The January 2016 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains a number of articles on the state of the global cement industry at the start of 2016, including the implications of continued slow or non-existant growth in some markets, the prospects for further mergers and acquisitions, lessons from other sectors and a run-down of capacity/population.There are also features on plant modernisation, fans and a large and detailed review of the rapidly-changing cement industries of Central Asia.