Cement industry events, news & research - Global Cement
WEB4 days ago · About Global Cement. Global Cement brings you essential news, events, research and market data on the global cement industry.Global Cement covers all aspects of the cement industry: mining and quarrying, refractories, process optimisation, monitoring, alternative fuels, environment and safety, markets, country reviews, cement prices, trading and shipping and a full review of global cement news.
Holcim Schweiz’s Eclépens cement plant breaks monthly waste …
WEBMay 14, 2021 · Switzerland: LafargeHolcim subsidiary Holcim Schweiz’s Eclépens cement plant generated 443,000kWh of energy via its waste heat recovery (WHR) plant in April 2021. The company said that the energy was enough to power 1000 households for the month. The figure brings the plant’s four-month 2021 …
Cement Boards 101 - Global Cement
WEBDec 19, 2013 · Cement Boards 101. To coincide with the first Global Boards conference being held on 30 - 31 January 2014, Global Cement has condensed the fundamental facts about cement boards, including manufacturing processes, different types of cement board, the global cement board industry and cement board companies. Cement boards are made of mixtures of ...
Cement industry news from Global Cement
WEB3 days ago · Spain: The first eight months of 2024 have seen a 1.4% decrease in Spain's cement consumption, totalling 9.64Mt, a drop of 141,740t from the same period in 2023, according to data released by Oficemen. Despite this overall decrease, the industry experienced mixed results in the summer months, with a notable 12.5% increase in July 2024 and a 6% decline in August 2024.
CEMENT 101 - An introduction to the World’s most important …
WEBAug 19, 2011 · Because it is a major component of both of these building materials, cement is an extremely important construction material. It is used in the production of the many structures that make up the modern world including buildings, bridges, harbours, runways and roads. It is also used for facades and other decorative features on buildings.
Better and cheaper cement: Optimising the right clinker properties
WEBMay 24, 2021 · Neil Taylor of Intec Services presents the second article in his series on better and cheaper cement, this time looking at clinker quality. Kiln operation is basically about making clinker reactive enough to produce competitive quality cement. Operating the kiln at the highest sustainable output with low energy consumption will also reduce ...
Update on Oman, September 2021 - Global Cement
WEBSep 29, 2021 · It follows the news from earlier in September 2021 than Oman Cement Company (OCC) is planning to build a new clinker production line at its Rusayl cement plant. First some detail on the RCC project. The new US$30m unit will have a production capacity of 1Mt/yr, bringing the company’s total cement production capacity to 7.4Mt/yr.
Indian cement: An overview - Global Cement
WEBSep 21, 2023 · Jagdeep Verma provides a detailed overview of India's cement sector, the second-largest in the world, and one that still has high potential for growth. Cement demand in India fell by 10% year-on-year in the 2021 financial year (FY2021) due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with demand dropping to the same level …
Testing cement for quality and reliability - Global Cement
WEBJan 2, 2018 · The consistency test is performed to estimate the amount of water needed to form a paste of normal consistency, defined as the percentage water requirement of the cement paste. When water is added to cement, the resulting paste will begin to harden and gain compressive strength. The Vicat needle test measures the …
Top 20 global cement companies
WEBDec 17, 2012 · Above - Table 2: Top 10 global cement producing countries by installed capacity. Source: USGS Mineral Programme Report 2011. Tackling Chinese producers. Unsurprisingly, given the vastness of the country and the growth of its cement market, six out of the top 10 companies are now Chinese.
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