Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

: Written by James Pope, Beaumont Bailey; 24 June 2021

Group of diverse hands together joining concept. Source: Shutterstock.

The global cement sector ranks poorly compared to others in terms of diversity. Why does this matter and what can be done to open up the sector?

: Written by Neil Taylor, Intec Services P/L; 24 June 2021

Limestone may be the main ingredient of cement production, but minor constituents can play a major role in clinker and cement quality. Source: Shutterstock.

Neil Taylor of Intec Services presents the third article in his series on better and cheaper cement, this time looking at what gets fed into the process.

: Written by Neil Taylor, Intec Services P/L; 24 May 2021

Figure 2: Large clinker nodules can cause all sorts of cooling, process and quality problems.

Neil Taylor of Intec Services presents the second article in his series on better and cheaper cement, this time looking at clinker quality.

: Written by Peter Edwards, Global Cement Magazine; 24 May 2021

Figure 1: Kayrros uses satellites to assess activity at individual cement kilns. Source: Shutterstock.

Global Cement speaks with Kayrros, an advanced data analytics company that is using satellites to offer new insights into the global cement sector.

: Written by Peter Edwards, Global Cement Magazine; 19 April 2021

Cement production is a complex process and no two plants are alike. Carbon Re’s AI solution can be tuned for each plant and continues to adapt as it learns more about how it behaves. Source: Shutterstock.

Representatives from Carbon Re discuss the development of their company’s artificial intelligence (AI) driven approach to lower cement sector CO₂ emissions.