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Discover the latest locations for new cement plants and expansion projects in the ICR July Issue. TÜRKCIMENTO reveals multiple challenges for Turkish producers and ICR interviews CMA President, Neeraj Akhoury.
In this issue
Explore the July 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.
Latest news and diary dates
Industry appointments
Sustainability news
Corporate watch
Financial update
Time to build again
The market for new cement plants and carbon capture projects has been picking up. ICR checks where the new-builds will be.
Türkiye in transition
Türkcimento explains how the cement sector in Turkey is dealing with multiple challenges.
India's low-carbon development drive
Neeraj Akhoury, CMA president and MD of Shree Cement, highlights India's rising capacity and decarbonisation drive.
Refratechnik's 75th anniversary
Dr Rainer Gaebel of Refratechnik talks about the company's 75 year history and future ambitions.
Ghana's green cement breakthrough
FLSmidth Cement delivers calcined clay production to CBI Ghana Ltd with a new US$100m line.
Małogoszcz's low-carbon move
Holcim's Małogoszcz cement plant has a new alternative fuel line engineered by Sinoma International Intelligent Technology Co Ltd.
Improving cooler efficiency at Heidelberg Materials
Harleyville cement plant replaces its air cannons to shift snowman build-up in the clinker cooler.
Air cannons – core weapons in silo clearing
Henan sron Silo Engineering Co Ltd explains why air cannons provide economic and powerful silo clearing.
Blow away downtime
Martin Engineering explains the importance of air cannons in creating efficient airflow with a TXI New Braunfels case study.
Why AI is cement's transition technology
Carbon Re explains how AI is providing a new control layer for cement production to decarbonise.
AI-driven supply chain management
Air Digital describes how artificial intelligence is aiding ready-mix suppliers to achieve optimised scheduling for delivery.
AI/ML shift for silo monitoring
Nanolike details why artificial intelligence is being increasingly used in silo monitoring.
In defence of benchmarking
Dr Michael Clark argues the case for performance benchmarking.
Aluminate and ferrite
Arthur Harrisson investigates aluminate and ferrite compositions in clinker.
Technology, trade and transition in the Magic City
ICR reports on the 2025 IEEE-IAS/PCA conference and exhibition from Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Advanced alumina-silicon carbide bricks for rotary kilns
Siam Refractory Industry Co develops the kemresis refractory technology for the upper transition zone of rotary kilns.
Advancing refractories with cement-free gel-bonded gunite
United Refractories details the benefits of using cement-free gel-bonded gunite.
No time to waste: how fuel feedstocks are changing
Andusia Recovered Fuels helps cement producers build resilience into alternative fuel feedstocks.
Product news
An absolute encoder, Qlar's new test centre and a Performance+ Kit for prolonging packaging equipment feature in Product news.
New orders
Heidelberg Materials, Invicta, Anhui Conch, Raysut Cement and Medcem Cement feature in New orders.