Issue 12/2009

On 14.10.2009 a seminar took place dealing with the topic of process optimization in the cement industry. 3e consult in cooperation with the...

ZKG (Cement-Lime-Gypsum) INTERNATIONAL joined with Holcim to issue invitations for students at the HAW ­(College of Applied Sciences) in Hamburg to...

Young and innovative companies can make use of the support given by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology for their participation at the...

SIKA is one of the world’s leading producers of chemical ­building product systems and industrial sealants and adhesives. The Swiss-based corporation...

Masdar/UAE and BASF/Germany announced on 19.08.2009 a strategic partnership agreement for collaboration on the construction of Masdar City ( Fig. ),...

Major changes will take place at DECHEMA’s top level at the beginning of 2010: Dr. Hans Jürgen ­Wernicke takes over as Chairman of the scientific...

… is the old Transorga Cement AG headquartered in Zürich/Switzerland, The companies Intercem Engineering GmbH and Intercem Installation GmbH, both...

The Ukrainian cement producer Doncement, a subsidiary of the HeidelbergCement Group, has awarded Intensiv-Filter, the leading specialist in filtering...

Within the framework of the “Major Research Instrumentation Programme“ an ultra-high resolution Nova NanoSEM 230 (field-emission low-vacuum scanning...

The first BulkSolids India – to take place in Mumbai in the Nehru Centre ( Fig. ) on 02.–03.03.2010 – will address the issues of handling,...

“Construction unites” – this was the motto of the Technical Forum 2009 ( Fig. ). Lafarge Zement organizes this customer event every three years and...

HAVER FILLING SYSTEMS, INC. has successfully assembled the 1^st U.S. INTEGRA^® packaging system at their facility in Conyers, GA ( Fig. ). The INTEGRA^®...

Barely one year after the takeover of the Holcim subsidiary in Venezuela by the state, investments are made to ensure the proper functioning of the...

Under the patronage of Departemen Perindustrian (the Industry Ministry of Indonesia), and co-organized by Universitas ­Trisakti, one of the leading...

On 08.10.2009 the first Bulk Materials Handling Press Day ( Fig. 1 ) was held on the premises of REMA TIP TOP Dr. Nordmann GmbH. REMA TIP TOP was...

Summary: Cement has to be shipped from the plant to several distribution centers. In these centers the cement powder is mixed with water, sand and...

Summary: Calcium sulfoaluminate cements represent a low CO₂-alternative to ordinary Portland cements. In order to better understand the hydration...

Summary: This paper reports on the results of an experimental study conducted to evaluate the physical properties and strength development of...