The present program for the 62nd BetonTage impressively shows that the application possibilities for concrete as a construction material are virtually unlimited, especially in industrial prefabrication. This literally boundless diversity applies not only to applications, but also in terms of geography – as Australia, our partner country this year, which I would like to take this opportunity to warmly welcome, well illustrates. The possibilities of the construction material concrete are continuously extended the world over, its limits continually moved outward, and concrete innovations...