According to Hycontrol’s Managing Director Nigel Allen, many powder storage silos are ‘disasters waiting to happen,’ putting lives at risk and posing serious threats to the environment.

Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH offers its Delta Hybrid series, which combines the advantages of rotary lobe blower and a screw compressor. Here, the company discusses an installation at the Rohrdorf cement plant in Germany.

The analysis of hexavalent chromium in cement is commonly performed with a UV/Visible spectrophotometer. However, analysts may like to consider the use of other techniques, particularly when speciation is required.

Here Global Cement Magazine provides an overview of the German cement industry, including the major companies, plant locations and recent trends, as well as an outlook for the industry.

Southern European countries like Italy, Portugal and Cyprus have relatively low alternative fuel substitution rates compared to much of the rest of Europe and a high dependence upon imported fuels.