resources, JK Cement, India)…

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Technology & Decarbonisation Part 3: Alternative Fuels 34:43

4 years ago34:43

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In Part 3 of our Technology and Decarbonisation mini-series with KHD, Matthias and Ian take a deep-dive into the technology behind using alternative fuels in the cement industry, including how to categorise alternative fuels, issues with NOx and contaminants, biogenetic materials and industry 4.0.

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Technology & Decarbonisation Part 2: Grinding and Milling 35:54

5 years ago35:54