Claus Weyhofen explains how Beumer Group’s determination to reduce backfall in lifting operations led them to reassess and optimise the design of the elevator bucket, resulting in a far more efficient machine that delivers major benefits for the global cement industry.
The oleochemical industry offers products based on renewable feedstocks like natural oils and fats and, therefore, is one of the oldest industries of the European bioeconomy.
Heidelberg Materials North America announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Carver Sand & Gravel, the largest aggregates producer in the Albany, New York, area.
High-volume belt conveyor systems are among the most hazardous pieces of equipment in any bulk handling operation. Maintaining the delicate balance between production demands and efficiency can be a challenge for any internal maintenance team.
Rohrdorfer has successfully started ethylene production from carbon dioxide. In a newly developed process, CO2 generated during cement production is recovered and converted into ethylene.
Alpacem is taking the next step towards low-emission cement production at its Wietersdorf site. With the ZEUS modernization programme, modern production concepts will be implemented at the Wietersdorf cement plant.
Eqiom Lumbres Cement Plant, a CRH Company, has entrusted thyssenkrupp Polysius with the implementation of an ultrafine grinding plant. This additional grinding stage allows for the reduction of the clinker factor in cement.
The scarcity of natural resources and climate change require architects and civil engineers to rethink the way they use building materials. One economically and ecologically sensible solution is to recycle building materials.
