Topic: cement

An investigation is underway into what caused a deadly workplace accident in northern Vietnam. The Prime Minister has ordered local authorities to review procedures to prevent similar incidents.

Demand in 2023 estimated at 100-105 million tons, up 7-10%, but oversupply remains an issue.

Workshop brings together scientists, managers, cement companies, entities generating non-recyclable plastic waste, and NGOs to discuss opportunities, challenges, and solutions in co-processing alternative fuels and raw materials in Vietnam’s cement industry.

Dr. Kåre Helge Karstensen, Chief Scientist at the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF) in Norway, shares his views on how the cement industry can be involved in and increase the treatment capacity for non-recyclable plastic waste, thereby contributing to reducing the release of plastics into the seas.