Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

White cement is a value-added product that can be used instead of grey cement for its heat-reflecting properties and superior aesthetic appearance. Here Global Cement reviews the global white cement industry and its developments during 2014.

The cement industry has long been dependent on the use of fossil fuels, although a recent trend in replacing fossil fuels with alternative fuels has arisen.^{1, 2} However, when unconverted or partly converted alternative fuels are admitted directly in the rotary kiln inlet, the volatiles released from the fuels may react with sulphates present in the hot meal to form SO₂. Here Maria del Mar Cortada Mut and associates describe pilot and industrial scale experiments focusing on the factors that affect SO₂ release in the cement kiln inlet.

Egmont Ottermann won the best presentation award at the 2014 Global CemFuels Conference for his talk on using social networking to share knowledge about alternative fuels implementation in the cement industry. As Ottermann explains, he created the 'AFR, Emissions and Pyro-Processing in Cement' group on LinkedIn, a professional social media network, to effectively share information. Following his presentation Global Cement spoke to Ottermann, the Group Energy Manager for South Africa's PPC.

The Indian cement industry faces many unique challenges and opportunities in 2014 and beyond. Here we ask Alok Sanghi, the director of the independent Sanghi Cement, one of the world's largest single-stream cement operators, about his experiences and perspectives on producing cement in one of the world's largest cement markets.

The People's Republic of China (PRC), which spans 9,596,961km², is the world's second-largest country by land area, behind Russia.¹ With an estimated population of 1.36bn in 2014, China is the most highly-populated country in the world. It is home to a strong manufacturing industry and the world's largest cement market. Here Global Cement Magazine gives an overview of the Chinese cement industry and an update on recent developments.