Issue 02/2012

Energy will remain a vital topic throughout 2012 and beyond. In production, work is proceeding at full speed on economising on energy in the form of...

Gebr. Pfeiffer SE will supply Australia’s largest vertical roller mill for cement grinding to Australia’s leading cement manufacturer Cement...

Following two successful conferences on Ultra-High Performance Concretes (UHPC) in 2004 and 2008, the University of Kassel will host the 3^rd...

With effect from 01.01.2012 Alexander Knauf took over the management of the business of Knauf Gips KG in Iphofen. Thus, he is responsible for the...

In November 2011 the newly introduced CEMEX energy management system was successfully certified by TÜV-Nord in the five German cement plants...

Onne van der Weijde, currently CEO of Ambuja Cements Ltd, has been appointed Area Manager and a member of the senior management of Holcim Ltd as per...

Germany ’ s cement industry is concentrating its forces. The reform of joint institutions scheduled for this spring will also include organisational...

On 12.01.2012, Heidelberg­Cement officially inaugurated a new cement mill at its plant in the seaport Chittagong in Bangladesh. The ball mill has a...

A new procedure to produce synthesis gas from flexible input materials – from biomasses to old plastics containing chlorine – should allow...

On 06.12.2011, the 1^st drymix-CONVENTION took place successfully from 08:00 until 20:00 CET. It was organized jointly by Vincentz Network and...

Plant engineering companies supplying the cement industry have recently started talking about plants oriented to the needs of the customer....

After the development of the models and the entire automation system was complete, the application of the model predictive control was successfully...

Within the scope of a project subsidised by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the kiln...

With the sensible handing of resources, even those sources of raw materials which are not in the spotlight, such as lignite or similar fluidizable...

To decrease CO ₂ emissions in the cement industry, new cement-based binders are in the focus of attention, especially calcium-based systems,...