The December 2017 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains a summary of the forthcoming Global Top 100 Report on the biggest cement producing companies and countries, our look at the main news stories of 2017 and a feature for companies looking to recruit and retain high-level employees. There are technical contributions on gearboxes, drives, sustainable concrete and the effects of harmful electrical harmonics within the cement sector. The issue also carries reviews of the recent VDZ Annual Cement Conference and EuroSlag 2017.

The November 2017 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains all of the latest global cement news, plus articles on automation, wear parts, alternative fuels, maintenance contacts and vertical roller mills. To coincide with the 22nd Arab-International Cement Conference in Sharm-El-Sheikh, we look at the major cement industries of the AUCBM member countries and sustainability in Egypt. Meanwhile, we carry an interview with Sanghi Cement to coincide with the NCB India Conference in New Delhi. There is also a review of Hardtop's recent 20th Anniversary celebrations.

The October 2017 issue of Global Cement Magazine has technical features on ash drying, silo level management, slag grinding, pneumatic conveying of alternative fuels and rail transport, as well as a detailed visit report from gear manufacturer Wikov in Czechia. To coincide with the TÇMB Technical Symposium in Antalya the issue also carries a review of the Turkish cement sector. There is also a look at the Russian cement sector.

The September 2017 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains technical articles on cement plant engineering, low CO₂ concrete, electrical efficiency, chromium six reduction, logistics, alternative fuels, conveyors and a review of the recent Global CemTrans Conference, which took place in Antwerp, Belgium. To coincide with its distribution at the VDZ Annual Conference in Düsseldorf, Germany, we look at the current state of play in the German cement sector and also carry a look back at 60 years of cement production at the Lafarge Cauldon plant in Staffordshire, UK.

The July - August 2017 issue of Global Cement Magazine opens with our annual look at the Top 10 global cement producers. We present technical articles on heavy-duty bearings, the environmental impacts of cement packaging, ways to reduce fan noise and a feature on the Egyptian cement sector's new coal grinding installations. The issue includes slag-cement related interviews with Ecocem's Micheál McKittrick and Carbicrete's Chris Stern. As well as all the latest global cement news there are also reviews of the Global Slag Conference & Exhibition that took place in Düsseldorf, the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference in Calgary and interpack 2017 in Düsseldorf.