As the world's largest cement exporter, Turkey is critical to global cement decarbonisation efforts.
As such, the CarbonZero Global Conference and Exhibition 2024 in Madrid, Spain (10-11 October) will see Abdulhamit Akçay give a comprehensive overview of the Turkish cement sector and how it can support the big worldwide cement decarbonisation agenda.
Akçay has been with Nuh Cement for the last 19 years and has served as the company’s international sales and marketing and port director since 2014.
While playing an important role in the development of Turkish cement exports to the world market over the last two decades, Akçay also served on the supervisory board of Turkish Cement from 2017 to 2021 and is currently the vice chairman of the board of Turkey’s Cement, Glass, Ceramics, and Soil Products Exporters’ Association.
Turkish Cement is a semi-governmental association representing cement producers and exporters in Turkey. It is the only association gathering exporters and is an affiliated institution of the Ministry of Trade. Turkish cement and clinker are its main product groups. The association’s main goal is to raise Turkish cement’s image and awareness and support sustainable development.
With the European Green Deal, Turkish Cement, whose members employ a combined 19,000 people, is working on a green business model and setting out on its environmental journey to become a climate-neutral industry by 2050.
At the CarbonZero Global Conference and Exhibition 2024, companies and strategies that aim for green alternatives in Cement and Construction, from alternative fuels to using alternative raw materials or clinker alternatives, will give new life to old resources. Today’s waste turns into tomorrow’s raw material. CCU, Finance, Innovation, and Technology panel discussions will be included in the event programme.
Some of the other speakers at the event are:
Marta Diez, country manager (Spain/Portugal & Italy) Environmental Markets Consultant, Redshaw Advisors: The Effect of CBAM on the Cement Industry
Penelope Le Menestrel, manager Europe, Breakthrough Energy: From material innovation to electrification: Pathways to decarbonising cement
Luyue Tan, London Stock Exchange Group: EU ETS 2024 review and outlook
Thomas Schroeder, head of Environmental Products, EDF Trading: Carbon emissions reductions in the hard to abate sector ( value chain decarbonization and beyond value chain emissions reductions)
Sebastian Manhart, climate advocate, Policy, Carbonfuture: Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Market Trends: What is means for Cement and Construction
Frank Mruk, senior director, Building Innovations, NRMCA USA: Decarbonising Concrete Now: Notes from the Field
Eric Schimpf, global key account manager, Qlar Group/Schenck Process: Decarbonising the Cement Industry with Qlar
Grant Quasha, chairman, Eco Material Technologies: Emerging Trends in the North American SCM Market
Joel Maia, CEO Europe, FCT Combustion: Reducing CO2 Emissions in Cement and Clinker Production: Pathways to a Sustainable Future
Thierry Delvaux, managing director Europe, Mac Valves: Achieving WIN-WIN: Process Improvements and Energy Savings for Dust Collectors
Miguel Ángel Sanjuán, head of the Cement and Mortars Area, Spanish Institute of Cement and its Applications: Standardisation of Coal Bottom Ash as a New Cement Constituent
Amr Nader, CEO, A3 & Co.: Global North vs Global South Cement Decarbonisation Myth Buster
Tien Peng, co-founder, GreenPlum Street: Concrete’s Radical Transparency: A U.S. Perspective
Joe Harder, managing director, One Stone Consulting: Clay Calcination Trends and Outlook 2035
More details on The CarbonZero Global Conference and Exhibition 2024 can be found at www.industrylink.eu
