Content

Editorial

The battle of challenges

Dear readers, The challenges at present are manifold: inflation, a declining economy, trouble spots in various parts of the world ... and then there is the issue of climate crisis.

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Spotlight

FLENDER

Flender One: the next chapter

“We are reinventing the standard.” Those were the words of CEO Andreas Evertz when Flender introduced the Flender One single stage version to the market last year. Now, this reinvention enters the...

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BUZZI SPA | HEIDELBERG MATERIALS | SCHWENK | VICAT

“catch4climate” – another milestone achieved

With the delivery and installation of six oxygen tanks in mid-June, another important milestone was reached in the catch4climate project of the research company CI4C, a joint venture of the four...

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Bundesverband der deutschen Kalkindustrie (BVK)

Excellent occupational safety

The first certificates for this year’s company and employee competitions for occupational safety have now been presented by BVK Managing Director Martin Ogilvie. The BVK congratulates all companies...

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TU DARMSTADT

Climate protection on an industrial scale

“CARMEN” project led by TU Darmstadt tests CO2 capture under real conditionsGermany wants to become climate-neutral by 2045. Experts believe that this will only be possible if large quantities of...

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ALBA | CEMEX

Alba and Cemex launch joint venture for biochar

The recycling service provider Alba and the building materials manufacturer Cemex are building a new plant for biochar from biogenic waste, Alce Biokohle GmbH, in Rüdersdorf to the east of Berlin. The...

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Plant report

Markets and Trends

ONESTONE CONSULTING

Cement market special: Latin America

The cement industry in Latin America and other world regions is facing difficulties subsequent to the Corona crisis and due to inflation problems. Cement production has stagnated and for this year still no major improvements are projected.

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Process

Materials

WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Effect of Al2O3 on NOx and SO2 of RDF combustion

The formation of gas products (NOx and SO2) in the combustion of RDF and 0.00 g, 0.02 g, 0.04 g, and 0.08 g Al2O3 at 900 °C was studied by using the experimental platform of a double-tube furnace set...

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Event Preview

INDUSTRY LINK | CARBON ZERO

CarbonZero Global Conference and Exhibition 2024

Innovation and research for decreasing carbon emissions on a global scaleWith a sold-out edition in 2023 and a hugely successful attendance in 2022 and 2023, CarbonZero Global Conference and...

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Patents

CN115254341 A

Lime tumor crushing device for lime kiln

(22) 26.08.2022(43) 01.11.2022(57) The invention discloses a lime tumor crushing device for a lime kiln, and belongs to the technical field of lime tumor treatment, the lime tumor crushing device...

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EP 4 375 257 A1

Method for calcining clay

(22) 25.11.2022(43) 29.05.2024(57) Method for calcining clay comprising the steps of providing a clay raw material with an iron content of at least 2 wt.-%, calculated as Fe203 on a loss on ignition...

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Occupational safety

Column

Can Paris Still Fail?

The report of the world economic forum from 2023 reveals a world “plagued by a duo of dangerous crises: climate and conflict.”

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Associations