Aslan Çimento has been part of OYAK Group since 2009. OYAK Group, one of Turkey’s major cement producers, has over 17.5Mt/yr of cement production capacity across six geographically well-positioned cement plants. The Aslan Çimento plant in Kocaeli has 1.25Mt/yr of clinker and 2Mt/yr of cement production capacity. Here, Neslihan Akgün and Özlem Başaran, Environment, Health and Safety Manager and Production Engineer, respectively, from Aslan Çimento describe the results of recent environmental upgrades, including the new solid-recovered fuel (SRF) unit and the waste heat recovery (WHR) system.
Karl Mossandl GmbH & Co is a diversified southern German cement transporter. Peter Edwards recently spoke to Managing Director Andreas Mossandl about the company...
Coal provides around 90% of the energy consumed by cement plants around the world, despite the environmental harm caused by its combustion. It takes 200 - 450kg of coal to produce 1t of cement. The cement industry consumes around 4% of global coal production, around 330Mt/yr. Given the rapidly-expanding infrastructure projects underway around the world, particularly in developing countries where coal is the main fuel, coal consumption for cement is here to stay. Here Global Cement discusses the global coal industry, including trends and regulations and gives a forecast for coal use by the sector in 2050.
The Czech Republic is a landlocked Central European nation bordered by Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland. The country encompasses 78,866km2 of land and had an estimated population of 10.5 million in 2015. With its advanced economy and high standard of living, the Czech Republic has a healthy but slow-growing construction sector. To coincide with the 10th Global CemFuels Conference and Exhibition taking place in Prague, Czech Republic in February 2016, Global Cement Magazine has compiled a report on the country’s cement industry, including the latest developments and trends.
Fuel consumption is a key topic in the cement industry given the numerous issues involved, including costs, availability and environmental concerns. Every cement plant must have a well-planned fuel programme to ensure reliable cement production or else risk revenue loss. Here, Sussan Pasuki, Senior Alternative Fuels Manager for HeidelbergCement, outlines HeidelbergCement’s alternative fuels strategy in view of the results of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris and its upcoming acquisition of Italcementi.
