6th Potsdam Technical Conference „Optimisation in the Thermal Treatment of Wastes and Residues“, Potsdam/Germany (19.–20.02.2009)
“One has to demand the impossible in order to achieve the possible” – this quotation from Helmut von Moltke served as the keynote for the 6th Potsdam Technical Conference. This conference, which...
The European Minerals Day 2009 welcomed approximately 30,000 visitors at more than 170 sites in 27 countries
(22 in Europe and 5 in other parts of the world).
The second European Minerals Day took place on May 15–17, 2009. Despite the economic crisis, this year’s event was even more successful than the first one in May 2007. Several factors contributed...
1 Changes on the building materials market
Besides the basic mineral materials like gravel, quartz, stone, lime, cement, gypsum, clay, anhydrite and trass, chemical additives and non-mineral...
Video: International Recruiting Heidelbergcement
“For the seventh month in succession the labour market in April 2009 showed a decline in job offers for engineers as a result of the overall...
Building Materials Engineering Day, Essen/Germany (27.03.2009)
Actually innovative special cements and advanced high-performance concretes as well as projects, products and problem solutions involved should be in the focus of the Dyckerhoff Building Materials...
A strong growth in net sales and a net profit at the same high level as the previous year are the key features of the 2008 business year for Endress+Hauser. The Group has created numerous jobs...
1 Introduction
The thermal decomposition time of a limestone lump depends on the type of limestone, the dimensions of the lump and the thermodynamic conditions of calcination [1]. Different values of...
1 Introduction
The European water policy aims at:
– reducing the impact of human activity on the freshwater quality;
– where necessary, progressively bringing the water back to
a good...
Expert Optimizer was installed on the lime kiln at Nordkalk Corporation’s Lohja plant in November 2006; secondary commissioning took place in July 2007. Now ABB announced the production increase...
1 Introduction
Their comparatively robust technology combined with high efficiency means that coke-fired lime shaft kilns are used widely throughout the world, including in the soda and sugar...
