International Cement Review magazine archive
The December 1995 issue reviews foreign investment and restructuring in Venezuela and surveys white-cement production and quality control. Additional reports cover kiln-chain innovations, seaborne bulk transport economics, the growing Southwest US market, Bhutan's export industry, dust control at Moroccan plants, grinding media and the survival of Roman concrete.
In this issue
Explore the December 1995 issue of International Cement Review, the leading magazine for the global cement industry. Browse cement industry news, expert market analysis, regional reports, plant projects and technical articles covering cement production, equipment, processes and technology.
World News
The latest news and technical developments in the global cement industry.
Turmoil over in Venezuela?
In the last few years, radical changes have swept through the Venezuelan cement industry, including the purchase by Lafarge, Cemex and Holderbank of large portions of the cement production capacity of the country Andres Duarte gives a personal view of the situation.
Lifting the white veil
ICR presents a round-up of what is happening in the world of white cement, and details the latest production and quality control methods for white cement.
Chains of command
A review of some of the current innovations in the field of chains.
Survive the savage sea
Dr Stephan Polomsky works through some of the operational calculations needed in the cut-throat world of seaborn bulk cement transportation.
Deep in the dust bowl
Rob Roy analyses developments in the fast-growing cement industries of New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona.
Bhutan - where dragons thunder
The tiny mountain kingdom of Bhutan is self-sufficient in cement, and actually exports two thirds of its production We have the details.
Blue sky from now on
Reporting from the AUCBM environmental technology conference in Marrakech, ICR examines the efforts of Ciments du Maroc to reduce dust emissions at its Agadir and Safi plants.
Sphere of influence
\J\J Dr Jahn of Brockhausen & Holze tests the latest range of grinding media.
Built to last
ICR looks at the cement basement of a roman villa over fifteen centuries old.
Product News
The latest advances in cement-industry equipment and technology.