Global Cement Magazine 2015

The January 2015 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains a detailed look at the US cement market, with a special focus on Texas to tie in with the location of the 2nd Global Well Cem Conference & Exhibition, which is taking place in Houston. Also in the theme of this event is our visit report from the oil well cement-producing Cemex Sv Juraj plant in Croatia.

Elsewhere, we have features on mill conversion projects, fans, conveying and industry trends. The issue also includes the winner, runners up and commended entries from the Global Cement Photography Competition 2015.

The February 2015 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains a number of articles about alternative fuels to coincide with the forthcoming Global CemFuels Conference & Exhibition in Dubai, UAE on 16 - 17 February 2015. As well as case-studies from industry suppliers, there is a detailed look at the use of alternative fuels in Austria and Germany. The issue also contains an in-depth discussion with Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) Managing Director Philippe Fonta, who talks about alternative fuels, energy-efficiency, clinker substitution and carbon capture.

To tie in with the location of the Global CemFuels Conference, there is also a detailed look at the cement industry of the UAE, as well as all of the latest cement news and prices.

The March 2015 issue of Global Cement Magazine features all of the latest global cement news, a detailed look at key players and events in the Indian cement industry, the second article in our series on the use of alternative fuels around the world and a keynote article on the possible future of carbon credit prices in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

There are also articles on slag beneficiation, lime technology and bulk handling, as well as a review of the recent Global CemFuels Conference & Exhibition, which took place in Dubai, UAE.

The April 2015 issue of Global Cement Magazine is a double-distribution special, which will be distributed at the forthcoming AFCM Cement Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam and the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference in Toronto, Canada.

To tie in with the locations of these events we have turned our regional focus to the cement industries of Canada and the 10 countries in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). We also include a plant report from the St Marys Bowmanville cement plant, which will be visited by delegates as part of the IEEE-IAS/PCA conference. Elsewhere, as well as the latest global cement news, the issue contains features on lubrication, explosion prevention and fans.

The May 2015 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains all of the latest global cement news, as well as technical features on carbon capture and usage, new alternative fuels, the use of alternative fuels in Central Europe and a detailed review of a plant visit to Oman Cement Company in Muscat, Oman.

Elsewhere, to tie in with the location of the forthcoming 5th Global Cement Refractories and Maintenance Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, we turn our regular country focus feature to the bustling Turkish cement industry. The issue also has reviews of the recent IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference in Toronto, Canada and the AFCM Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The June 2015 issue of Global Cement Magazine features all of the latest global cement industry news, as well as an extensive look at the UK cement industry (including alternative fuels), SRF preparation, kiln burners, refractories and palletising. Our plant review in this issue is of Afghanistan's only operational cement plant, the Ghori I Plant in Baghlan Province, which currently operates considerably below its installed capacity.

The July - August 2015 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains all of the latest cement industry news and a host of alternative fuels features: Efficiency of SRF production; Alternative fuel opportunities from the oil refining sector, and; Alternative fuels in Eastern Europe.

The issue also carries a case-study of a packing plant system re-vamp and detailed reviews of the Chinese and Afghan cement industries, as well as reviews of the recent Global CemPower Conference and Loesche Seminar 2015.

The September 2015 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains all of the latest global cement industry news, a look at the effects of the recently announced acquisition of Italcementi by HeidelbergCement/Italcementi and a raft of technical articles on waste heat recovery, alternative fuels, silo safety, conveying, compressed air and chromium analysis in cement.

This issue's national focus turns to Germany and we take a look at the use of alternative fuels in Italy, Portugal and Cyprus.

The October 2015 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains all of the latest global cement industry news, and has articles on lime technology, plant automisation, optimisation, chains, alternative fuels, filters and gears.

The issue's national focus turns to Austria and we take an in-depth tour of the independent Akmenes Cementas plant in Lithuania.

The November 2015 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains the usual mix of global cement industry news, features and technical analysis. Topics include the white cement sector, the heavy plant manufacturing industry, plant construction and planning, grinding aids, coolers, supplementary cementitious materials and process audits.

The issue also includes a look at the cement producers of Egypt to coincide with the location of the forthcoming 20th Arab-International Cement Conference & Exhibition in Cairo, and a detailed visit report from Azerbaijan's newest cement maker Norm Sement.

The December 2015 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains our annual look at the Top 10 global cement producers, ways to lower air pollution from the Chinese cement sector and articles on waste heat recovery, fans and lubrication.

This issue's geographical focus homes in on Brazil and Sri Lanka.