Outlook to 2035 and 2050 using three scenarios.

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‘Clinker‘ is a key component of cement, produced by sintering (fusing) limestone with other materials, an energy-intensive process.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Outlook for cement demand
4. ‘Business as usual’ projections of cement demand
5. Potential further reductions in demand for cement
6. Potential replacement of traditional cement with clinker-free alternatives
7. Scenarios considered
8. Projections for cement demand including disruptive factors
9. Implications for clinker demand
10. Impact on carbon capture and storage (ccs) requirements
11. Implications for cement industry carbon emissions
12. Conclusions

Scenarios

1. Slow change.
2. Central.
3. Rapid change.

Areas of change

1. Loss of market to timber.
2. Reduction in supply chain waste.
3. Design optimisation.
4. Novel clinker free cements.