Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

The most easterly of the countries on the Indochina Peninsular, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam stretches for over 1400km north to south. It shares borders with China to the north, Laos to the west and Cambodia in the south west.

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy located in south east Asia. It is split into two roughly equal-size regions, Peninsular Malaysia, which shares the Malay Peninsular with Thailand, and Malaysian Borneo, which occupies around a third of the island of Borneo, which is shared with Indonesia (Kalimantan).

Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam are large and diverse nations located in south east Asia, a region of the world that continues to undergo rapid economic development despite the 'global' economic downturn. With many of their major towns and cities developing heavily in recent decades, attention is now shifting to other areas. Indonesia is looking to develop its eastern region of Papua and Malaysia is turning its attention to the development of Malaysian Borneo. Less developed Vietnam also has massive development potential.

Biofuels have a number of advantages over traditional fuels in economic, environmental and practical terms. They are often local, cutting down on transport costs and associated traffic emissions, achieve CO₂-neutral combustion at high temperatures and are suitable for automatic combustion if suitably processed. One obvious disadvantage of biofuels compared to traditional fuels is that they often need extensive drying to remove moisture before use. In this article, authors from Allgaier Process Technology describe their company's Rolling Bed Dryer, which satisfies the full 'wish-list' for drying organic residual materials for biofuel production.

Compagnie Belge de Ventilateurs (CBV), located in Esneux near Liège in southern Belgium is a supplier of fans for heavy industry, including the cement industry. It has expertise in radial and axial fans, standard lightweight fans and can build custom equipment for specific customer requirements.