World Cement Association (WCA) 2026 Annual Conference Successfully Held

From China, Germany, France, Britain, Denmark, Turkey, South Africa, Morocco, Algeria, Indonesia, Thailand, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, India, Papua New Guinea and more than 30 countries and regions. IFC, S & P Global Energy, McKinsey & Company, Mizuho Bank, Experts and scholars from international institutions such as On-field Investment Research gathered to study the global pattern, focus on green transformation, discuss innovative paths and plan future of the industry.

Keynote Speech

Dr. Wei Rushan, Chairman of WCA, delivered a keynote speech entitled "Innovation in Turbulence and Progress in Change", which comprehensively analyzed the political multi-polarization, geopolitical conflicts, climate challenges, technological competition and downward economic pressures faced by the global cement industry in the past century. The system shares the three core judgments of industry focus shift, post-war reconstruction impact and technological innovation breakthrough, and calls on the whole industry to cope with uncertainty through open cooperation, to promote sustainable transformation through innovation and practice, and to achieve high-quality development in the coexistence of crisis and opportunity.

Global Economic Environment and Cement Industry

Conference, Arnaud Pinatel, founding partner of Field Investment Research Company, Tony Hadley, founder of Africa Consulting Co., Ltd. (Former CEO of Lafarge Africa and CEO of Dangote Cement), Sinem Demir Duru, head of Asian cement industry of IFC, World Bank, Li Huimin, Executive Editor-in-Chief of S & P Global Energy, Mineral and Fertilizer Sector, shared in-depth on the theme of global economic environment and cement industry. Respectively interpret the development prospects of the world cement industry, the market restructuring of the building materials industry and the changes in the development pattern of enterprises, the decarbonization path of the Asian cement industry and the supporting financing schemes, Asia Cement and

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Climate Action Award: Sinoma Construction

Health & Safety Award: OYAK Turkey" Cement

Innovation Award: Tianjin Cement Industry Design & Research Institute

Model Factory Award: Thailand TPIPL

Commendation

Award that this conference is a milestone event of the 10th anniversary of WCA, and the consensus and cooperation reached at the conference." It will provide important guidance for the world cement industry to cope with changes, deepen innovation and promote green transformation. In the future, the World Cement Association will continue to uphold the concept of "openness, inclusiveness, sharing and win-win", build a higher level of international exchange platform, join hands with global partners, innovate in the turbulence, advance in the changing situation, do a good job in industry services, and build a new future for the sustainable development of the cement industry.