CEMEX UK, has announced that it has replaced more than 52 % of the traditional fossil fuels used to heat its cement kilns with alternative fuels during 2010, up from 45 % in 2009. Based on the...
Lafarge will move their German headquarters from Oberursel near Frankfurt on the Main to Karsdorf (Fig.) in Saxony-Anhalt/Germany. The move is scheduled for the beginning of the year 2012. The...
Martin Engineering has announced plans to open a business unit in Pune/India in 2011. The company has been active in the India market since 2004, establishing a solid presence through its licensee,...
Simatec ag from Wangen an der Aare in Switzerland is a manufacturer of automatic lubricators. simalube automatically lubricates for periods from one month up to a year. The required time period...
The Warstein-based family company WESTKALK (Fig. 1) celebrated its fourth anniversary in December 2010. On 07.12.2006 the old-established Warstein-based family-owned enterprises Weiken, Köster and...
The International Cement Microscopy Association (ICMA) is holding its 33rd annual conference in San Francisco, California/USA on April 17th to the 20th at the Omni San Francisco Hotel. The conference...
The 3rd HDT Specialist Conference on Filter Plant Technology will take place in Essen from 19.-20.05.2011. The lecture topics will deal with the progress of development and the current state of...
Raysut Cement Company (RCC) has acquired UAE’s Pioneer Cement, thus representing it one of the biggest cement manufacturers in the Gulf area. Raysut Cement Company was formed in 1981 with a...
Vom 30.-31.03.2011 the Weimar Gypsum Conference will be held. It is organized by the F. A. Finger - Institut für Baustoffkunde together with the Bundesverband der Gipsindustrie e.V. (Federal...
1 Introduction
Additives have been used in cement grinding since the 1930s. Initially, the main purpose of their use was to increase the production rate, whereas substances which additionally raise...
