October 2026

October 2026

The October 2026 issue of Global Cement Magazine looks at how the cement sector is further along the AI adoption curve than it may think, while there are technical features on monitoring, conveying, carbon capture and chains.

There’s a comprehensive plant report from Holcim UK’s new grinding plant and terminal at Tilbury, plus a review of the cement sectors of the Benelux countries, front cover advertiser John King Chains looks back on 100 years of business, the latest US cement sector forecast from The Sullivan Report and a report from the recent FICEM Technical Congress.

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Dear Readers
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Issue introduction

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Cement’s AI paradox
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The use of AI in the cement sector has moved firmly beyond the pilot stage but, as a new report from Auguryshows, those with the greatest AI uptake are finding it increasingly hard to identify their next steps.

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Orcan Energy: Modular WHR
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Global Cement gets the latest from Orcan Energy, which manufactures modular waste heat recovery (WHR) modules.

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Ciment Québec optimises tertiary air
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Ciment Québec and PROMECON have worked together to ensure a controlled air split between tyre combustion and kiln inlet for stable operation at its cement plant in Saint-Basile de Pontneuf, Québec.

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UniSieve: Molecular sieving for CO2
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UniSieve’s co-founder Elia Schneider discusses his company’s low-cost retrofi t solution for cement sector CO2 capture.

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