International Cement Review - September 2005

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September 2005 contents

Explore the September 2005 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.

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   World news

   All the essential news from the global cement Industry Holcim records a turnover rise of 24.6 per cent to €5077m for 1H05 Heidelbergcement sees 1H05 turnover rise by 7.9 per cent Anhui Conch suffers from anti-inflation measures Shree Cement to expand.

2. 22

   A wealth of opportunities

   Strong traditions, established lines of trade and increasingly modern cement plants characterise Southern Europe's cement business Moreover, leading producers.

3. 32

   Skyway's wireless jump

   Holcim (US) Inc's Chicago Skyway slag facility is serving as a second pilot test site for the latest wireless mesh communication system called Wave Relay™. ICR explains how the system works SEPTEMBER 2005 ICR 5.

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   Don't follow: be the leader

   Leadership strategies are reviewed with lessons to be learnt from recent mistakes in the cement industry and good examples for independents and multinationals to consider employing at their plants.

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   FuzEvent control

   Rule based control is a popular method for raw material proportioning systems. The Fuzevent system is a new high level proportioning program that combines rule methodology with fine adjustment control 44-52 Mill optimisation A series of articles to improve milling performance…

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   High prosperity at altitude

   In the surrounding Western regions of Utah, Montana.

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   Cementizillo calciner upgrade

   Raising capacity at Cementizillo's Fanna plant has resulted in a new preheater and precalcining systems utilising petcoke fuel. Cement capacity now stands at 2400tpd.

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   Teleservice on-line

   H-j A specialist teleservice monitoring system that allows plants to assess performance of air-handling systems remotely has been devised by Venti Oeldi. Customers receive early warning signals of potential problems.

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   Delivery on 2002 pledges

   Following on from last month's report on sustainability initiatives, ICR takes a detailed look at the Agenda for Action Progress Report and interviews Dr Howard Klee, CSI programme director.