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The December 1997 issue considers how the Asian financial crisis may affect South Korea and profiles TPI Polene's development in Thailand. Technical articles examine wet-kiln chain design, Embra's Scandinavian distribution expansion, Fuller Kovako road-mobile unloaders, Krupp Polysius coolers and a...

The November 1997 issue analyses Lafarge's bid for Redland, expansion prospects at Colombia's Colclinker facility and continuing growth in Egypt. Coverage from the Cartagena cement meeting accompanies features on distribution and storage, dome silos, clinker-cooler design and equipment performance.

The October 1997 issue explores Myanmar's newly accessible cement industry, Qatar's FCB-engineered plant and the difficult outlook for Ukraine. Technical reports address conveyor transfer-point spillage, curved conveying in China, neural-network process control, NOx prevention and practical methods...

The September 1997 issue surveys floating terminals, leading global producers and investment opportunities in emerging cement markets. Regional reports cover Florida, Guatemala and Spain, while maintenance features discuss refractory-life monitoring and the repair of kiln tyres by welding.

The August 1997 issue marks the opening of the Qinhuangdao Asano Cement plant and considers global growth strategies in emerging markets. A worldwide contract review is joined by reports on dust-free loading, modern high-speed terminals, environmental inspections and X-ray diffraction for cement...

The July 1997 issue reports on Germany's cement outlook and equipment sector, and on Azerbaijan's efforts to reverse falling production through privatisation. Its technical survey covers gears, drives, lubrication, AC systems, roller-press drives and particulate control, with a detailed German...

The June 1997 issue analyses China's enormous but fragmented cement sector, its leading factories, exports and growing international investment. It also examines strength-enhancing additives, quarry environmental management, low-NOx calciner technology, bulk road tankers and the record-scale Daewoo...

The May 1997 issue considers prospects for Russia's cement industry, Scandinavian markets and plant operations at Brevik and Slite, alongside Vietnam's capacity expansion. Technical and management articles explore early cement hydration, hazardous-waste stabilisation, workforce training, Horomill...

The April 1997 issue reviews Italcementi's new global identity, improving US cement demand, the Lehigh Valley industry and the West Coast construction recovery. Process-control developments accompany a broad report on the Philippines cement market, while major equipment coverage includes Krupp...

The March 1997 issue examines emerging overcapacity in Indonesia and across ASEAN, European cement and clinker exports, and developments in grinding and milling. Further reports cover high-performance concrete, modern kilns and precalciners and Technip CLE's dry-process expansion project for Ciment...

The February 1997 issue assesses rising competition in Singapore, Malaysia's construction boom and the risk of regional overcapacity. It also reviews international contract awards, silo flow and blending, UK integrated-pollution-control guidance and marine cement distribution using the converted...

The January 1997 issue profiles Cemex's large Tepeaca plant, Mexico's recovery from the 1995 downturn and the international strategy of Cemex chief executive Lorenzo Zambrano. Technical coverage includes Halla Cement's slag production, an automated FLS laboratory at Cementos Alfa, paper sacks and...