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Ahead of Cemtech Europe, there is optimism for the Polish cement sector. ICR interviews Dr Avi Shultz, US Department of Energy’s IEDO. VDZ looks at German CO2 infrastructure.
In this issue
Explore the September 2024 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.
Poland's positive expectations
The Polish Cement Association outlines the prospects for higher cement demand with investment in construction.
Challenging times for Iran
Asia West Cement Complex and the Iran Cement Association reveal testing market conditions in Iran.
Vietnam to 2025 recovery
FinnGroup reviews the fall in Vietnam's cement demand and the expected recovery in 2025.
Funding US decarbonisation
ICR interviews Dr Avi Schultz, director of the US Department of Energy's Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office.
The modernisation of Małogoszcz
Holcim Polska discuss the EUR200m plant upgrade complete with new clinker line and Poland's first waste heat recovery system.
Kirchdorfer's new standards
Kirchdorfer Cement installs a fully-automated laboratory and new control centre in Austria.
Holcim orders automation
Nanolike Sas provide Holcim France with SiloConnect®, an automated fill level monitoring and ordering system.
Building the CO₂ infrastructure for Germany's
cement sector VDZ analyses the potential and costings for Germany to build its CO₂ infrastructure.
Scaling up Europe's ambition
CEMBUREAU updates its Net Zero Roadmap with a schedule to reach net zero by 2050.
Advancing CCUS to decarbonise cement production
Technip Energies reports on work at Heidelberg Materials' Edmonton plant, Canada, to trial amine and oxyfuel carbon capture technologies.
Compressors for carbon capture
MAN Energy Solutions details its involvement in the ground breaking Brevik carbon capture and storage programme in Norway.
Carbon capture: small is beautiful
Wood Plc outlines the challenge of decarbonisation with a case study at Heidelberg Materials' Ketton plant, UK.
A buildings perspective in decarbonising concrete
Ramboll argues that business-as-usual approaches in the concrete industry must be replaced by innovation, new materials and more efficient building design.
Concrete steps to net zero
Tarmac sets out its low-carbon concrete solutions for large construction projects such as the Hexham Flood Alleviation Scheme in the UK.
CO₂ reduction options for now
Cinar Ltd considers the use of biomass to reduce CO₂ emissions.
XRD and point counting
Arthur Harrisson compares microscopic point counting and Reitveld XRD analysis.
Advanced WHR applications in cement plants
Dr Michael Clark, Florian Grassl Engineering Solutions and Považská cementáreň discuss waste heat recovery.
Steel slags: ideal for CO₂ uptake and reactivity
enhancement Carbon Upcycling Technologies and Miami Concrete Consulting LLC turn alternative slags into reactive supplementary cementitious materials.
Maximising biogenic AF use in separate
combustion chambers TRI Engineering and Chip Mong INSEE optimise alternative fuel combustion for maximum TSR in Cambodia.
Co-processing potential for the Vietnamese
cement industry Sintef reports on Vietnam's drive to reduce fossil fuels and increase co-processing with the Just Energy Transition Partnership.
Enhancing kiln efficiency
HGH Infrared Systems increases kiln performance with its KILNSCAN and PYROSCAN technologies.
From bio-waste to green hydrogen
WtEnergy Advanced Solutions outlines the process of producing green hydrogen from bio-waste at Cemex's Alcanar cement plant, Spain.
Solid sensor performance
UWT assists a Kazakh Cement plant to reliably measure the level of a cement silo with its NivoBobNB3200 level sensor technology.
Grinding on autopilot
ES Processing explains how artificial intelligence is resulting in fewer fluctuations and optimised grinding performance.
Tabuk's advanced analysis
Tabuk Cement upgrades its PGNAA analyser with a near infrared analyser for raw material quality control.
Product news
"Super Premium Efficiency" motors, bearing protection, and a digitalisation suite feature in Product news.
New orders
Rohrdorfer Zement, Ash Grove Leamington, Eqiom Lumbres and Aggregate Industries Ltd feature in New orders.