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- 5 international experts from Canada, Norway, UK and 15 Chinese experts presented the recent progress of cement & concrete technology for sustainable development.

- About 300 participants from institutes, universities, and companies, attended the 6-day seminar.

This is the first workshop held in China, and it brings together both international and Chinese experts to present and discuss advances in the state-of-the-art in sustainable development of cement and concrete technology.

Organizers:	Former Committee for the Organization of CANMET/ACI International Conferences (American Concrete Institute Council)
	China Building Materials Academy
Sponsors:	UNIDO-ICM
	Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism of Australia
	Shenyang Jianzhu University
	University of Jinan
	Elkem International Trade (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

- 12 international experts from Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, USA and 4 Chinese experts presenting the recent progress on cement & concrete technology for sustainable development.
- Altogether 300 participants from institutes, universities, and companies, attended the 6-day seminar.

Outcome

- This workshop focused on the theme of ‘Safety, Durability, and Sustainability’ addressing the key issues in the cement and concrete sector, and this is the second workshop was held in China.

- The academic exchange greatly aroused the awareness and promoted the technologies of sustainable development in cement and concrete sector in China, including CO2 emission reduction. Most of the participants said many new ideas from discussion would be useful for their future research in cement and concrete field.

▲ ‘Elkem Workshop on Application of Silica Fume (China)’ on 7 November, 2008 in Beijing

- More than 80 participants from institutes and companies attended this workshop with seven lectures from experts from UK and China.

Outcome
- Silica fume is now widely used around the world for concrete applications whenever high strength, high durability and improved sustainability are required.

- This workshop is intended to give engineers, designers and concrete technologists a better understanding of silica fume and its use in concrete.

- This workshop provided a practical guidance of silica fume for designers and concrete technologists, with real-world examples and solutions based on experience. What’s more important, through this workshop, designers and concrete technologists got the full potential from silica fume.
　

Organizers:	China Building Materials Academy
	Former Committee for the Organization of CANMET/ACI International Conferences (American Concrete Institute Council)
	The Chinese Ceramic Society
Sponsors:	UNIDO-ICM
	Cement Branch of the Chinese Ceramic Society
	Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
	Southwest University of Science and Technology

- 7 international experts from Canada, Japan, Norway, USA and 10 Chinese experts presenting the latest progress on cement & concrete technology for sustainable development.

- About 500 participants from institutes, universities, and companies, attended the 6-day seminar.

- ‘Safety, Durability, and Sustainability’ is the main theme of this workshop.

- Aiming to reducing CO2 emission and enhancing energy efficiency, this workshop also puts more concerns on the post-disaster reconstruction of the Sichuan province. This is the third workshop organized to put effort contributing to the sustainability of cement and concrete industry.