Asset maintenance Premium
Effective maintenance management plays a key role in operational excellence. Major cement producers such as Lafarge have gained their market position as an result of improving t...
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Siwertell celebrates 40 Premium
As Sweden-based Siwertell marks its 40th anniversary, Cargotec looks back at changes in cement handling requirements over the four decades since it entered the market and charts...
Alite hydration with alkalis Premium
The continued drive to optimise the use of cement in concrete mixes has sparked an interest in the hydration of alite in an alkaline environment. Research has shown that the pre...
Oxyfuel: prospects and limits Premium
Oxyfuel technology shows promise as a potential future method to help lower CO2 emissions through carbon capture and storage in the cement industry. However, the use of oxyfuel ...
The promise of carbon capture Premium
As cement companies consider ways to lower their CO2 emissions, carbon capture is expected to provide a key component of their efforts. While first-generation carbon capture tec...
Intelligent design Premium
Mechanical ship unloaders with screw conveyors can provide a highly-efficient solution to discharge cement from ships. The technology offers benefits such as low energy consumpt...
Mitigating carriage risks Premium
Cement is a notoriously-difficult cargo to transport. To ensure cement is transported without any insurance claims, several precautions need to be taken. These range from produc...
Alite size Premium
The practical implications following microscopic examination discussed in the April 2013 issue of ICR showed that the interpretation of alite size is not a simple matter. We tak...
Moving the goal posts Premium
Although the cement industry increasingly uses alternative fuels such as refuse-derived fuel (RDF), biomass and sewage, the high water content of these fuels places a ceiling on...
Mineral resources & reserves Premium
In general, mineral resources that have a strong geological continuity such as limestone for cement manufacturing require less exploration work than deposits in the metallic and...