The Clinker Factor
Episodes
Decarbonising Cement: Strategy Meets Technology
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Clinker Factor, Guest Host Daniel Summerbell, Co-Founder & Chief Solutions Officer at Carbon Re and WCA Member, talks to Jo...
Breaking Barriers: Women Leading Change in Cement
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special International Women’s Day episode of The Clinker Factor, Guest Host Natalija Jovasevic, Sustainability and Communications Officer at...
Circular Concrete Unleashed: How everox Is Pioneering Change
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Clinker Factor, Guest Host Daniel Summerbell, Co-Founder & Chief Solutions Officer at Carbon Re and WCA Member, talks to Th...
Smart Plants, Real Results: AI in Cement Manufacturing
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In our first podcast of 2026, Guest Host Daniel Summerbell, Co-Founder & Chief Solutions Officer at Carbon Re and WCA Member, talks to Ricardo Car...
Electrifying Cement: How Plasma Tech Is Rewriting Clinker Production
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Clinker Factor, Guest Host Daniel Summerbell, Co-Founder & Chief Solutions Officer at Carbon Re and WCA Member, talks to Be...
The Cement Talent Crisis: Who Will Build the Future?
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Clinker Factor, Guest Host Daniel Summerbell, Co-Founder & Chief Solutions Officer at Carbon Re and WCA Member, talks to Co...
From Skills Shortages to Industry Impact: Rethinking Human Capital in Cement
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Clinker Factor, Guest Host Daniel Summerbell, Co-Founder & Chief Solutions Officer at Carbon Re and WCA Member, talks to Su...
Building a Greener Future: Inside Material Evolution’s Cement Revolution
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Guest Host Daniel Summerbell, Co-Founder & Chief Solutions Officer at Carbon Re and WCA Member, talks to Da...
Project OZ: Revolutionising Cement Production with Furno and Ozinga
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Gurinder Nagra, Founder of Furno Materials, and Marty Ozinga IV, CEO of Ozinga, about Projec...
The Opportunity for Big Data Sets in Industrial Applications of AI
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our first podcast of 2025, Ian Riley talks to Sherif Elsayed-Ali, Partner at Nexus Climate, about the launch of the Industrial Decarbonization AI C...
Investor Perspective at the End of 2024
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ian Riley in the second episode of our new mini-series of the Clinker Factor Podcast, where he chats to Tobias Woerner, Managing Director of Equi...
WCA Awards: A Very Impressive Project at CIMAT
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Abdelillah Yamoul (Kiln Manager) and Hicham Raji (Quality Manager) of WCA Member Ciments de ...
AI and the Cement Industry
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Josh Vernon, CEO of Carbon Re and WCA Member, about his background and journey to becoming C...
Investor Perspective: Good Trading Results Despite Volume Weakness
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ian Riley in the first episode of our new mini-series of the Clinker Factor Podcast, where he chats to Tobias Woerner, Managing Director of Equit...
Nurturing the Market for Low Carbon Concrete
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Ben Azoula-Victory, Managing Director of Love Concrete, and Thomas Petithuguenin, CEO of C2C...
Improving the Usage of AFR Through Machine Learning
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Tang Jun, Vice President of Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd. and WCA Member, about the latest develop...
The Future of Cement
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Matthias Mersmann, CTO of KHD Humboldt Wedag, and WCA Member, about the latest developments ...
Developments in CCUS and SCMs
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Fouad Kammoun, Director Sales – Near East, Middle East and Central Asia of Thyssenkr...
Is Seratech’s CCU Technology a Practical Way of Using a Cement Plant’s Emissions?
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Sam Draper, CEO of Seratech, about Seratech’s technology, business model and whether the t...
Innovation On Product And Business Model
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our first podcast of 2024, Ian Riley talks to Thomas Atkinson, Head of International Affairs at Hoffmann Green Cement, about the award winning clin...
Could Modular Waste Heat Recovery Plants Have an Application in the Cement Industry?
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to both Dr. Andreas Sichert, CEO & Co-founder, and Markus Lintl, Head of Industry & New...
Increasing The Supply and Quality of SCMs
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley talks to Carbon Upcycling Technologies founder and CEO, Apoorv Sinha, about the challenges of r...
Improving Safety With Automation Solutions
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley speaks to Siegfried Andraess, Global Industry Manager Building Materials & Glass of SICK AG and W...
Climate Change Impact and Adaptation
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley speaks to Tom Mitchell, Executive Director of the International Institute for Environment and D...
New Cementitious Materials And Cross Country Cooperation. An example From Northern Europe
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Mirjam-Kim Rääbis, Product Developer at UP Catalyst, and Dr. Inger Lise Alsvik, Scientific Researcher at Safero...
Harnessing Direct Solar to Fuel Low-Carbon Cement Kilns
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Dr. Gianluca Ambrosetti, CEO and Founder of Synhelion, about the challenges and opportunities of bringing solar f...
Could Carbon Nanotubes Create A New Concrete?
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley speaks to Hari Harikumar, VP & GM Advanced Carbon & Membranes of CHASM Advanced Materia...
Changes in European Market Requirements
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Fabien Charbonnel, CEO of WCA Corporate Member - Cem'In'Eu, about the changing requirements of his customers, the...
Can AI Make Better Concrete?
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Alex Hall, CEO of Concrete.ai and WCA Member, about his experiences in the concrete industry, the importance of a...
Biogenic Fuels And Other Trends In Alternative Fuels
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Dirk Lechtenberg, Managing Director & Founder of WCA Member MVW Lechtenberg and Partner about the trend towar...
Business Strategy, Climate Action And Employee Mobilisation - International Women's Day 2023 Special Episode
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special International Women's Day episode of the Clinker Factor podcast, Ian Riley speaks to Madhumita Basu, Chief Strategy & Marketing Of...
