International Cement Review magazine archive
The March 2010 issue of International Cement Review covers Greenfield on the prairie, Ste Genevieve start-up and Cemex’s green success. Further cement industry reports examine Nashville select SafeRack, Logimine’s real-time control and Rolling out new mills.
In this issue
Explore the March 2010 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.
Greenfield on the prairie
The new 2900stpd Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua Pueblo facility is the featured IEEE plant tour.
Ste Genevieve start-up
Holcim’s new 4Mta greenfield plant at Ste Genevieve, Missouri, came online ahead of schedule, with FLSmidth serving as turnkey contractor.
Cemex’s green success
Cemex is named a ‘2009 Energy Star Partner of the Year’ for outstanding reductions in greenhouse emissions.
Nashville select SafeRack
Lafarge North America’s Nashville cement terminal upgrades its fall-protection and loading-gangway equipment with a SafeRack system.
Logimine’s real-time control
Logimine optimises Lafarge North America’s Ravena quarry with an online mining system that links quarry operations, quality control and the cement plant in real time.
Rolling out new mills
Loesche America Inc provides an update on some of its most recent mill installations.
Online analysing at Pueblo
Thermo Fisher Scientific details its commissioning of an online analyser at GCC Rio Grande’s Pueblo plant, USA.
Cooperation in casting
Mitsubishi Cement’s Lucerne Valley plant asks Temperform Corporation to protect its preheater tipping valves.
Ukraine’s new storage dome
Temcor constructs a limestone storage dome for Podilsky Cement in the Ukraine.
Prevention better than cure
Timken enables Ash Grove Cement to evaluate and lower its risk of breakdowns with predictive maintenance.
Weighing up the benefits
Schenck Process equips a North American cement plant with new weighfeeders and flow meters to improve the consistency and accuracy of raw-material handling.
Algae – a fuel of the future?
Dr Michael Clark investigates the potential of PetroAlgae having a role in cement manufacture.
Evolving clinker storage
Dome Technology explores the variants of dome design and what each type has to offer.
The ‘sound’ solution
Primasonics details the benefits of clearing cement silo build-ups with acoustic cleaners.
Specialised applications
Arthur Harrisson investigates the properties of cement needed for specialist applications.
Controlling the burn
Powitec updates its PiT Navigator control system at Märker Zement, Germany.
Cement Factory Core
ASEC Automation offers a long-terms solution to process control through a new collaboration project ement.
Plant-wide control systems
Rockwell Automation assess how open control systems can help companies achieve the bottom line.
Optimised grinding process
KIMA reports on its East European joint project with Holcim to optimise grinding facilities.
Cutting production costs
CFD modelling is a simple way for plants to project costs according to aixergee process optimisation.
It’s all about the brick
Bricking Solutions take a look at refractory brick management for rotary cement kilns.
Petro Miljö SNCR system
Examining test reports from 17 precalciner and secondary burner plants fitted with SNCR systems.
New PPC plant stands tall
The Batsweledi kiln project at the Dwaalboom cement plant increases PPC’s cement capacity.
Eco-friendly conveying
Douglas Manufacturing looks at how to select ‘green’ conveying solutions.
Building a rainbow
Lafarge South Africa raises capacity to 3.4Mta by investing US$158m in Project Rainbow.
From mine to cement plant
Aumund Group reports on how its bulk handling machinery can transport material across a plant.
Dustproof conveying
Standard Industrie releases its Liftube conveyor for dust-free conveying of alternative fuels.
Unloading suction power
CNBM Bulk Handling offers pneumatic unloading with tailor-made designs to suit customer needs.
Fans for harsh conditions
Rotamill explains how its range of industrial fans are designed to cope with extreme working environments.
AfriSam’s mill expansion
During 2009, AfriSam embarked on a large expansion project of its No 8 Mill at the Roodepoort plant.
New Orders
Anhui Conch, Ash Grove Cement, Ciplan Cimento Planalto, Eagle Cement and Votorantim seek new equipment.