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Co-processing innovation at InterCement

Co-processing innovation at InterCement Premium

Deployed in Brazil since the late 1990s, co-processing is recognised as a key sustainability lever, supporting the cement industry’s competitiveness and carbon reduction targets...

Alite shape

Alite shape Premium

The changing shape of alite crystals during clinker formation can provide key information about the conditions within the kiln and clinker quality. Arthur Harrisson explains the...

Optimising AF co-processing

Optimising AF co-processing Premium

The co-processing of alternative fuels comes with a range of technical challenges such as the variability of fuel properties, control of system stability and the impact on clink...

From waste heat to Watts

From waste heat to Watts Premium

Waste heat to power technology for alternative power generation has developed significantly in recent years, evolving into systems that are suitable not only for cement producti...

Mastering the challenges of absorbent SCMs

Mastering the challenges of absorbent SCMs Premium

The use of calcined clays as SCMs in cement production both enables decarbonisation and poses challenges, as the absorbent nature of these materials may increase water demand an...

Capturing long-term benefits

Capturing long-term benefits Premium

The use of recycled aggregates in concrete production not only reduces the need for newly quarried raw materials but also has longer-term CO2 reduction benefits. In a comparativ...

Optimising cement packaging

Optimising cement packaging Premium

Improving efficiency, sustainability and worker safety is paramount for cement producers. To identify the packaging solution with the greatest impact on these aspects, CEPI Euro...

Syngas-to-kiln: a global first

Syngas-to-kiln: a global first Premium

In Spain the first waste-to-energy gasifier in the cement industry will be commissioned at the end of 2025. The milestone installation is expected to support the wider use of al...

Advanced measurement for cement production

Advanced measurement for cement production Premium

Lirije Kadriu, Emerson, explains how the latest non-contacting radar transmitters help meet level measurement challenges within cement production, enabling operational improveme...