Cements of the future

Which materials can we use?

Resource efficiency and climate protection will continue to challenge the method of concrete construction. However, there is no silver bullet in sight. New approaches such as the carbon dioxide capture in the cement industry are worked on intensely. Well-proven concepts as reducing the clinker/cement factor have not been fully exploited yet. Innovative construction and production technologies for concrete components may make a contribution as well. What can actually be done?

In the foreseeable future, Portland cement clinker will remain the main constituent of cement. Alternatives in a...

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