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The January 2011 issue of International Cement Review covers Brazil: project quick-build, Brazil: the road ahead and Expansion and evolution. Further cement industry reports examine AUCBM success in Ras Al Khaimah, Initiating start-ups and Holistic plant design.
In this issue
Explore the January 2011 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
Titan benefits from Albanian operations, the EU opens an antitrust investigation, CSN targets a Spanish acquisition and Chinese cement prices reach record levels.
Brazil: project quick-build
Brazil is one of the most vibrant cement markets in the world today. Multinational producers have added further competition to the existing mix of highly active cement manufacturers that are helping the country to grow.
Brazil: the road ahead
Independent analyst Monica Baumgarten de Bolle explores Brazil’s recent economic achievements and investigates the main drivers for the country’s rising level of construction and infrastructure development.
Expansion and evolution
Cementos Votorantim is not only expanding its domestic cement production capacity, it is developing pozzolan cements and is eager to reduce its CO2, water and energy consumption as it aims to achieve greater sustainability.
AUCBM success in Ras Al Khaimah
ICR reports on the 16th international AUCBM meeting held in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE – the leading event specifically tailored for the Arab cement and building materials sector.
Initiating start-ups
ICR looks at the last 12 months for cement plant completions around the world. What greenfield capacity has recently been added in Mexico, India, Turkey, China and other countries? Find out here.
Holistic plant design
How many cement producers think about plant architecture and the impact it has on the surrounding environment? It is actually becoming a major part of many cement company’s sustainablity programmes.
Ciments du Sahel dome
Les Ciments du Sahel embarks on expanding its Kirene plant with the help of Cement Engineering SA and Geometrica, who provide the Senegalese producer with a new raw material storage dome.
Advancing Argentine operations
Loma Negra has set out to bring its cement facilities up to international standards with a new expansion programme which will involve environmental and alternative fuel upgrade projects.
Avellaneda’s sustainable engineering
Cementos Artigas SA, Argentina & Uruguay Cementos Avellaneda SA and Cementos Artigas SA are establishing a more sustainable future by committing to new energy and fuel improvement projects.
Preliminary assessments
Arthur Harrisson investigates the characteristics of limestone for cement manufacture and resultant raw mix designs, depending on other available raw materials for the production process.
Installing the MPS Swing mill
Gebr Pfeiffer reports on the installation of its innovative MPS Swing mill technology at Cementos San Marcos SA in Colombia and details the working principle of this innovation in mill technology.
Better project valuation
Dr Clark assesses whether Binomial modelling offers a better way to evaluate a cement plant than the net present value assessment and whether uncertainties can be reduced with such a modelling process.
Pure-low temperature WHRPG
CNBM discusses the parameters for pure-low temperature waste heat power generation plants for the cement industry and looks at the benefits of this technology with some 220 completed projects.
TCL Group ready for the upturn
TCL Group details the changing economies of the Caribbean. It also explains how it has forged recent expansion plans in the region as well as improving its Corporate Social Responsibility.
Product news
Cadence opens a new sales and technical office in Europe, Standard Industrie releases a wireless air cannon and Martin Engineering launch a new idler aligner for conveyors.
New Orders
New orders have been made at Portlandzementwerk Wotan (Germany), Al Badia Cement (Syria), Polimeks Insaat Taahhüt ve San Tic AS (Turkey), Semen Gresik Group (Indonesia) and Sebryakov Cement (Russia).