Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

Located 75km to the east of Istanbul, Nuh Çimento's 4.35Mt/yr cement plant is the largest in Turkey and is also larger than any single-site cement plant in Europe. It has three kilns, a dominant local position and strong exports to a wide range of locations overseas. It has recently turned to alternative fuels, using dried sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuels (RDF), and also has a waste-heat recovery system, installed by Sinoma of China. Global Cement Magazine recently visited the plant and interviewed plant manager Hayrettin Şener.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is a US$13.5bn Indian conglomerate with business interests in engineering, construction, manufacturing goods, information technology and financial services. It has its corporate office in Mumbai, India and predominantly serves the Indian, Middle Eastern, East Asian and South East Asian markets. L&T is one of the largest and most respected companies in India's private sector with 75 years of customer commitment.

The Republic of India occupies the bulk of the Indian subcontinent, the geographical region that is also home to Bangladesh and Pakistan in central southern Asia. The world's largest democracy¹ and third largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity, India is the second most populous country after China, a position also held by its incredible cement industry...

Ethiopia is a large landlocked country in central east Africa. Synonymous with poverty since the mid-1980s famine that ravaged the country, Ethiopia has since experienced a step-change in economic performance, with an increase in cement production also seen. The country is becoming increasingly developed and has huge potential for high cement consumption.

A turbulent political history has stunted the growth of Iraq, a country with vast natural oil reserves. Now that the US-led occupation has given way to self-governance, the country has turned up the wick on its (re)-development. Recent speculation surrounding the possible doubling of its known oil reserves has put Iraq in a strong position to become an economic and political leader in the Middle East. The cement industry will have an important role to play in this development and is seeing major investment in production capacity.