April 2026 issue of Global Cement Magazine hears from the plant manager of the Cemex Miami plant, Industrious Labs - which is making strides to decarbonise the US cement sector, and Çimsa Americas, which provides an ‘outsider’s’ view of the US market.

Elsewhere, there is a North American focus in our discussion of Battery Energy Storage Systems with power project initiator and developer CBRE Energy. Meanwhile, authors from HYDAC and front cover advertiser DALOG Diagnosesysteme discuss how to improve the reliability of lubricant systems, while aixprocess outlines how to turn vertical roller mills into ‘data-driven real-time optimised assets' and Martin Engineering details the importance of proper transfer point sealing methods for conveyors.