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India’s cement sector expects production rise and Romanian cement demand is boosted by house construction. As tariffs increase, ICR reviews US import terminals.
In this issue
Explore the April 2025 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.
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Industry appointments
Sustainability news
Corporate watch
Financial update
India: all set for the return of demand
ICR Research examines the growing cement capacity in India and the prospects for higher cement demand.
Romania's road to recovery
House building is driving Romanian cement sales and cement industry decarbonisation is in full swing.
CCUS in India's cement industry
GCCA India looks at the potential for carbon capture and storage in the country and some of the challenges that lie ahead to make this achievable.
Decarbonisation on demand
TARA Applied Research Centre explains why market demand will determine calcined clay's success in India.
US imports: below the surface
Cement Distribution Consultants analyses the trends in US cement imports and what the implications of raising import tariffs for Mexico and Canada would be for the US cement market.
Reclaiming storage savings
FLSmidth Cement details its Ful-Floor reclaim system and a recent installation at Summit Materials' terminal in Houston, Texas.
Upgrading a Baltic flagship
Euromecc Srl completes a cement terminal project at VARA Holding, a subsidiary of Heidelberg Materials in Latvia.
Multiple qualities avoidance
Dr Michael Clark explains why it is not best practice to vary kiln chemistry for different kilns in one plant attempting to combat coating formation.
Progress of strength development in concrete
Arthur Harrisson analyses the progress of strength development at various stages of concrete curing.
Quick-fire laser analysis
Lyncis reports on its LIBS technology for real-time analysis of free lime in clinker formation.
Tracking lower-carbon solutions
Ramboll introduces the IStructE Concrete Technology tracker for lower-carbon alternative concretes.
The key to hot kiln alignment
TomTom-Tools provides eight kiln alignment guidelines.
Low-clinker cements: crucial to cement decarbonisation
Ecocem Global points to low-carbon cements as a reliable way to decarbonise the cement sector.
The Goldilocks approach to making concrete?
Next Generation SCM looks at CemGreen's CemTower® for the production of calcined clay, and how Nizak Mining Co is deploying the technology in Saudi Arabia.
The art of separate grinding
Tianjin Cement Industry Design and Research Institute details a vertical roller mill project at Lan Zhou Zhushi Cement in China.
Finish grinding starts new era
Kawasaki Heavy Industries commissions its Third-Generation CK Mill at Shuicheng Conch Panjiang Cement, China.
A dome for all seasons
Altinyaldiz supplies a new clinker storage solution for the Akçansa Çanakkale cement plant in Turkey.
Product news
Christian Pfeiffer's new roller press, as well as an AI-based energy systems monitoring solution and a new ATO packer feature in Product news.
New orders
Recent orders for Lukavac, ZKW Otterbein, Misr Beni Suef, UltraTech Maihar as well as Tianshan Materials Shaoyang Southern Cement and Sky Logistics feature in New orders.