FLSmidth has signed a loan agreement for the amount of 125 million € with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The 5-year-bullet loan will finance FLSmidth’s global research and development...
Lafarge has successfully completed an industrial trial for Aether®, its new generation clinker formulated for lower carbon cements. The trial mobilized a team of around 100 people over a 10-day...
B&W Mechanical Handling Ltd. evolved into SAMSON Materials Handling Ltd. as of 01.01.2013. This progression is a reflection of the tremendous success SAMSON™ equipment has always enjoyed worldwide....
From Shree Cement Limited in Kolkata/India Gebr. Pfeiffer SE has received the order to set up a MPS 5000 B for the production of raw meal at their Ras plant (Rajasthan), where currently the 8th kiln...
Cement clinker bricks are used in the production of cement which are obtained by burning marl and limestone. For reasons of environmental protection, the cement factory Leube GmbH uses refuse...
The winners of the International Quarry Life Award have been announced (Fig. 1). On 13.12.2012, the awards were presented to the international recipients at a ceremony in Heidelberg. The guest...
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Bernhard Middendorf took over the “Department of Construction Materials and Building Chemistry” within the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University...
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The setting of cement is an important technological process. Nowadays, more than 2 billion t of cement are manufactured and processed all around the world. In addition to the...
In recent years, PCE-based plasticizers have not only been used in cementitious binders, they have also increasingly been selected for a range of gypsum applications. It became apparent at this time...
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The use of superplasticizers to optimize the consistency and the amount of water required is now indispensable for numerous practical applications in the field of calcium sulfate...
