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International Cement Review - June 2003

Issue summary

The June 2003 issue presents global cement-industry news and technical analysis. As the Russian economy picks up cement producers are seeing a steady rise in production and sales. Filaret Galchev, chairman of the Board of Eurocement, talks to ICR about his investment plans for Russia's leading cement group. ICR reports on global plant orders and completions by major suppliers.

Key topics

  • Russia cement industry
  • cement grinding
  • cement market trends
  • cement plant technology

In this issue

June 2003 contents

Explore the June 2003 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.

  1. 4

    World news

    The latest news and business developments in the global cement industry.

  2. 16

    National pride

    As the Russian economy picks up cement producers are seeing a steady rise in production and sales.

  3. 27

    The Galchev interview

    Filaret Galchev, chairman of the Board of Eurocement, talks to ICR about his investment plans for Russia's leading cement group.

  4. 36

    A wave of expansion

    ICR reports on global plant orders and completions by major suppliers.

  5. 57

    Round Table discussions

    Fort Lauderdale was the venue for this year's Loesche Round Table meeting.

  6. 59

    Records on the slide

    Loesche America Inc installs a new slide-in mill at Ciment Quebec.

  7. 63

    Ball mill productivity

    Cemex and Digital Control Lab use digital process control on ball mill production.

  8. 69

    A clean new act

    FLS Airloq describes the pollution control system at Cementerie Aldo Barbetti SpA.

  9. 73

    Changing priorities

    Eric Hansen's winning paper from the 2003 IEEE-IAS/PCA, Dallas conference looks at changing process priorities when burning alternative fuels.

  10. 79

    Low volatile fuels

    Dr Michael Clark examines the burning of bituminous coals, petcoke and anthracite.

  11. 81

    Revamping Roberta

    Humboldt Wedag Inc reports on its new raw material grinding system, precalciner/ preheater kiln line and grate cooler at Lafarge's Roberta plant, US.

  12. 85

    Dalmia's upgrade

    India Limited carries out a two-phase pyroprocessing upgrade.

  13. 87

    Spraying solutions

    Spraying Systems Co reports on gas cooling and conditioning advances.

  14. 91

    Divergent paths

    The states of Alabama and Georgia provide two contrasting cement markets.

  15. 94

    Product news

    The latest advances in cement-industry equipment and technology.

  16. 96

    New orders

    A round-up of the latest orders and contracts from the global cement industry.

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