The Top 3 Decarbonisation Opportunities Up To 2030
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to David Boyd, CCO of Carbon Re and WCA Member, about their recent whitepaper “Three technologies to reduce climat...
Meet the Innovators Who Are Developing New Ways to Make Cement
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our first podcast of 2023, Gurinder Nagra (Founder of Furno Materials) and Greg Houchins (Founder of Chement), join Ian Riley to discuss their idea...
Material Evolution: Novel Geopolymers and Machine Learning
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian Riley talks to Liz Gilligan, Founder of Material Evolution, about building a business based on currently unused sources of cement...
Decarbonising Cement in the MENA Region: Conceptualising a Common Roadmap to Net Zero
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Clinker Factor bonus episode, Ian Riley, WCA CEO and Amr Nader, CEO of A³&Co talk to Manon Burbidge, WCA, on the specificities of...
Integrating Climate Risks and Opportunities into Decision Making: The Latest on ESG Investing Trends and Impacts on the Cement Industry
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian Riley talks to David McNeil of Sustainable Fitch on the latest news and trends in the world of ESG investing, and the impacts the...
The Role of Concrete in Cooling the World's Cities
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Kats and Vivian Loftness of the Smart Surfaces Coalition join Ian Riley to discuss the role of concrete in the palette of smart surfaces that pla...
Breaking the Bias in the Concrete Industry - International Women's Day 2022 Special Episode
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special International Women's Day episode of the Clinker Factor podcast, Ian Riley talks to three women who are breaking the bias in the concr...
"It's Not One Size Fits All!" - The Latest In Low Carbon Concretes from Ozinga
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Cialdella of Ozinga talks to Ian Riley all things low carbon concrete - from prices, using new products for projects, interest in blended product...
COP26: Reflections and Lessons for the Cement and Concrete Industry
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Riley and Manon Burbidge reflect on their time at COP26, discussing the outcomes of the conference, and what the cement and concrete industry can ...
"Collaboration is Key" - Everything You Should Know About Low Carbon Concrete
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian talks to Herb Burton of US Concrete, on everything low carbon concrete, including appetite for the product, need for investment, ...
Opportunities to Improve Cement Production Efficiency and Lower Emissions Using AI
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Riley talks to Liran Akavia, COO of Seebo, about how AI can improve efficiency and lower carbon emissions in the cement industry. The discussion t...
Carbon8 Systems - Helping the Cement Industry Become Carbon Negative Using CO2 and Cement Bypass Dust
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian talks to Dr Paula Carey, a Founding Director of Carbon8 Systems, the owner of a technology which uses mineralisation and carbonat...
Technology & Decarbonisation Part 4: The Future of Cement Technologies
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth and final episode of our Technology and Decarbonisation mini-series with KHD, Ian Riley and Matthias Mersmann discuss the future of the ...
Interviewing the Interviewers - The Cement Industry from the Perspective of Trade Media
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian Riley turns the tables on Thomas Armstrong (ICR), Peter Edwards (Global Cement) and David Bizley (World Cement) covering an array...
Updates from the Korean Cement Industry
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ian Riley in this latest Clinker Factor podcast as he speaks to Chang-Ki Lee, Vice President of the Korea Cement Association. Key topics of discu...
Resilience in the Saudi Cement Industry: COVID-19, Digital Transformation and Climate Change
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amr Nadr, former VP for Strategy, Sustainability, and Risk at Yanbu Cement, Saudi Arabia, joins Ian in this episode to discuss cement sustainability i...
Decarbonising Cement Now: Oyak Cement on Building a New LC3 Plant
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Ian talks to Berkan Fidan, Performance and Process Director at Oyak Cement, about the company's new LC3 plant in Ivory Coast. They di...
The Global Cement Industry: A Historical Introduction
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rainer Nobis, a mining engineer, worked for thirty-five years in a globally active company in the cement industry. The desire to trace the history of ...
A Global Perspective on Gender Equality in the Cement Industry (International Women's Day Special)
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this International Women's Day special of the Clinker Factor podcast, Ian Riley talks to women from four WCA member companies about their careers i...
Technology & Decarbonisation Part 3: Alternative Fuels
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 3 of our Technology and Decarbonisation mini-series with KHD, Matthias and Ian take a deep-dive into the technology behind using alternative f...
Technology & Decarbonisation Part 2: Grinding and Milling
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of our Technology and Decarbonisation mini-series with KHD, Matthias and Ian explore the development of more energy efficient grinding techn...
Driving the Rapid Adoption of CO2 Reduction Innovations: Lessons from Tech Company Business Models
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Niven, CEO of Canadian company "CarbonCure" joins Ian Riley in this podcast to discuss what start-ups in the cement and concrete industries can le...
Sustainability in the African Cement Industry
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mokate Ramafoko and Tony Hadley join Ian Riley to discuss sustainability issues in the African cement industry, including alternative fuels, LC3, over...
Technology and Decarbonisation - Part 1: Calciners
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 4 - Calciners: Our Technology & Decarbonisation mini-series, with KHD, will track the history of key technological advancements in the c...
Aligning Cement's Climate Response with Profitability and Society
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ian Riley as he chats to Mahendra Singhi, the visionary CEO of Dalmia Cement, India, about his Grey to Green cement strategy, alternative fuels, ...
The Role of Technology in Responding to Climate Change in the Cement Industry
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in to hear about- FLSmidth's Mission Zero- Whether current technology could take us to 70% reductions in cement CO2 emissions- The potential fo...
The EU-ETS and the Cement Industry
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Riley discusses the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and its impacts on the European cement industry with Michael Mehling, Anne Dekeukelaere and Vincen...