International Cement Review magazine archive
The January 2007 issue reviews rising Nordic cement consumption, capacity expansion and terminal construction, alongside a survey of major new production projects worldwide. Technical coverage considers maintenance reliability, composite cements, kiln-burner automation, Mediterranean white-cement trade, mill gearbox repair and process-fan efficiency.
In this issue
Explore the January 2007 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
All the essential news from the global cement industry. Lafarge sells its holding in Yibitas to Cimpor. Italcementi to step into Kazakhstan market, Barloworld to spin off Pretoria Portland Cement and Castle Cement announces latest investment plans.
Nordic cement fine-tune
Cement consumption in the Nordic region has seen steady increases in recent years fostering a degree of capacity expansion and terminal construction activity, while exports retain a significant proportion of total cement sales.
Reliability and availability
Achieving the benchmark in maintenance levels is a complex task. Machine reliability, skilled maintenance personnel, costs, wear and tear, etc must all be well managed and given the best opportunity to perform.
Raising global capacity
The world’s cement production continues its steep rise with new capacity coming on-stream in every region. This article reviews some of the major completed projects of 2006 and signposts the latest plant orders.
Fully geared to serve
David Brown engineers were called to Blue Circle Cement in Australia to fix a bearing failure on a mill gearbox. The repair and refurbishment was quickly carried out on-site while production resumed.
Total kiln burner automation
Reaching the defined target to produce high quality clinker requires optimal burner performance which can be achieved with automation and fine adjustment of parameters affecting flame shape, air swirl, etc.
Extended beliefs
Composite cements are a popular consideration for producers conserving limestone reserves and wishing to improve final cement strength or reduce CO2 emissions. So are these markets growing on a global basis?
Cemtech Florida
A very successful first Cemtech Americas conference took place in Orlando, Florida last month. Many industry experts took part in presentations which analysed current American cement markets and technology advances.
White deliveries
The Mediterranean has a significant amount of white cement production, but the addition of new capacity in the African Rim will change the current net importer/ exporter balance, and could redefine the lead players.
Blowing in the wind
How can you tell the efficiency performance of a mechanical draft fan and what can be done to increase it? This article investigates a fan’s capacity curve and looks at cost-effective corrective measures for ineffective fans.