Content

Editorial

Happy New Year ...

Dear Readers, ... You can’t really say Happy New Year without a certain amount of light-heartedness ... At the beginning of 2020, it was all much easier. There is no shortage of forecasts and ...

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Spotlight

ALPACEM

Alpacem secures entire Karawanks Tunnel

Alpacem, a market leader for cement and concrete in the Alpe-Adria region, secures one of the most important infrastructure projects in the region with the Karawanks Tunnel. Alpacem cements and...

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CRH PLC

CRH announces non-executive board appointments

CRH plc has announced the appointment to the Board of Richard Fearon and Lamar McKay as non-executive Directors, with effect from 3 December 2020.Richard Fearon (64), a US citizen, is currently the...

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BUZZI UNICEM

Mario Paterlini awarded by Forbes Italia

Mario Paterlini, an independent, non-executive director of Buzzi Unicem, has been awarded by Forbes Italia as the best CEO in the Culture Innovation category. The award was presented during the third...

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Products

MARTIN ENGINEERING

Online interactive conveyor training

Covid-19 has introduced a number of hardships on bulk material handlers, including limiting their options for critical training to improve conveyor safety and productivity.With in-person visits...

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Markets and Trends

ONESTONE CONSULTING LTD.

Cement industry challenges in the new decade

The cement industry faces a number of challenges. One major challenge is the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to a decline in demand for cement and all other business lines such as...

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Process

ARIF HABIB GROUP PAKISTAN

Optimizing cement strength

One of the most critical and important performance-based evaluations of any cement type is its strength development characteristic. Cement strength is maintained, controlled and optimized on the basis...

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Materials

Patents

EP 3 733 628 A1

Autoclaved cement compositions

(22) 29.04.2019(43) 04.11.2020(57) The use of calcium aluminate cement in autoclaved cement products, cementitious compositions suitable for forming the autoclaved cement products, and methods for...

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WO 2020/216289 A1

Lime kiln and heat supply method thereof

(22) 23.04.2020(43) 29.10.2020(57) Provided are a lime kiln and heat supply method thereof, said lime kiln containing a kiln chamber (1), a heating device, and a combustion-supporting fan (2); the...

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Management

Column

Don’t worry

A geologist friend of mine recently told me his favourite joke: “Two planets meet out there in space. Says the first: “You know, I am not feeling well lately – I discovered I have got homo sapiens!” ...

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Research and Development

FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING PHYSICS IBP

Research for change

The construction industry is constantly facing new challenges: The advancing and necessary digitalization in the construction sector, an increasing scarcity of resources, the increased demands on ...

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