On 24.09.2012, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its “Air quality in Europe – 2012 report” which examines citizens‘ exposure to air pollutants. The report indicates that air...
The Ohorongo-Otavi Community Trust (OOCT) recently donated a container full of medical garments to the value of € 30 000 to the Tsumeb Private Hospital in Northern Namibia. The donation was made...
The Turkish company Sönmez Cimento has placed an order with KHD and AVIC International for its new 5000 tpd clinker production line. As KHD and AVIC’s first project in the region, the contract...
Jørgen Huno Rasmussen, Group CEO of FLSmidth & Co. A/S since 2003, has decided to retire mid 2013, 10 years after joining FLSmidth as Group CEO. His successor will be Thomas Schulz, who has been...
On 26.09.2012 the LoescheTraining Center invited to the very first Technical Seminar in Dusseldorf. More than 30 people (customers, suppliers and colleagues from subsidiaries) from all over the world...
1 Introduction
The development of the mechanical properties in ordinary Portland cement is closely linked to the hydration of tricalcium and dicalcium silicates. Accelerating the hydration of these...
1 Introduction
As a rule the liquid blastfurnace slag, which is usually at temperatures of 1440–1540 °C, is cooled rapidly in a steel works by quenching with a large excess of water (about 10:1)....
Rotary valves have always been used for discharging and volumetric feeding powdery or granular materials from silos, hoppers, filters or cyclones. WAM® offers high-quality, market-oriented rotary...
Whether in mining or general industry, conveyor belt systems (Fig. 1) nowadays form an integral part of both the raw material extraction and modern production. They optimize transport routes, make...
A course on “Thermodynamic modelling of cement hydration” was held at the invitation of Prof. Vanderley John and Prof. Maria Alba Cincotto at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, from...
