Issue 01/2012

Sika is to acquire the global concrete admixture and cement grinding aids business of the Italcementi Group (directly or indirectly controlled by...

The Lafarge cement plant in Wössingen (Fig.), near Karls­ruhe, has requested an environmental sustainability audit (ESA) from the district president...

From its locations in ­Spittal/Drau and Feistritz/Drau, the Carinthia-based shredding specialist Lindner Recyclingtech delivers innovative high-tech...

In 2010 the RHI AG placed an order with Intensiv-Filter ­Austria for dedusting of two rotary kilns. On October 11th, 2011, the ­process filter was...

The Namibia International In­vest­ment Forum awards outstanding entrepreneurial achievements in Namibia. The coveted awards were handed over in...

In December 2011 the Lafarge cement plants Karsdorf (Fig.), Sötenich and Wössingen have furnished proof in a certification audit for the introduction...

In September 2011, Mr Alexander Tutsek (Fig.), owner of the ­Refratechnik Group, passed away at the age of 84. With remarkable farsightedness, and...

Hormigones Transex Ltda., ­Santiago/Chile, awarded the order for a LM 46 2+2C/S cement mill in Puente Alto in Chile to Loesche GmbH. ­Loesche...

At the 2011 Münsterland Innovation Awards, the Beckum-based company Di Matteo was placed third in the category “Economy” for its new and innovative...

With effect from the 01.09.2011, Markus Buscher has been appointed Managing­ Director of Kalenborn Kalprotect in Vettelschoss, alongside Dr. Conrad...

With effect from 01.09.2011, Jörg Hoffmann has been appointed as a member of the management at AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH. Hoffmann was previously a...

During the last few decades, the construction industry has increased the use of both mineral admixtures such as fly ash and chemical admixtures such...

The object here is to improve the productivity and profitability by making cost-effective investments in an existing system. Because optimization...

The increasing use of substitute fuels and substitute raw materials in the cement manufacturing process makes it essential to achieve prompt quality...

“The German construction equipment and building material machinery sector’s nearly 18-month recovery phase appears to be over”, explains Dr. Christof...

The 2011 Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association (TÇMB) conference coinciding the 100th anniversary of the Turkish cement industry was held from...

Every year, the “Bauchemie” Building Chemistry Conference brings together building chemists and other scientists interested in building chemistry and...

About 250 construction chemists from Germany and Switzerland met at Hamburg-Harburg Technical University on 06.–07.10.2011 on occasion of the...

The 6th Annual SEADMA Conference, organized by the South East Asian Drymix Mortar Association (in cooperation with drymix.info) took place at the...

With the acquisition of the European (Figs. 1 and 2) and Latin American activities of Lafarge Gypsum a major strategic step for the Etex Group has...

At the end of March 2011 a new denitrification (DeNOx) plant was put into operation at the location of German cement manufacturer Südbayer....

After only ten working days the bucket-elevator on the No. 8 cement mill at Märker Zement in Harburg/­Germany was recommissioned (Fig. 1). Despite...