The Executive Board of the German Association of Industrial Mortars e.V. (IWM) has appointed the Technical Director of the IWM, Antje Hannig as new Managing Director Technology. At the same time,...
At its meeting of 23.-24.10.2014, the European Council decided on the 2030 climate and energy framework, including targets for GHG emissions reduction, renewables and energy efficiency. As the...
For the first time in its history, the French building materials group Lafarge held a global supplier competition in 2014: the Lafarge Global Supplier Award. A total of seven categories were distinguished in a ceremony at the headquarters in Paris. ...
The new Cat® 326 D2 hydraulic excavator combines high productivity, versatility and low operating costs with exceptional reliability. With a maximum operating weight of 26.345 t, the 326 D2 uses the Cat C 7.1 engine, which is rated at 140 kW (ISO 9249). It meets exhaust emissions equivalent to U.S. EPA Tier 2, EU Stage II, and China Tier 2 emission regulations and is equipped with a three-stage fuel-filtration system for optimum protection of fuel-delivery components.
The 14th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC) is to be held during 13.-16.10.2015 in Beijing, China. The event will be hosted by the Chinese Ceramic Society (CCS) and the China...
Balances were used to determine the effect of the contents of CaCO3, MgCO3, water and inert matter in limestone, the air excess number, the kiln wall losses and the residual CO2 content on energy consumption and CO2 content in the flue gas.
The 57th annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference will be held at the beautiful Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto, Canada from 26.–30.04.2015. Every major cement manufacturer will...
We are in the midst of the so-called “4th Industrial Revolution”, named Industry 4.0 – after steam engine, mass production and automation, today it is the digitization, which completely changed...
Following a speech of welcome by VDZ president Gerhard Hirth (Fig. 1) to the more than 350 representatives of the German cement industry, science, practice and mechanical and plant engineering, Dr....
Ash Grove Cement is the sixth-largest cement producer overall and the largest American-owned cement manufacturer in the U.S., with nine manufacturing plants, two deep water import terminals and a...
