Activity Report 2016 – 2018 2015 – 2018 Activity Report Activity Report 2015 – 2018 www.vdz-online.de The VDZ activity report summarises the activities of the German Cement Works Association and its Research Institute in the reporting period. Publisher Verein Deutscher Zementwerke e. V. Tannenstrasse 2 D-40476 Duesseldorf Phone: +49-211-45 78-1 Fax: +49-211-45 78-296 E-Mail: [email protected] VDZ gGmbH Tannenstrasse 2 D-40476 Duesseldorf Phone: +49-211-45 78-1 Fax: +49-211-45 78-296 E-Mail: [email protected] FIZ GmbH Tannenstrasse 2 D-40476 Duesseldorf Phone: +49-211-45 78-1 Fax: +49-211-45 78-256 E-Mail: [email protected] Overall production: Verlag Bau+Technik GmbH, Duesseldorf Cover photo [Extract]: Stefanie Grebe Please cite this report as follows: VDZ, Ed. Activity Report 2015 – 2018. Duesseldorf, 2018 Content Foreword ..................................................................................................................................................................7 1 VDZ – Tradition and Innovation ............................................................................ 10 1.1 Tasks, activities and structures of VDZ ...................................................................................................10 1.1.1 German Cement Works Association .............................................................................................................................. 10 1.1.2 Boards and committees .................................................................................................................................................. 11 1.1.3 Membership, initiatives and investments....................................................................................................................... 12 1.1.4 International cooperation ............................................................................................................................................... 13 1.1.5 Congresses and conferences .......................................................................................................................................... 13 1.1.6 Construction of new research institute building ............................................................................................................ 15 1.1.7 Statistics, compliance and data protection ..................................................................................................................... 16 1.2 Cement industry in Germany and Europe ...............................................................................................17 1.2.1 Cement market in Germany ........................................................................................................................................... 17 3 1.2.2 Use of raw materials and raw materials policy .............................................................................................................. 20 1.2.3 Energy input and energy policy ..................................................................................................................................... 22 1.2.4 Climate protection and climate policy ........................................................................................................................... 22 1.3 Environmental protection and sustainability .........................................................................................24 1.3.1 Climate protection in the German cement industry ....................................................................................................... 24 1.3.2 Energy demand and energy efficiency ........................................................................................................................... 26 1.3.3 Protection from ambient pollution and abatement of emissions .................................................................................... 31 1.3.4 Utilisation of waste ........................................................................................................................................................ 33 1.3.5 Sustainable construction ................................................................................................................................................ 34 1.4 Health and safety at work .........................................................................................................................36 1.4.1 Safety at work ................................................................................................................................................................ 36 1.4.2 Product-related health and safety provisions ................................................................................................................. 38 1.5 Personnel development and qualification ...............................................................................................39 1.5.1 VDZ courses and training courses ................................................................................................................................. 39 1.5.2 Learning and working with digital media ...................................................................................................................... 41 1.6 Quality surveillance and certification ......................................................................................................42 1.6.1 Inspection and certification body ................................................................................................................................... 42 1.6.2 Quality assurance for cement and binders ..................................................................................................................... 43 1.7 Standards and regulations on cement and concrete .............................................................................45 1.7.1 Evolution of standards on cement and other binders ..................................................................................................... 45 1.7.2 Standards on concrete construction ............................................................................................................................... 46 1.7.3 European Construction Products Regulation ................................................................................................................. 50 1.7.4 Environmental requirements for cement-bound building materials coming into contact with groundwater and soil ... 51 1.7.5 Hygiene requirements for cement bound building materials coming into contact with drinking water ....................... 52 1.7.6 ASR regulations in Germany and Europe...................................................................................................................... 53 1.7.7 Fire safety ...................................................................................................................................................................... 55 1.7.8 Traffic route engineering ................................................................................................................................................ 55 VDZ Activity Report 2015 – 2018 2 VDZ Services ...........................................................................................................58 2.1 Environment and Process Technology .....................................................................................................58 2.2 Chemistry and mineralogy ........................................................................................................................62 2.3 Concrete and concrete constituents .........................................................................................................65 2.4 Product certification ...................................................................................................................................70 2.5 Certification and verification .....................................................................................................................71 2.6 Environmental measuring body ................................................................................................................73 2.7 Education and Training ..............................................................................................................................75 3 Research Projects of the VDZ ................................................................................82 4 3.1 Cement production process technology ..................................................................................................82 3.1.1 Investigation of separate superfine grinding of cements as a means of improving energy efficiency and cement properties ............................................................................................................................................................ 82 3.1.2 Investigation of measures aimed at increasing the use of alternative fuels in the main firing system of rotary cement kilns ..................................................................................................................................................... 84 3.1.3 Increasing energy efficiency and the substitution rate in the clinker burning process through the drying and grinding of alternative fuels ..................................................................................................................................... 85 3.1.4 Development of a process for the utilisation of waste incinerator bottom ash (IBA) as raw material