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The December 1989 year-end issue assesses how political and economic change affected the global cement industry. Its sections review world production and consumption, the US cement market, seaborne cement trades, bulk-carrier freight rates and international steam-coal supply and pricing.

The November 1989 issue interviews Ciments Français president Pierre Conso and analyses the cement industry of the German Democratic Republic. It also covers district heating from Cementa's Slite clinker cooler, a European energy-efficiency seminar and refractory developments presented at UNITECR...

The October 1989 issue analyses buoyant cement demand in West Germany, record UK imports, Mexico's US anti-dumping dispute and cement marketing in Bangladesh. A technical survey covers advances in high-speed, pneumatic and vertical conveying systems.

The September 1989 issue reviews Greece's stronger cement market, India's export ambitions after decontrol and new dome-silo installations. Technical coverage examines refractory systems, LINKman monitoring of a waste-fuelled kiln and refractory repairs at CBR's Antoing plant.

The August 1989 technology issue reports on Sean Quinn's new Irish plant, KHD's 6600tpd works in North Korea and process developments in North America. Further articles cover modern mill systems, FLSmidth production simulation, a kiln conversion in Taiwan, materials handling and ship-unloading...

The July 1989 issue examines Lone Star's strategy, its rapid-setting Pyrament cement and a possible slowdown in US cement demand. Plant reports cover Southwestern Portland Cement's Lyons works, Heartland modernisation, advanced automation and pneumatic ship unloading at Lafarge's Tampa terminal.

The June 1989 issue assesses Blue Circle's international position and Spain's growing production, consumption and import market. Equipment reports examine automated bagging and palletising and the performance of St Lawrence Cement's Siwertell ship-unloading system at Duluth.

The May 1989 issue reports on investment at Aalborg Portland, Indonesia's cement outlook and opportunities for Chinese cement exports. Technical features review crushing equipment, pneumatic cement-transfer systems and the influence of advanced grinding on slag-cement production.

The April 1989 issue considers expansion at Rugby Cement, the Philippines' prospective import requirement and foreign investment in the US cement industry. Technical coverage includes cement-grinding modernisation, COMBI-LINING mill technology and heavy quarry transport equipment.

The March 1989 issue reviews Dutch cement producer ENCI and CEMIJ, Indonesia's AFCM symposium and the opening of a new import terminal in Alicante. Other features address quarry management, UK aggregates, dome cement storage, fly-ash processing and equipment shown at Bauma 89.

The February 1989 issue previews Intercem Americas in Mexico, tracks continued import growth in Western Europe and reports from India's NCB seminar. It also examines FLSmidth's X-Plain maintenance system, Halla Cement's large South Korean plant and Australia's response to a government industry...

The January 1989 issue profiles Irish Cement and Sean Quinn's newly commissioned integrated works in Northern Ireland, while assessing market and capacity changes across the island. Technical features cover computerised maintenance management, open-gear and kiln-tyre lubrication, and planned...