The European precast Concrete Industry • (voluntary) national associations organized in

• BIBM – Bureau international de Beton manufacture

BIBM identified « key issues » and placed them to three main « Commissions »

• Environment, health an safety of workers

• Marketing

• Technique

Central Issues for the precast concrete sector:

• Environment – Sustainability – Ecologic, economic and social– CO2 – Chemicals (REACH, CPDW and others)

• Markets and prefabricated concrete – Regional development (central: MEEC) – Product development (marketing, features, quality and image of concrete )

• Technology of concrete and prefabricated concrete elements– Applications – Concrete technology– Production technology

• Central Issue for positioning of BIBM2008 will be the ongoing sustainability discussion

social, economic, ecologic

COMMITMENT

COMPETENCE

technology, innovation, productivity

CHANGE

future, visions, life

SUSTAINABILITY

We have to see „sustainability“ in a wider context

19. International Congress of BIBM in Vienna

„LIFE NEEDS CONCRETE SOLUTIONS“

The following slides will show you the main issues and the expected speakers.

Most of the speakers have already agreed to have a lecture at the congress.

• General (political) aims– Competitiveness (Lisbon Strategy)– Sustainability strategy

• EU Commission–DG Enterprises and Industry Commissioner Günther Verheugen (D)

– DG Environment

• Sustainability in the three dimensions of

– Social– Economy– Environment – From Global to Each (concrete plant, housing)

– Olivier Luneau – Lafarge, chairman UNEP SBCI– Dr. Miles Watkins – Holcim, chairman „sustainability committee“ of British precast

– Architekt Göran Lundquist, “Hammarby Sjostad project”– Dr. Gösta Lindström, Strangbetong “Hammarby Sjostad project”; asked– Linda Persson, Swedish female Network in Construction Industry

•European Regulation for construction products

–European construction product directive–European Standardisation

– Vicente Loez Argüellez – EPD– Dr. Juan Carlos López AgüiPresident of CEN–Jean Armond Calgaro – chairman CEN TC 250 – Eurocodes–Michel Vallés – Chairman CEN TC 229 – prefab concrete–Eddy Dano, Chief executive FEBE

•Social partnership–Social dialogue agreement “crystalline silica dust”–Social partnership

– Dr. Christoph Leitl – President Wirtschaftkammer Österreich, President SME Union – Dr. Michelle Wyart Remy – secretary General IMA– Representative of EMCEF and/or unions

•Technology–Applications –Applications technology–Materials technology–Mechanical engineering (asked)–Concrete and Chemicals–And others

–Univ. Prof. DI Dr. Ing. Johann Kollegger, TU Vienna–Univ. Prof. Dr.-Ing habil Michael Schmidt, Uni Kassel–Univ. Prof. DDr. Ulrich Schneider, TU Vienna–Silvain Dehaudt, CERIB–Fabienne Robert, CERIB–Hugo Lasalla, R&D Prainsa Group – Spain & South America–Esa Enqvist, Elematic–Roberta Margarotto, BASF Chemicals and Future of Concrete

•Markets ––Future development of the markets–Old and new markets–Middle and Eastern European Countries

•Success factors–Technology–Multinational Management–Regional Enterprises–Balanced business

–Dr. Wolfgang ReithoferCEO Wienerberger–Dkfm. Andreas Kern – member of board HeidelbergCement, HTC–Seppo Rajamäki – Vice President Consolis–Marian Petre Milut – entrepreneur, Romania– Mag. Robert Holzer CEO Semmelrock Int. (paving)–n.n. – CRH, MD CRH Europe Concrete Products

•Associations– BIBM– ECP

–BPCF

–Dr. Bernd Wolschner – CEO SW Umwelttechnik – President BIBM–Pierre Brousse, Vice President Consolis, - design. President BIBM

–Martin Clarke, chief executive British precast

Programme overview

• Excursions factories

– Katzenberger – walls, double walls, floors

– Oberndorfer Wöllersdorf – hollow core, walls, elements

– Oberndorfer Herzogenburg – multifunctional plant for elements (will be opened February 2008), hollow core

– Schnauer – „room elements“

– And others for registered groups

Vienna, „Hofburg“

• Scientific programme (as on day of presentation)

– Find the estimated programme (changes still possible) on www.bibm2008.com

– Two parallel Sessions

– Blocs of 1 ½ hour, breaks of 1 hour

– The language of the Congress will be English, translation with German will be available

Congress Centre „Hofburg“ in Vienna

• Social programme: – Wednesday evening: to your own plans

– Thursday and Friday: ½ day tours; rest of day to own use in Vienna

– Thursday evening: Sect reception in the gallery in the “Schloss Belvedere”; private evening programme possible

– Friday evening: Classical Vienna Concert followed by a dinner in the “Konzerthaus Wien” (Vienna Concert hall)

Vienna concert hall

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• What is your profit of attending the congress?

– Get personal contacts • Get new contacts and intensify old contacts to your suppliers

and colleagues from all over Europe – Hear about the trends of the industry;

• Hear about the key trends of our industry next years • Consolidate your lead – know about the essential general

conditions of the sector

– Fundamental change of markets• Get essential advice for the decisions of the future.

– Sustainability discussion: central discussion issue in next years

• Hear about the most important arguments for your company and the whole sector of precast concrete to pass the

discussion

–The scientific programme of the congress

–The social events–The cultural

environment–The city of Vienna!

Enjoy some days in Vienna!

Life: Needs:

See you in Vienna!7. – 10. May 2008

info: www.bibm2008.com

We will be glad To greet you and your colleagues in Vienna

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