This paper examines the effects of extremely dispersed nG by ultrasonication on the CFA-C system. CFA-C systems blended with nG and ultrasonicated nG are developed and some problems in the CFA-C system, such as delaying of setting time and reduction of strength gain at early ages, are overcome. Experimented properties of CFA-Cs and pure Portland ...
The Boards of Directors of Holcim and Lafarge have reached an agreement on revised terms for the merger of equals between both companies. Both parties agreed on a new exchange ratio of nine Holcim...
Starting this next quarterly sequence again with raw material, you will find a report from the International Quarry Life Award where the winners are honoured at a ceremony held in Prague. This Award...
FLSmidth has signed an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contract with one of the world’s largest cement producers CEMEX for the supply of a new cement production line to be installed...
Martin Engineering from Neponset, IL/USA has engineered a new conveyor belt cleaner that contains a smaller total volume of urethane, while maximizing the usable area. It is produced in a streamlined...
Sika AG of Baar/Switzerland is continuing its global acquisition strategy in the mortar industry by taking over BMI Products of Northern California Inc., headquartered in Milpitas (near San Francisco,...
Wacker Polymers, a branch of Wacker Chemie AG, Munich/Germany, announced an expansion of its existing vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions production facility in the United States. In...
Wacker Chemie AG, Munich/Germany, is in the process of building a new plant for specialty monomers at its Burghausen site. The new production facility will have an annual capacity of 3800 t, the...
Akzo Nobel, headquartered in Amsterdam/the Netherlands, has recently laid the cornerstone for a new alkoxylation facility at its existing site in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. The integrated...
Martin Engineering, one of the global leaders in bulk material handling technology, has announced the formation of a new business unit in Russia, based in Moscow. The new business unit is created with...
