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The December 1995 issue reviews foreign investment and restructuring in Venezuela and surveys white-cement production and quality control. Additional reports cover kiln-chain innovations, seaborne bulk transport economics, the growing Southwest US market, Bhutan's export industry, dust control at...

The November 1995 issue updates the world's floating cement-terminal fleet and explains how Greece became Europe's largest cement exporter during a domestic downturn. It surveys gypsum markets and technology, reviews the fall and recovery of US cement, weighing equipment, online XRF analysis and...

The October 1995 issue finds German cement demand at a high plateau and charts consolidation in Austria. It considers the prospect of virtually emission-free plants, reviews major refractory conferences and new kiln-lining management, explains US Clean Air Act challenges, distribution strategy and...

The September 1995 issue analyses Mexico's post-crisis demand collapse and Poland's continuing privatisation, and profiles Italcementi, Chichibu-Onoda, Indocement, Southdown, Siam Cement and Cimpor. Technical features cover pneumatic unloading, rapid cooler conversion, blending silos, plant...

The August 1995 issue lists major international equipment contracts, explains how Canada's externally owned cement industry remains profitable and begins its annual profile of the largest global producers. Technology reports cover Hillhead quarry equipment, a CIMA kiln upgrade, efficient fan...

The July 1995 issue offers a rare detailed view of Cuba's cement plants and describes ScottishPower's move into blended cement and fly-ash products. It evaluates KHD's Pyrostep cooler, modern quarrying at Barrington and Kensworth, gears and lubrication, Spain's recovery, the history of cement and...

The June 1995 issue profiles Puerto Rico ahead of the IEEE conference, reviews Holderbank's financial development and examines control at Readymix Dortmund and raw-material weighing. It reports on Singapore's Jurong terminal, XRD and gas analysis, Argentina's recovery, emissions regulation, bag...

The May 1995 issue assesses the cement demand created by peace and reconstruction across the Middle East. Environmental and logistics reports cover electrostatic precipitators, combined ESP and ePTFE filtration, terminal planning, the transition of eastern European cement companies, US imports and...

The April 1995 issue reports from the AFCM meeting in Kuala Lumpur and reviews cement developments in Malaysia, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, including the financial health of Asian producers. Its extensive technology section covers training, kiln control, quarry dumpers, valves, clinker coolers,...

The March 1995 issue follows India's liberalised cement industry, its six-per-cent demand growth and the challenge of supplying suitable coal. Further features examine packaging technology, waste-heat power generation in South Korea, wear-resistant steels, Cyprus's recovery, dome storage, cement...

The February 1995 issue surveys recovery, modernisation and deregulation across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. It also reviews global grinding technology and major equipment contracts, a cooler conversion at Canakkale, acoustic cleaning for cooler efficiency, low-cement...

The January 1995 issue examines European competition penalties, Polish-German trade claims and the future of South Africa's cement cartel. Technical and market reports cover silica-fume concrete, tanker distribution, control-system modernisation, heavy-duty fans, cement demand in major US cities...