Global Cement Magazine 2014

The January 2014 issue of Global Cement Magazine - the world's most widely-read cement magazine - features articles on cement boards, well cement production, slag processing, chains, loading/unloading, fans and a look at the Indian cement industry in 2013. There are site visit reports from Celenit, an Italian cement board producer, and Union Cement, a well cement producer based in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.

The February 2014 issue of Global Cement Magazine includes a number of alternative fuels features ahead of the 8th Global CemFuels Conference & Exhibition in Vienna, Austria. These include an interview on global alternative fuel trends with Dirk Lechtenberg of MVW Lechtenberg, an in-depth look at alternative fuels at the Lafarge Mannersdorf plant near Vienna and a detailed look at Unitherm's MAS burner. Also from Mannersdorf, there is a full technical breakdown of the plant's semi-dust SCR system, installed in 2012. We also look at gas filtration, quality control, grinding and have a full review of the Austrian cement industry.

The March 2014 issue of Global Cement Magazine includes a number of environmentally-themed features ahead of the 2nd Global EnviroCem Conference & Exhibition in London, UK. These include a keynote article from the Cement Sustainability Initiative, three features on environmental abatement technologies and a look at global environmental emissions standards for the cement industry. We also look at lime industry contracts, oil well cement production trends, ship-unloading and a review of the recent and well-received Global Boards Conference & Exhibition.

The April 2014 issue of Global Cement Magazine will be distributed at the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference in Washington, USA. Read insights from PCA Chairman Cary Cohrs and PCA Chief Economist Ed Sullivan as well as a detailed update on the state of play in the US cement industry and a plant visit report from the Essroc Martinsburg plant in West Virginia, the host of this year's IEEE-IAS/PCA field trip.

The May 2014 issue of Global Cement Magazine has a review of the Brazilian cement industry, a plant visit report from InterCement's Ijaci plant and a visit report from Brazilian refractory manufacturer Magnesita - all to coincide with the 6th CBC Congresso do Cimento in São Paulo, Brazil. Other features include 150 years of Gebr. Pfeiffer, a detailed look at explosion venting and CO and NOx emission reduction.

Elsewhere there are features on bagging, packaging and palletising (along with a list of cement-relevant exhibitors from the forthcoming Interpack 2014 exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany) and a wider look at refractory supplier contracts and news. There is additionally an interview with Oman Cement and one of the first reviews of the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference in Washington DC, USA.

The June 2014 issue of Global Cement Magazine has a strong UK focus to coincide with the return of the Hillhead Quarry Show 2014 in Derbyshire on 24 - 26 June 2014. This includes a look at the key events of the UK cement industry over the past 12 months and a plant visit report from the Hanson Padeswood plant. There is also a focus on the cement-industry exhibitors that will be at Hillhead.

Elsewhere, we have a new study on the relationship between cement consumption and GDP/capita and a look at quarry rehabilitation. There is also a review of the recent Pfeiffer Convention, a look at abrasion-resistant fans and reports of milestones for Thorwesten and Hartop. There is also an interview with Spanish cement producer Cementos Molins.

The July - August 2014 issue of Global Cement Magazine focuses on the European and Asian cement industries. Highlights include a review of the Hillhead 2014 show, which took place in Derbyshire on 24 - 26 June 2014, a visit to Cemex's cement plant in Rugby, UK and a detailed overview of the Chinese cement industry.

Take a look at Nick Sutherland's paper, 'Cool Runnings' on page 8, which describes the application of Solex's new plate cooler technology for cement cooling, or Global Cement's review of the importance of product branding in the cement industry (page 12). Elsewhere, we have reviews from the 3rd Global CemTrader Conference, which took place in London, UK in June 2014, as well as coverage of the Solids Dortmund event that took place in Dortmund, Germany in May 2014.

The September 2014 issue of Global Cement Magazine has a decidedly German theme, with a review of the German cement industry, a visit report from the Cemex Rüdersdorf plant in Brandenburg and a look at pneumatic conveying at the Lafarge Karsdorf plant. This issue's technical submissions concern ID fan maintenance, sulphur dioxide generation during alternative fuel combustion and alternative fuel preparation from used wind turbine blades. There are also cement exhibitor previews for the forthcoming Powtech 2014 and RWM 2014 exhibitions.

The October 2014 issue of Global Cement Magazine has a strong Russian focus with a detailed review of the Russian cement industry and a visit to BaselCement's new plant in Ryazan Oblast near Moscow. There are also features on lubrication, alternative fuels, lime production and thermal energy efficiency as well as all the latest global cement news and a picture review of the recent RWM Exhibition in Birmingham, UK.

The November 2014 issue of Global Cement Magazine has a white cement focus, with a detailed look at the global white cement industry and a visit report from white cement-producing Aalborg Portland Cement in Denmark. Also included are articles on high-efficiency SNCR technology, product and contract news, the Moroccan cement industry and major events in the Middle Eastern cement industry so far in 2014.

The December 2014 issue of Global Cement Magazine features an excerpt from our annual top 100 global cement companies report, a technical article from Evonik Fibres on bag house materials and Dalog's paper on increasing the lifecylces of vertical roller mills. Global Cement's Peter Edwards reports on his recent visit to Norcem's Kjopsvik cement plant in Norway, the most northerly cement plant in the world. The December 2014 issue also has a detailed study of the cement industries of southern Africa and a review of the AUCBM 2014.