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Global CemFuels Seminar - Virtual

4th Virtual Global CemFuels Seminar on alternative fuels for cement and lime

Tuesday 15 February 2022
10:00 - 16:00 Central European Time (CET) (Berlin, Paris, Rome)

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Over 1150 delegates from the following 98 countries registered for the 4th Virtual Global CemFuels Seminar: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, , Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zimbabwe

What did the delegates say?

Good selection of papers and good time frame for virtual webinar.
The subsequent Zoom session... was excellent for me today.
It has provided good knowledge on AFR.
Post event Zoom meeting best for me
Really it is excellent chance for those who were not able to attend the live conferences.
Very technical presentations - really made for specialists operating cement plants.
I appreciate the accessibility of online conferences. The conference was well organised. Speakers were technical and detailed, but at the same time clear.
As good as it virtually can be.
Excellent range of topics - alternative fuels an important area for cement industry to decarbonise
Once again Global cement have a first class conference in difficult times. It is a great help that conferences are recorded so parts of the speakers presentations which are missed can be picked up later. 1100+ delegates from 98 countries, well done.
Nicely designed content with good presenters having expertise in their field
Excellent organisation by Rob and Paul
I liked it all. Congratulations!
Quality papers and presenters, and useful tips for action and points for consideration.
The format is good and practical with excellent time management by the host.
Your approach is rather good... I will not ask to change it
You all are doing very well! Continue this way...
Thanks for informative webinar
Overall it's a good conference and well organised.
I am grateful for the knowledge exchange that you offer on Global Cement and how accessible it is. I appreciate the accessibility of the information and the welcoming spirit that I felt in the Zoom meeting.
It was a miracle that all speakers have been able to talk and present their slides in a proper format. Congratulations for the preparation !
Thank you for all your efforts and making this event possible! It was a pleasure and fun to join.
Congratulation on the conference organization and delivery!
Global Cement has been very generous allowing free remote /virtual attendance of quality conferences. Appreciated.

Programme for 4th Virtual Global CemFuels Seminar 2022

Programme is run on Central European Time (Paris, Berlin, Rome) and is subject to change

09.00: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 1

10.00: Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator

10.10 Paper 1: 'AF: Meeting the chlorine challenge,’ Stéphane Poellaer, Michael Hinkel; Alterline srl
10.35: Q&A

10.45 Paper 2: 'Consistent sustainability - What does this really mean for the use of AF?' Luigi Di Matteo, DI MATTEO Förderanlagen GmbH & Co. KG
11.15: Q&A

11.25 Paper 3: 'Smart and compact solutions in AF handling,'Gökhan Keskin, ATS Walter Materials Handling
11.50: Q&A

12.00 Break: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 2

12.25 Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator

12.30 Paper 4: 'Protecting the kiln with full automated water cooling,’ Dirk Schmidt, KIMA Process Control GmbH
12.55 Q&A

13.05 Paper 5: 'From dust to bulk dosing of alternative fuels,' Juan José Riesgo, FLSmidth Pfister GmbH
13.30 Q&A

13.40 Paper 6: 'Co-processing of non-recyclable plastic waste in China and Vietnam,’ Kåre Helge Karstensen, SINTEF
14.05 Q&A

14.15 Break: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 3

14.40 Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator

14.45 Paper 7: 'Analytical air classification for quality assurance,’ Hubert Baier, WhiteLabel-TandemProjects e.U.
15.10 Q&A

15.20 Paper 8: 'The dos and don’ts for progress to 100% calciner and kiln TSR,’ Joana Bretz, TRIE/OPECS
15.55 Q&A

16.05 Discussion and final comments

16.10 Sponsored Video Presentations, Programme end & Zoom informal discussion session

3rd Virtual Global CemFuels Seminar

21 September 2021

The 3rd Virtual Global CemFuels Seminar attracted over 550 delegates, from the following countries:

Albania, Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

What did the attendees say?

Conference was excellent in all levels (themes, presenters, administrators)
The conference ran perfectly to time, ample time for questions and 3 sessions with breaks to catch up on other things and catch some air. A long day but it didn't feel like it, well done.
Good:
It just happened in an efficient way
It was absolutely amazing, in terms of organizing and quality of topics. Really fruitful!
The Virtual Seminar was well planned and organised. Keep up the job well done.
It was a pleasure to catch up with this still very important topic. Thank you for your efforts and for making this event possible. Of course I miss the chit-chat in breaks and during the dinner... Looking forward to the next real life event!

Programme

Programme is run on Central European Time (Berlin, Paris, Rome)

Session 1

09.00: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

10.00: Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator

10.05 Paper 1: Keynote: 'Geocycle Egypt activities in Egypt and in the MEA region,’ Neils Ledinek, Lafarge Egypt
10.30: Q&A

10.40 Paper 2: 'Flexible feeding of alternative fuels,' Eric Schimpf, Schenck Process
11.05 Q&A

11.15 Paper 3: 'How to estimate and prevent AF impacts on kiln process,' Stéphane Poellaer, Alterline srl
11.40 Q&A

11.50 Paper 4: 'Setting standards in the use of alternative fuels,' Luigi Di Matteo, Di Matteo Förderanlagen GmbH & Co. KG
12.15 Q&A

12.25 Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 2

13.00 Paper 5: 'Road map to produce calcined clay,’ Joel Maia, FCT
13.25 Q&A

13.35 Paper 6: ‘Alternative fuels: How you can maintain high throughput using process-based Artificial Intelligence,’ Liran Akavia, Seebo
14.00 Q&A

