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Facts and arguments in cement production and use of cementitious materials
* Natural resources are the basis of cement production. The sustainable use of land degradation must be combined because of the large investments with long-term commodity security.
* Cement manufacturing is as energy efficient as energy-intensive process. The production factor energy, it depends on competitive conditions.
* The protection of the environment and the climate is the sustainable reduction of emissions, and the recovery of secondary fuels and raw materials in the center.
* The use of cementitious materials is determined by the construction industry. The development of the construction demand is not just for the industry, but for the entire economy of high importance.
* The modernization of infrastructure are more public and private investment. Including housing the potentials are far from exhausted.
* Cement has influenced modern architecture. Concrete is not only aesthetically but also economically, socially and ecologically.
* The German cement industry is committed to sustainable development. Along the entire value chain of cementitious materials, the principles of sustainable development is implemented.

The author was for many years Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at he University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Since 1948, his main research interest has been the chemistry of cement. His early work laid the foundations of our understanding of the structure at the nanometre level of C-S-H, the principal product formed when cement is mixed with water, and the one mainly reponsible for the hardening of the final concrete product. Subsequent studies took him into many additional aspects of the chemistry and materials science of cement and concrete. His work has been recognized by Fellowships and by other honours and awards from many scientific societies in the UK, USA and elsewhere. This second edition of Cement chemistry addresses the chemistry and materials science of the principal silicate and aluminate cements used in building and Civil engineering. Emphasis throughout is on the underlying science. This book deals more specifically with the chemistry of Portland cement manufacture , the common commercial cement product, and the nature of the resulting product, the processes that occur when this product is mixed with water, the nature of the hardened material, the chemistry of other types of hydraulic cement, and chemical and micro-structural aspects of concrete, including processes that affect its durability. Since the first edition of this book was published in 1990, research throughout the world has greatly augmented our knowledge in all of these areas. This present second edition has been updated and revised to take account of these advances. The reader will acquire a solid understanding of the subject and will be better equipped to deal with the problems and pitfalls that can arise in engineering practice as a result of inadequate understanding of the relevant chemistry. It will serve both as an introduction to those entering the subject for the first time and as a guide to the latest developments for those already experienced in the field.