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The June 2011 issue of International Cement Review covers Keeping pace with demand, Essential services and From dust to Noah’s ark. Further cement industry reports examine The different guises of quality, After the devastation and Controlling MgO real time.
In this issue
Explore the June 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
First quarter results for global cement majors benefit from a milder European winter but input costs put a strain on results.
Keeping pace with demand
Private housing and favourable interest rates are boosting Indonesia’s construction industry and cement demand.
Essential services
Dr Clark discusses the precious availability of water, compressed air and electricity for the cement industry.
From dust to Noah’s ark
Chairman Leslie Koo, talks about Taiwan Cement Company’s sustanability-driven innovations in China.
The different guises of quality
Arthur Harrisson investigates what is required by different plant personnel from the quarry.
After the devastation
Phil Kerton gives an update of Japan’s cement industry following the recent earthquakes and tsunami.
Controlling MgO real time
Thermo Fisher Scientific demonstrate how its CB Omni Flex controls the magnesium level in clinker in real time.
SpectraFlow analyser
ABB Switzerland describes its SOLBAS™ technology which uses Near Infra Red spectroscopy to analyse raw materials.
Better production control
PANalytical BV disucsses the benefits that an online cross-belt analyser can bring to production control.
BusinessCem’s 20th anniversary
ICR attends BusinessCem’s 20th anniversary Conference.
Waiting for the upturn
ICR Research reports on the performance of the Indian.
TCMA celebrates 100 years
The Turkish Cement Association celebrates its centenary and sets out its plans for the future.
Sol-bonded castables
RHI AG introduces its sol-bonded castables for faster, easier drying and heat-up in problem areas.
Renewal and repair of linings
Ambuja Cements of India carries out maintenance with Hasle’s repellant precast Modular Lining solution.
Under alkali attack
Refractaria SA address the problem of alkali attack in the kiln with its low-porosity andalusite-SiC refractories.
Quality monolithic refractory
Capital Refractories Ltd describes its refurbishment project at PT Semen Padang and gives installation advice.
Free lime prediction
DURAG shows how spectroscopy-based free lime prediction stabilises product quality and optimises fuel.
Roof bitumen as fuel
Fritsch GmbH looks at the preparation of roof bitumen for use as an alternative fuel in cement production.
From small seeds
Cement Product Industry Company in Jeddah receives new packaging equipment from Windmöller & Hölscher ents.
Nano-scale grinding
Retsch GmbH details its series of planetary ball mills for nano-scale size reduction in the laboratory.
Standalone VRMs without HGG
Loesche shows how its vertical roller mill can work without hot gas generation and zero water injection.
Quality control with Cosma
FCT report on the setting time and behaviour of cements and how its Cosma analyser can help control quality.
The drive for energy savings
J Helmke supplies a variable speed drive to improve productivity at a South American plant.
Longhorn quarry redevelopment
ICR reports on the redevelopment of Longhorn Quarry and Longhorn Portland Cement plant, San Antonio, USA.
Quarry optimisation
Holtec Consulting identifies the cost influences for mining operations and how to create action plans to reduce costs.
Largest impactor in Vietnam
Hazemag installs a 1400tph impact crusher at Bim Son Cement Company, Vietnam.
Ships of the desert
Volvo Construction Equipment sends its articulated haulers to El Mhir Quarry, Algeria.
Reducing metal replacement
Stedman’s Grand Slam™ series of impact crushers reduce wear life thanks to their high-chrome metallurgy.
Porto Sudeste: the LLX project
Taim Weser designs, manufactures and supplies a stacker/ reclaimer and conveyor for Porto Sudeste, Brazil.
Austria: anticipating growth
Austria’s cement industry expects modest growth in 2011-12 with per capita consumption remaining high.
Germany on the road to recovery?
ICR reflects on the German cement industry in 2010 and the make-up of its large producer base.
Product News
ExxonMobil, Finmac and REMBE® provide lubricants, demolition robots and flowmeters.
New Orders
CRH’s Ozarow Cement, Hail Cement, United Cement Ghurair and Buzzi Unicem feature in New Orders.