14.10 Paper 7: 'Non-recyclable plastic waste – a global problem but an opportunity for the cement industry,’ Kåre Karstensen, SINTEF
14.35 Q&A

14.45 Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 3

15.10 Paper 8: ‘Are you aware of the explosive nature of alternative fuels? A guide to best possible protection’ Berthold Bussieweke, Thorwesten Vent GmbH; Robert Becker, robecco
15.35 Q&A

15.45 Paper 9: Closing keynote: ‘How Covid has changed the composition and economics of alternative fuels,’ Mark Terrell, Andusia Recovered Fuels Limited
16.10 Q&A

16.15 Discussion and final comments

16.20 Sponsored Video Presentations, Programme end & Zoom informal discussion session

2nd Virtual Global CemFuels Seminar on alternative fuels for cement and lime

23 February 2021

Delegates registered from the following 85 countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Republic Of (South Korea), Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Yemen

What the delegates said:

Congratulations, an excellent initiative.
All of the presentations were valuable & all speakers were experts in the field.
Very interesting topics especially nowadays when cement producers are under pressure to reduce CO2 emissions but also to find way to reduce production costs and in particular energy costs.
Does exactly what it says on the tin, and the IT worked fine for me.
The presenters were outstanding, very well done and knowledgeable about the subject.
Very good and worth watching it. Keep up the good work!

Programme

Programme is run on Central European Time (Berlin, Paris, Rome) and is subject to change

09.00: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 1

10.00: Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator

10.05 Paper 1: Keynote: 'Status of alternative fuels in the global cement industry,' Claudia Stefanoiu, CemBR
10.30: Q&A

10.40 Paper 2: 'Latest developments for the successful use of alternative fuel,' Luigi Di Matteo, Di Matteo Förderanlagen
11.05 Q&A

11.15 Paper 3: 'Flexible feeding of alternative fuels,' Eric Schimpf, Schenck Process
11.40 Q&A

11.50 Paper 4: 'Handling of alternative fuels with piston pumps,' Roman Eggert, Putzmeister Concrete Pumps GmbH
12.15 Q&A

12.25 Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 2

13.00 Paper 5: 'AFR safety: a key condition for success - Better to prevent than to repent,' Stéphane Poellaer, Alterline sprl
13.25 Q&A

13.35 Paper 6: 'Alternative fuels: One step closer to your MissionZero,' Juan José Riesgo, FLSmidth - Feeding and Dosing
14.00 Q&A

14.10 Paper 7: 'The Kilncooler: Prolong your kiln operation with cooling on the point,' Dirk Schmidt, Kima Process Control GmbH
14.35 Q&A

14.45 Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 3

15.10 Paper 8: 'Explosion protection for alternative fuels,' Berthold Bussieweke, Thorwesten Vent GmbH
15.35 Q&A

15.45 Paper 9: Closing keynote: 'How and why an alternative fuels strategy should be critical for cement manufacturers,' John Kline, Kline Consulting LLC
16.10 Q&A

16.15 Discussion and final comments

16.20 Sponsored Video Presentations, Programme end & Zoom informal discussion session

1st Virtual Global CemFuels Seminar on alternative fuels for cement and lime

22 September 2020

Delegate comments:

The conference was very interesting and I wish you more progress and success
In general, the conference has seemed excellent to me.
The presentations have had a high technical content and are very well presented.
I found them [to be] very interesting topics
I could only congratulate you on the perfect organization - and variety of topics related to AF with the high level of good and valuable information.
Well done. Time management was fantastic.

Programme

Programme is run on Central European Time (Berlin, Paris, Rome)  

09.00 Exhibition Time & Cyber-Networking, Sponsored Video Presentations 

 Session 1 

10.00: Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator 

10.05 Paper 1: Keynote presentation 1: ‘An overview of waste trends and developments in Alternative Fuels markets,’ Andy Hill, N+P 
10.30: Q&A 

10.35 Paper 2: ‘The secret of success – the right technologies for alternative fuels,’ Luigi Di Matteo, Di Matteo Förderanlagen 
10.55 Q&A 

11.00 Paper 3: ‘Producing ‘green’ cement using FCT calcined clay technologies,’ Joel Maia, FCT Combustion
11.20 Q&A

11.25 Paper 4: ‘A roadmap for AF investment efficiency,’ Taís Mazza, Loesche/aixergee/ATEC
11.45 Q&A 

11.50 Break & Exhibition time, Sponsored Video Presentations    

Session 2 

12.15 Paper 5: Keynote presentation 2: ‘AFR development: the main steps to take,’ Stéphane Poellaer, Alterline 
12.40 Q&A 

12.45 Paper 6: ‘KHD’s solutions for efficient AFR utilisation,’ Norbert Streit, KHD Humboldt Wedag 
13.05 Q&A 

13.10 Paper 7: ‘Profitable, on-specification alternative fuel production,’ Gary Moore, UNTHA shredding technology 
13.30 Q&A 

13.35 Paper 8: ‘Alternative fuel flames need protection of the refractory and kiln shell,’ Dirk Schmidt, Kima Process Control GmbH 
13.55 Q&A 

14.00 Break & Exhibition time 

Session 3

 14.30 Paper 9: Keynote presentation 3: ‘Process requirements from an alternative fuel system - what does the process want, and what does it need?’ John Kline, Kline Consulting 
14.55 Q&A 

15.00 Paper 10: ‘Wear-resistant ceramic linings for SRF pipelines,' Nick Sutherland, Welding Alloys Group
15.20 Q&A 

15.25 Discussion and final comments, Sponsored Video Presentations  
15.30 Programme end & Zoom informal discussion session