- Written by Nohman Mahmud, Manager QA, Dangote Cement Nigeria
Cement plants demand a strict quality regime throughout production in order to maintain control of quality. This is of increasing importance today: New kilns are increasingly in the 10,000 - 12,000t/day range, meaning that loss of quality over even a short period can result in a large amount of unsaleable product. At the same time, cement plants are using an increased range of raw and supplementary cementitious materials, as well as increasingly complex fuel blends, making consistency more of a challenge than in the past.
- Written by James Pope, Beaumont Bailey
How the global cement industry can bridge the gap between retiring senior leadership and promising early career talent.
- Written by Bernd Scheubel, Refractory expert
Bernd Scheubel looks at how changing cement sector dynamics, in particular the drive to reduce CO2 emissions, could affect the global refractories sector.
- Written by Peter Edwards, Global Cement Magazine
Carbon Cycle has developed a novel method to purify gypsum that could transform the supply of gypsum to the Indian cement sector...
- Written by Peter Edwards & David Perilli, Global Cement Magazine
China is exiting a prolonged period of cement sector growth. The consequences could be far reaching, both at home and abroad...