Cement plants are among the industrial plants that suffer the most from high wear and its costs. The crushing, blending and the constant material transport of the hard raw material cause massive damage to the plant systems. Abrasion, impact, erosion, temperatures and fatigue stress the manufacturing process. For more than 70 years Th. Scholten GmbH & Co. KG has dedicated itself to the fight against wear in machinery and plant systems in the cement industry...

The 8th International VDZ Congress 2018 has taken place successfully in Düsseldorf, Germany. Around 600 delegates from around the world heard 40 presentations on all areas of cement production on 26-28 September 2018, with a focus on sustainability and environmental protection. During the three-day event representatives from the cement industry, its suppliers and the fields of science and research discussed current technical challenges, future-related subjects and the issues facing tomorrow’s cement industry. Global Cement was in attendance...

Here Global Cement reviews the massive and ever-changing cement sector of India...

The Arab Union of Cement and Building Materials (AUCBM) hosts the 23rd Arab-International Cement Conference & Exhibition in Amman, Jordan on 20-22 November 2018. To fit in with the location of the conference, Global Cement switches its attention to the AUCBM’s 19 member countries, with a focus on conference host Jordan...

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