Cement industry events, news & research - Global Cement
4 days ago · In the November 2024 issue of Global Cement Magazine we are very pleased to speak with Dato’ Yeoh Soo Keng, the AFCM President, about the cement sector in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), the countries covered by the AFCM event. There’s a review of the German cement sector and a look at the Carbon2Business project being undertaken by Holcim at its Lägerdorf plant.
Cement industry news from Global Cement
Oct 30, 2024 · Tanzania/Kenya: Amsons Group will build a US$320m cement plant in northern Tanzania's Tanga area with a production capacity of 5,000t/day, Bloomberg reports. The company also plans to implement a major upgrade at the recently acquired Mbeya Cement in Tanzania, including a new grinding mill, according to Capital News Kenya.
CEMENT 101 - An introduction to the World’s most important …
Aug 19, 2011 · Introduction. A cement is any substance which binds together other materials by a combination of chemical processes known collectively as setting. 1 Cements are dry powders and should not be confused with concretes or mortars, but they are an important constituent of both of these materials, in which they act as the 'glue' that gives strength to structures.
Indian cement: An overview - Global Cement
Sep 21, 2023 · CO 2 emissions from cement production are estimated to be ~8% of India's total emissions, around the global average. The emissions from each stage of the process are shown in Table 7. As elsewhere, Indian cement producers are becoming increasingly aware of their CO 2 footprints. Many are working towards reducing emissions, despite the fact that India already operates many of the most modern ...
Testing cement for quality and reliability - Global Cement
Jan 2, 2018 · Cement performs a vital role in the construction industry. However, as it is a manufactured material created by a complex process that involves multiple ingredients, testing is essential to ensure compliance with specification and application-specific requirements.
Better and cheaper cement: Optimising the right clinker properties
May 24, 2021 · Neil Taylor of Intec Services presents the second article in his series on better and cheaper cement, this time looking at clinker quality. Kiln operation is basically about making clinker reactive enough to produce competitive quality cement.
Cement Boards 101 - Global Cement
Dec 19, 2013 · Above - Table 1: Typical properties and applications of the different types of cement boards. Figure 1 shows the division of cement board types being produced worldwide by 90 global manufacturers. Fibre cement board, the oldest board type, has 43 global producers, while wood strand cement board (also known as EltoBoard) has only six.
Top 20 global cement companies
Dec 17, 2012 · Above - Table 2: Top 10 global cement producing countries by installed capacity. Source: USGS Mineral Programme Report 2011. Tackling Chinese producers. Unsurprisingly, given the vastness of the country and the growth of its cement market, six out of the top 10 companies are now Chinese.
Producer Profile: Cementos Progreso - Global Cement
Feb 21, 2022 · José Raúl González, CEO of Guatemala’s Cementos Progreso, speaks about the history and development of the company, particularly its recent expansion into new markets in Latin America.
Cement in Saudi Arabia - Global Cement
Dec 18, 2023 · Figure 3: Cement demand and effective cement capacity in Saudi Arabia's five regions in FY2023, with forecasts for FY2028. Table figures in Mt. Percentages on map show regional shares of sales.