Issue 02/2024

Dear readers, The cement industry has big plans for the next few years! In order to meet the climate targets that have been set, new technologies, new binding agents and energy sources must be developed and used as quickly as possible.

Rohrdorfer is planning to build Austria’s first industrial-scale CO2 recovery plant in the cement industry at its Gmunden site. The plant will be able to recover 30000 t/a of carbon dioxide.

At this year’s Paintindia, Wacker presented two dispersible polymer powders for formulating tile adhesives that will soon be introduced into the growing Indian market.

Endress+Hauser has developed strongly in its 70th anniversary year. The specialist for measurement technology and automation solutions increased its consolidated sales by 11% to more than € 3.7 billion in 2023.

Taiwan Cement Corporation, Taipei (TCC) and thyssenkrupp Polysius, via its regional headquarter Asia Pacific intend to develop, construct and commission a separate oxyfuel calciner that is unique of it’s kind and has a very compact footprint.

The need for information on the environmental impact of building materials is growing rapidly. A CO2 calculator from Oris Materials Intelligence might provide deeper insights.

The cement plant in Allmendingen was in the middle of an extensive major construction site. After 10 weeks of downtime, during which the old plant was dismantled and the kiln foundation replaced, the last three large components of the kiln plant were lifted into place.

Martin Engineering has restructured its Italian business and relocated to a new purpose-built facility to boost customer service and accelerate growth.

Schenck Process, a specialist for process-critical bulk materials applications, offers the LOGiQ yard management system, a cloud-based software solution that combines smooth and efficient truck loading operations with fully automated weighing of bulk materials.

Scheuch is currently working intensively on the implementation of various technological processes for CO2 capture in projects for industrial customers – especially because it is clear that CO2 capture promises to be one of the most effective means in the short and medium term of reducing CO2 emissions in the industrial sector.

This year, the cement plant in Kirchdorf an der Krems celebrates its 135th anniversary and at the same time records a generation change. Plant manager DI Christian Breitenbaumer is retiring after 35 years in the cement industry and is handing over to the next generation.

The AirScrape and DustScrape are innovative solutions by ScrapeTec that are successfully utilized worldwide. With over 2000 references, these products have proven to be highly powerful.

In response to input from customers across the demolition and bulk material handling sectors, BossTek has introduced a powerful new mobile mid-sized dust control cannon. The DustBoss® DB-45 Surge® is the next iteration of the Surge series.

Holcim’s Board of Directors appoints Miljan Gutovic as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Holcim, effective 1 May 2024. He will succeed the current CEO Jan Jenisch.

From bricks to cement: Alexander G. Bauer, experienced industry expert and former sales manager at Leitl Werke, took up his new position as Head of Sales and Marketing in February 2024.

Heidelberg Materials introduces its new global product brand evoBuild for low-carbon and circular products. evoBuild products are characterised by their clear sustainability credentials.

Betolar will start a side stream study commissioned by Eesti Energia to explore the use of ash from oil shale combustion as a binding agent in concrete.

As a part of the DBI Expert Forum CO2 Lars Richter and Portlandzementwerk Wittekind took the attendees on a tour of the cement plant and presented a newly constructed pilot plant for CO2 separation using membranes. A review in pictures.

Mr. Bruno Lucena discusses the key definitions and benefits of maintenance, addresses common concerns, and highlights how Rema Tip Top can elevate customers’ operational targets through a comprehensive maintenance program.

Cleaning systems of industrial large filter systems are often poorly regulated and therefore consume large amounts of expensive compressed air. That´s over now.

The proposal described below for a lime kiln is based on an idea which is more than 20 years old. The old idea was again taken up, but under the stringent requirement of a “continuous process”.

The influence of calcium formate (CF)/nano C-S-H (NC) composite on the early strength of the ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS)-cement system under steam curing conditions was investigated, and the mechanism behind was analyzed by means of XRD, FTIR and MIP.

They are stronger, lighter, far more resilient, longer-lasting and much more eco-friendly. UsFlex is long established while Ultra X has continued to prove a great success since its launch some six years ago and is now the belt of choice in a rapidly increasing number of operations across a wide cross-section of industries and countries.

(22) 20.06.2022(43) 21.12.2023(57) Provided herein is a method of treating and upgrading industrial furnace byproducts, such as steelmaking slag and incinerator bottom ash (IBA) into valuable...

(22) 08.04.2019(45) 09.01.2024 *  * Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b) by 1384 days. This patent is subject to a terminal...

(22) 15.06.2023(43) 21.12.2023(57) A composition is provided including a low density light-weight gypsum or cementitious mix including low density lightweight mineral or polymer based particles with...

(22) 06.09.2023(43) 28.12.2023(57) A composition configured to be mixed with cement, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the composition includes at least 10%...

(22) 07.12.2021(43) 04.01.2024(57) A method of producing clinker from cement raw meal, includes preheating cement raw meal in a preheater string, the preheater string including a plurality of...

(22) 10.11.2021(43) 04.01.2024(57) The present invention falls within the field of building materials, particularly in the production of cement. It is specifically referred to the production of a...

(22) 07.09.2023(43) 11.01.2024(57) Cement compositions including ordinary Portland cement, a secondary cementitious material (SCM) including one or more of pozzolan, metakaolin, limestone, or gypsum...

(22) 16.12.2020(43) 01.02.2024(57) The present disclosure provides an energy-efficient (low energy consumption), carbon enriched cement production system and a method for producing cement clinker....

(22) 08.05.2023(43) 11.01.2023(57) Method for manufacturing cement clinker comprising the steps: preheating a raw meal (rm) in a first preheater (1 ) using kiln off-gas to provide a partially...

(22) 03.07.2023(43) 11.01.2024(57) Method for manufacturing cement clinker comprising the steps: providing a raw meal; preheating the raw meal in a preheater (1); calcining the preheated raw meal in a...

Europe’s largest 3D-printed building nestles against Billie Holiday Straße in Heidelberg like a wavy curtain. It is precisely these waves that give the striking building its name: the Wavehouse.

Artificial intelligence will be the strongest driver of change in our society in the future. Digitalization and innovation expert Dr. Jens-Uwe Meyer is convinced of this.

Martin Engineering is disputing the idea that putting conveyor equipment out of reach or inconveniently placed away from workers – known as “Guarding by Location” – is a valid form of safety.

The cement community is gathering at the IEEE-IAS-PCA conference in Denver in April/May to discuss the latest trends and market developments. Digitalization and decarbonization will surely be the dominant topics.