Issue 02/2011

With more than 700 registered participants, the 16^th Arab-­International Cement Conference and Exhibition, which this time took place in the Ras Al...

KHD Humboldt Wedag can trace its origins back to 1856. One of the leading global cement plant and equipment suppliers, KHD provides services such as...

This milestone heralds the beginning of the cement production process and Namibia’s independence from cement imports. In a record time of 22 months...

In 2009, the Ukranian cement manufacturer Doncement, a company belonging to the HeidelbergCement group, gave Intensiv-Filter the order for a bag...

As of January 14, 2011, Ravindra Vithal Phadke ( Fig .) took over the management of Intensiv-Filter India Pvt. Ltd. He ­follows Rammesh Rathi who...

At the anniversary celebration, the CEO Arthur Loibl thanked his family, all the present and former employees, the city of Straubing as well as all...

KHD was one of 11 German companies to sign cooperation agreements during the two-day Chinese delegation to Berlin, headed by Chinese Vice Premier Li...

Claudius Peters Brasil has been awarded a multi-million € contract to supply four complete mixing chamber silo systems to Votorantim ­Cimentos (VC),...

In the area of concrete admixtures for ready-mixed and site-mixed concrete ( Fig. ), the Sika ViscoFlow product group opens up new possibilities for...

On 10.01.2011, HeidelbergCement announced the launch of its new three-year financial and operational excellence programme: “FOX 2013”. During the...

Current developments and plants in the field of hot gas filtration will be presented during the international conference that will take place for the...

The strong upswing of the overall economic trend has also had a positive effect on the German cement industry. With the recovery of the overall...

The current development of mining in Thuringia, raw material securing in Northern Thuringia, new research results of the ­alkali-silica-reaction...

Extracting limestone and processing quicklime products for various sectors of industry form the portfolio of the Wuppertal-based company Oetelshofen...

ABB and Holcim Switzerland have agreed to install ABB’s newly developed heat recovery and electrical power production system at their cement plant in...

Summary: With increasing volumes, the evolution of dense urban agglomerations and the resulting traffic and growing environmental awareness, bulk...

Summary: By example it is shown how the plant manufacturer can help to minimize the plant stoppage period required for component change-outs and the...

Summary: The operating experience shows that the temperature and the degree of calcination of the extremely coarse raw mix are increased by up to...

Summary: The rising demands on modern cements require continuous development of cement additives. Polycarboxylate ether (PCE), although used around...