Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

DG Khan Khairpur: The ‘self-sufficient’ cement plant

An overview of the plant and of part of the quarry, set in the deeply-incised landscape of the Salt Range.

Global Cement recently visited the Khairpur cement plant of DG Khan Cement Company, situated at Chakwal in a rural area in Punjab State, northern Pakistan, between Lahore and Islamabad. Despite the remote location, the cement plant is a model of modernity, demonstrating admirable self-sufficiency in a number of areas and boasting many impressive features.

Progress with grinding aids for VRMs

The Loesche pilot mill used by Sika.

Sika AG’s Matthias Dietrich shows the added value of carefully selected grinding aids for vertical roller mills (VRMs)...

IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference 2018 - Review

IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference 2018
May 6 - 10, 2018, Nashville, USA

Breedon Group’s Hope Cement plant

The Breedon Group Hope plant, as seen from the road to the limestone quarry.

Global Cement recently visited Breedon Group’s Hope Cement plant in Derbyshire, the largest cement plant in the UK, ahead of the visit by delegates of the Global CemProcess Conference & Exhibition on 25 May 2018.

In discussion: Ventilatorenfabrik Oelde GmbH

From left to right - Thomas Gandt (Managing Director), Inge Teich (Marketing Manager), Peter Herrmann (Sales Manager) and Peter Edwards (Global Cement) in discussion at Venti Oelde's headquarters

Global Cement recently visited the renowned cement process fan manufacturer Ventilatorenfabrik Oelde at its headquarters and main production facility in Oelde, Germany. Managing Director Thomas Gandt, Sales Manager Peter Herrmann and Marketing Manager Inge Teich were keen to talk about the company’s history, growth, manufacturing methods and markets.