The May 2023 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains the first in a series of articles on the cement sector through the decades, starting with the many technical changes and emergence of large players between 1980 and 1989.
There are technical contributions on the benefits of using carbon nanotubes in cement and concrete products from CHASM Advanced Materials, waste heat recovery with Siemens Energy, alternative fuels with Vecoplan, conveying with Martin Engineering and a brace of articles on wear solutions for concrete producers. There's also a look at two of Europe's most technologically-advanced cement sectors - Austria and Switzerland - plus analysis of multinationals' responses in the Russian market after more than a year of war.
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Keeping costs down is challenging at the best of times in the high-altitude cement industries of Austria and Switzerland. Over the 15 months since Russia invaded Ukraine, price rises have cut to the heart of the sector across Europe, and Austria and Switzerland are not above the troubles.
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More than 12 months after its invasion of Ukraine, Western cement producers continue to face a difficult balancing act in Russia.
The Building Materials Plant Days in Weimar, Germany, organised by VDMA Construction - Equipment and Plant Engineering - on 21 - 22 March 2023 looked at new processes and technologies for CO2 reduction and greater sustainability in the production of building materials.
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