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The December 1993 issue tracks Turkey's surging cement demand and Canakkale Cimento's new Istanbul distribution terminal, while reporting on the severe downturn in Italy. Technical features profile Augusta's low-NOx kiln line, the energy-efficient Horomill, continuously cleaned jet bag filters,...

The November 1993 issue examines Florida's recovery prospects and the European shift towards by-product gypsum. Technology and logistics reports cover gypsum cooling, India's planned Kalamboli terminal, export potential in the Russian Caucasus, wet-kiln chain systems, high-capacity clinker...

The October 1993 issue evaluates Heidelberger Zement's controlling investment in CBR and China's vast programme of cement expansion and modernisation. Further reports cover floating-terminal conversions, chrome-free refractory selection and service-life analysis, Caribbean cement trade and the...

The September 1993 issue ranks the world's leading cement producers and reviews Germany's market as recession begins to affect demand. Plant and technical coverage includes preheater engineering, the Safi works in Morocco, advanced mill drives, Venezuela's deregulated market, grinding optimisation,...

The August 1993 issue details the successful wet-to-dry conversion of the Hranice works and Kunda Cement's shareholder-backed expansion. It also examines future plant design, strategic and computer-assisted maintenance, XRD clinker-phase analysis, control-system modernisation and the equipment...

The July 1993 issue reports from Cemtech St Petersburg and assesses the severe contraction and investment challenges facing Russia and Ukraine. Technical and project features cover computerised quarry management, commissioning at Abadeh in Iran, Euclid quarry trucks, bulk-cement transport...

The June 1993 issue reports on Siam City Cement's record 11,000tpd Thai kiln line and provides a cement-plant guide to the Commonwealth of Independent States. It assesses growth in the Philippines and the long-term US outlook, with technical articles on cooler retrofits, low-NOx multi-stage...

The May 1993 issue profiles Tong Yang's new 7600tpd Kiln No 7 and the wider South Korean cement market. Detailed technology coverage considers waste-tyre burning at CBR, KHD's Spanish project experience, plant automation in Australia and Venezuela, robotic laboratory analysis at Aalborg and a...

The April 1993 issue analyses India's cement prospects and the decisive role of long-distance transport costs. Project and equipment reports examine Apasco's economical homogenisation halls, new powder tankers, the FCB roll press, paper-sack production and palletising, while regional features cover...

The March 1993 issue reviews Egypt's movement from a state-run cement industry towards a market economy. Technical and regional reports cover bagging advances, Castle Cement's spot-market electricity purchasing, concrete quality assurance at Kenya's Kiambere hydroelectric project, Hranice...

The February 1993 issue examines Chile's strengthening cement market, Cemento Melón and the subterranean El Navío limestone mine. Further features consider long-term energy savings, the relationship between cement consumption and economic development, advances in weighing and sampling technology...

The January 1993 issue assesses the prospects for US cement under the incoming Clinton administration and traces Cemex's expansion into Spain through Sanson and Valenciana. It also profiles a new energy-efficient plant in Belarus, the use of waste timber as kiln fuel and the performance of...