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In this issue ICR features an exclusive interview with Dengbang Gao, chairman of Conch Group. FLSmidth's CEO, Thomas Schulz, launches Mission Zero and Annexure Financial Solutions details the Uzbekistan cement market.
In this issue
Explore the March 2020 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.
Latest news and diary dates
The latest cement industry news, corporate developments and diary dates from around the world.
Industry appointments
The latest executive and personnel appointments from across the global cement industry.
Corporate watch
A review of company results, mergers, acquisitions and other corporate developments across the global cement industry.
Financial update
The latest financial results and market updates from leading cement producers and suppliers.
China’s cautious confidence
The China Cement Association (CCA) reviews domestic industry activity through 2019, with forecasts for 2020.
Uzbekistan: time to celebrate?
Annexure Financial Solutions reports on Uzbekistan’s booming building materials industry and the arrival of Chinese investors in the cement sector.
Conch: window on 2025
ICR interviews Dengbang Gao, chairman of Conch Group (China) and president of the CCA, on the Chinese market, Conch’s expansion drive and future technologies.
MissionZero: climate change in the cement industry
ICR talks to Thomas Schulz, CEO of FLSmidth, about MissionZero and sustainable cement production.
China: outward bound
ICR charts the development of Chinese producers who have been establishing a presence in overseas markets.
China – global aggregates leader
The Global Aggregates Information Network looks at how China is developing large-scale Industry 4.0+ eco-quarries.
Striking the right balance
American Hofmann Corp iinvestigates material build-up on impeller fans.
On the plus side
Intercem Engineering supplies its high-efficiency ICS plus 145 separator to a new plant in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Solid properties
Solidia Technologies reports on how its calcium-silicate cement is lowering energy requirements and CO₂ emissions.
Belite-based low-carbon clinker cements
Sinoma Research Institute and Monash University look at the development of belite-based clinkers as potential alternatives for OPC.
Finding a new lining
Fundiciones del Estanda upgrades mill internals and diaphragms at Serebryansky Cement in Russia.
Alkali-activated blastfurnace slag
Arthur Harrisson examines alkali-activated blastfurnace slag used in low-carbon concrete.
The importance of ESG reports
Dr Michael Clark looks at the importance of environmental social and governance (ESG) reporting.
Baghouse replacement for Ash Grove Cement
LDX Solutions installs its Dustex ® pulse-jet filter technology Ash Grove’s Durkee and Seattle cement plants in the USA.
Tasek’s fabric filter conversion
CTP Team completes an ESP conversion to a fabric filter at Tasek Corp’s Ipoh cement factory in Malaysia.
Low-dust ship unloading
Dust Solutions Inc deals with fugitive dust emissions while cement vessels load and off -load cement at port.
Rolling out temporary solutions
Welding Alloys Vietnam makes an emergency repair to three ceramic rollers for raw material grinding to keep production going at a local plant until replacement rollers arrive.
Asia’s plastic potential
SINTEF describes the potential for using non-recyclable plastic waste as an alternative fuel in several Asian countries that still depend on high volumes of coal as fuel.
The changing face of fuel preparation
UNTHA looks at evolving alternative fuel priorities, why more cement producers are shift ing to the use of SRF and the increasing popularity of ‘quick SRF’.
Maintaining material flow-rates
Martin Engineering attends Ash Grove’s Louisville cement plant, USA, where a build-up of material on the conveyor from the quarry was quickly eased with the installation of several air cannons.
Solving preheater blockages
Technicgum Polymères reports on a preheater project in France to stop raw material build-up.
Product news
Screw weighfeeders, level switches and a 4.0 process optimisation solution for bagging feature in Product news.
New orders
Orders include projects for a new cement plant in Mexico, Chettinad Cement, ASK Cement and Sinai White Cement.