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Cemtech 2020: Decarbonising the cement industry

24 July 2020, Published under Cement News

Decarbonising the cement industry: pathways to a sustainable future 21-24 September 2020 A virtual Cemtech conference With major cement producers such as LafargeHolcim declaring their commitment to carbon-neutrality by 2050, Cemtech's first virtual conference "Decarbonising the cement industry - pathways to a sustainable future" on 21-24 September 2020 was perfectly timed. Over 2500 delegates from 110 countries registered for the event, which brought together more than...

Cemtech Live Webinar: World Markets, Energy and Freight Update

17 July 2020, Published under Cement News

Cemtech Live Webinar: World Markets, Energy and Freight Update In this webinar we reviewed the latest global market trends with Thomas Armstrong, Managing Editor, International Cement Review. Amr Nader, COO of Yanbu Cement, also provided a comprehensive outlook for Saudi Arabia's cement sector in 2020. In addition, a detailed update on energy markets was delivered by regular contributor, Frank Brannvoll, with colleague Maria Vasyutenko updating us on four key freight routes for ...

Cemtech Live Webinar: Optimise your kiln

10 July 2020, Published under Cement News

Cemtech Live Webinar: Optimise your kiln In this webinar, we turned our attention to kiln systems, or more specifically the burner, kiln and preheater. We considered the heart of the clinker manufacturing process and explored ways to improve the kiln efficiency and deliver a reliable performance. Read a summary of the session here . Download all the presentations here. View the full session here. Speakers included: Kiln burner set up, outlet seals...

Cemtech Live Webinar: Grinding Masterclass

25 June 2020, Published under Cement News

Grinding Masterclass For this session, attendees gathered to examine best-practice grinding for the cement industry. Industry experts discussed topics relating to the entire spectrum of grinding technology. Read a summary of the session here . Download all the presentations here. Speakers included: A power-saving grinding media solution for cement ball mills: Elite Yang, Topnewer (China) In 2015, under Mr Yang’s leadership as general manager, ...

Planning for the post-COVID recovery – Cemtech Live Webinar

17 June 2020, Published under Cement News

Planning for the post-COVID recovery This session in Cemtech's Live Webinar series considered the possible recovery scenarios for the building materials sector post-COVID and how to prepare for them.   Read a summary of the session here . Speakers included: Life after COVID-19: lessons from around the world: Ian Riley, WCA (UK)   After graduating from Cambridge University in 1979, Mr Riley worked in a number of management roles in the UK, the U...

Experiences with alternative fuels

12 June 2020, Published under Cement News

This week Cemtech hosted a live webinar on best practice for alternative fuels (AF) with renowned speakers from VDZ, FLSmidth and W&P Zement explaining how the cement industry has been developing its AF substitution rates in Europe. Starting the webinar was Dr Volker Hoenig, managing director of VDZ, which represents the German cement industry, discussed the evolution of AF in Germany. He stressed the most important aspects of using AF were the four core elements of: transparency, quality c...

Cemtech Live Webinar: Global Cement Market Update – Africa

21 May 2020, Published under Cement News

Global Cement Market Update – Africa   In this session, Cemtech turned to Africa to examine recent cement sector trends in the south, east and west of the continent. It also looked at how the economies and construction sectors of the region have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, while providing an outlook for 2020. Read a summary of the session here . Download all the presentations here. Speakers included: What's going on in sub-Saharan Africa'...

Best practice alternative fuels utilisation in cement plants - Cemtech Live Webinar

21 May 2020, Published under Cement News

Best practice alternative fuels utilisation in cement plants Cemtech’s Alternative Fuels webinar featured technical presentations from leading experts in the field, who looked at reducing costs and CO 2 through the usage of alternative fuels. Read a summary of the session here . Download all the presentations here. View the full session here. Speakers included: Successful use of alternative fuels in Germany - a country case study: Volker Hoenig, M...

Live Webinar: Impact of COVID-19 on the global cement trade

30 April 2020, Published under Cement News

Impact of COVID-19 on the global cement trade Leading trade and distribution specialist, Ad Ligthart of Cement Distribution Consultants, discussed the effects that the coronavirus pandemic is having on the global cement and clinker trade. Additional presentations looked at the dry bulk and energy markets with leading sector commentators. Read a summary of the session here and more on Mr Singhi's presentation here . Download all the presentations here. View th...

Live Webinar: The cement plant digital transformation - making cement industry 4.0 happen

28 April 2020, Published under Cement News

The cement plant digital transformation - making cement industry 4.0 happen Cemtech’s Live Webinar series continued by exploring one of the primary technology challenges for our sector today – mastering the digital transformation of the cement manufacturing and distribution process. Read a summary of the session here . Download all the presentations here. Speakers included: Digital Transformation @ Titan: Fokion Tasoulas, Group Engineering & Technolo...