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EFG Hermes assesses Nigeria’s cement sector, PT Cemindo Gemilang optimises its Bayah plant and Sika Services reveals the potential of 3D concrete printing.
In this issue
Explore the December 2023 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.
A new era for Nigeria
EFG Hermes examines Nigeria's aggressive supply-side expansion, which will see domestic capacity exceed 70Mta by 2025.
Côte d'Ivoire's cement market: developing a nation
Large-scale infrastructure projects are helping to develop Côte d'Ivoire's emerging cement market.
Pakistan: navigating uncertainty
ICR reports on Pakistan's cement industry, which is in the midst of a capacity expansion cycle as it looks to recover from the devastating flood damage from the last monsoon season. DECEMBER 2023 ICR (cid:1).
Boosting Cemindo Gemilang's process performance
Indonesia-based PT Cemindo Gemilang optimises production at its Bayah cement plant with ABB industrial software.
Digital maturity to boost cement sector decarbonisation
A 3 &Co documents how digital maturity can aid the cement sector's decarbonisation drive.
AI for plant efficiency
Bert Labs explains how AI and reinforcement learning can enable major efficiency gains in cement plants.
Quality 4.0 in cement plants
Modalal Cement explores Quality 4.0 and the transformative potential of new digital approaches on cement production and environmental performance.
Smart cement
CemAI looks at the role of machine learning and AI in predictive maintenance.
3D printing concrete: motivations, status and outlook
ETH Zürich Institute for Building Materials considers the future of 3D printing.
3D printing – a construction revolution?
Sika Services AG looks at the potential of 3D concrete printing and the current limitations to its adoption by the construction sector.
Reducing embodied carbon in concrete
Chryso and GCP (Saint-Gobain Construction Materials) explore supplementary cementitious materials for low carbon concrete.
Beyond the yard: integrating a central logistics workflow
Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH assesses the key areas for a central logistics workflow and the main considerations to take into account to select the best solution.
Cost savings on the road to net-zero
INFORM GmbH reports on how logistical costs and emissions can be reduced with the use of AI.
Net-zero business models
Dr Michael Clark looks at McKinsey & Co's presentation at Cemtech Europe 2023 and how cement producers are adopting net-zero business models.
Maintaining quality with emission limits
Arthur Harrisson investigates the development of solutions to better quality clinker production in the face of environmental constraints.
Measuring biogenic CO₂ to save costs
ENVEA explains how its technology is capable of measuring biogenic CO₂ emissions and how it can reduce costs.
Chlorine bypass dust recycling goes green
KM Co Ltd develops an environmentally friendly way of recycling kiln bypass dust.
Product news
A bin level indicator, a 20t electric excavator and a temperature volume flow sensor feature in this month's Product news.
New orders
Deccan Cements, Taiwan Cement Group, Ash Grove and Continental Cement feature in this month's New orders.