1 Introduction
Cement plants are operating continuously for 24 hours a day and when possible for about 330 days a year without interruption. The rest of the year the plants have their annual shutdown...
A reliable, trouble-free and highly precise dosing of bulk materials is a key factor in complex processes, such as cement production, in order to achieve a continuous and cost efficient production....
In 1995, the equipment supplier Tews based in Büren/Germany tested its first system for the use of solid alternative fuels at the Kollenbach cement plant/Beckum operated by the present-day CEMEX....
The British waste management company Premier Waste UK PLC has always been among the industry’s pioneers. It produces high-quality alternative fuels for main burners from pre-shredded...
One of the most frequently asked questions is what is the result of the jumbo merger of Lafarge and Holcim? There are overlaps on a number of markets, which will need to be eliminated as well as...
SMC Pneumatik in Egelsbach, near Frankfurt/Germany, has optimized its series VXF dust filter valves designed as 2/2-way solenoid valves and as pneumatically actuated valves. With numerous connection...
It appears that an era is coming to an end at the Istein lime plant, which has been owned by HeidelbergCement (HC) since 1983. Clearly, the HC Group intends to divest itself of its “Lime” business...
On behalf of the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) [Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy], a business development trip is being organized by the German-Indonesian Chamber of...
Southern Province Cement Co. (SPCC) is building a new brownfield cement line in Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a clinker production capacity of 5000 tpd. The complete plant delivery and...
“Waste heat to power” specialists Heatcatcher Ltd have announced that their first Heatcatcher System, at the Thrislington lime plant near Durham, is now fully operational. The system, which cost...
