The importance of raw materials Premium
Proper analysis and identification of raw materials are essential to achieving the best clinker in the kiln. All clinkers will have a small degree of unwanted elements, but much...
Raw Materials
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Swiss cement industry to solve future raw materials shortage
Five out of six cement plants in Switzerland are expected to run out of limestone and marl over the next 10-15 years. As their existing quarries border areas with protected stat...
Consistent, reliable results Premium
Quality control has been automated to such an extent that we run the severe risk of turning into a generation of button-pushing operators instead of thinking analytical scientis...
India: industry targets 25% TSR by 2030
The Indian cement industry is failing to realise the potential for alternative fuels and raw material utilisation (AFR), but resolves to raise the thermal substitution rate (TSR...
Madras Cements to develop beneficiation plant, India
Madras Cements is developing a limestone beneficiation plant at Alathiyur in Tamil Nadu with a capacity of 400tpd. The company will set up this plant near its 3Mta cement plant ...
Using multiple raw materials Premium
There are very few cement plant locations where a single, locally-available raw material source will be suitable for producing cement clinker. Even when the quantity of imported...
European Minerals Day puts spotlight on sustainable cement industry
The European Minerals Day (EMD), which was held from 6-24 May 2013, offered a platform for a wide range of events aimed at promoting the minerals sector in Europe. The sustainab...
Raysut Cement to construct terminal in Port of Duqm, Oman
Oman’s leading cement producer, Raysut Cement Company (RCC), is planning to construct a cement terminal at Duqm port as well as develop limestone mines in Duqm.
Stacking clever at Martinsburg Premium
Bedeschi gives an overview of the Essroc Martinsburg cement facility with its improved energy efficiency, reduced power consumption and in particular, its ability to blend and h...
ACC: ready for the upturn Premium
As the housing market continues to exercise drag on Florida’s economy, the state’s cement market continues to lag the rest of the US. However, with pent-up demand continuing to ...