International Cement Review magazine archive
The May 1995 issue assesses the cement demand created by peace and reconstruction across the Middle East. Environmental and logistics reports cover electrostatic precipitators, combined ESP and ePTFE filtration, terminal planning, the transition of eastern European cement companies, US imports and simple concrete-production technology supporting low-cost housing.
In this issue
Explore the May 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.
Dove of Peace brings cement demand
J.KJ With peace in Lebanon, the Palestinians building their own state and Israel and Syria burying the hatchet, the rebuilding of the Middle East is under way ICR reports on the cementitious peace dividend.
ESPs for the Future
FLS miljo describes the theory behind electrostatic precipitation and some of the advances that its own engineers have devised for the future isgr^.
Gore in the Baghouse
WL Gore and the St Lawrence Cement Company detail their use of an innovative combination of ESP and ePTFE filter bags for ultra-low emissions.
Terminal Solutions
Terminal planning has come of age Experts are available to advise on all of the factors that have to be taken into consideration when planning and building a new cement terminal, either floating or land-based Wolfgang Haschke of Haver and Boeker, Germany, suggests some popular…
Going East
With the demise of the Soviet Union, many of the 'Iron Curtain' countries have embraced capitalism and are now experiencing varying degrees of building activity levels Increasingly, it is privatised cement companies of Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia,…
US Imports — the state of the art
Cement imports into the US have, over the years, provided a sizeable slice of the country's total cement supply Roy Roy gives an overview and update of this important US cement sector.
IT Works
Otto Ruskulis of Intermediate Technology describes how some cement and an apparently simple device, the vibrating table, can make a lot of difference to lowcost housing efforts in developing countries.
Product News
The latest advances in cement-industry equipment and technology.