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The December 1992 issue considers Hong Kong's construction and cement outlook before the 1997 handover and reports on energy efficiency in Berlin. It examines grinding optimisation in Eastern Europe, modernisation in Iran, China's fast-growing cement industry, the Yangzi development zone, tube-mill...

The November 1992 issue evaluates South Korea and the wider Far East cement market during a major expansion cycle, alongside a review of Western Europe's gypsum sector. Other reports address three-dimensional quarry design, Asian dry-bulk shipping, adaptive reuse of cement silos, dust control at...

The October 1992 issue examines Germany's post-reunification construction boom, cement imports and opportunities in the new federal states, and previews Intercem Asia in Hong Kong. Technical articles cover Onoda's advanced process control, fuzzy kiln control, refractory practice in the former USSR,...

The September 1992 issue presents TPI Polene's newly commissioned Thai cement works and investigates Red Sea dust pollution affecting turtle habitats. Its main market report examines Morocco's rapid demand growth, capacity expansion and privatisation, including the roles of Ciments Français and...

The August 1992 issue profiles Lafarge's DM300m modernisation of Karsdorfer Zement and analyses long-term cement-consumption trends to 2000. It revisits Adelaide Brighton's Birkenhead upgrade, compares the import-dependent Alaska and Hawaii markets and reviews Apasco Norte's design, pendulum...

The July 1992 issue reports from Cemtech Budapest and provides a detailed assessment of Russia's cement industry, investment prospects and the particular difficulties facing St Petersburg. Plant-operation coverage includes Essroc's Nazareth modernisation, clinker-cooler upgrades, maintenance...

The June 1992 issue considers the Italcementi-Ciments Français combination and reports on Hungary's modernising cement industry ahead of Cemtech Budapest. Technical papers address computerised raw-material management, long quarry conveyors, Bauma vehicles, civil engineering for plant upgrades,...

The May 1992 issue reviews Canada's deep recession and its effect on cement demand. Its IEEE-focused technology coverage examines pneumatic ship unloading, Siemens and Heidelberger Zement automation, advanced control at BoxCrow, XRF analysis, Lafarge Bath's in-house kiln control, Cibinong...

The April 1992 issue assesses Taiwan's buoyant cement market and Asia Cement's new kiln line at Hualien. Environmental, quarrying and construction features cover rubble recycling, Blue Circle's Dunbar quarry and the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, followed by analysis of road, rail and sea distribution...

The March 1992 issue surveys rapidly expanding cement markets across Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It also reports from an African cement-industry meeting in Malawi, reviews bagging and despatch developments, profiles the changing Piedmont cement market in the USA and...

The February 1992 issue previews Intercem '92 in Berlin and reports Fuller's acquisition of Kovako-Carlsen. It profiles the fast-developing UAE cement industry, containerised cement exports and the major upgrade at Rüdersdorf, with technical articles on multi-stage preheaters, low-NOx waste-oil...

The January 1992 issue examines Poland's cement, lime and gypsum industries as privatisation opens the sector to new investment. Further reports cover chain applications in cement plants, intense competition in the Irish market, concrete construction at Sizewell power station, the Rocky Mountain...