July - August 2017

July - August 2017

The July - August 2017 issue of Global Cement Magazine opens with our annual look at the Top 10 global cement producers. We present technical articles on heavy-duty bearings, the environmental impacts of cement packaging, ways to reduce fan noise and a feature on the Egyptian cement sector's new coal grinding installations.

The issue includes slag-cement related interviews with Ecocem's Micheál McKittrick and Carbicrete's Chris Stern. As well as all the latest global cement news there are also reviews of the Global Slag Conference & Exhibition that took place in Düsseldorf, the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference in Calgary and interpack 2017 in Düsseldorf.

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Dear Readers
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Issue introduction

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Top 10 cement producer profiles
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The global cement industry has seen a number of major combinations and divestments over the past two years, including the merger of Lafarge and Holcim, the acquisition of Italcementi by HeidelbergCement, the resultant sale of assets from both deals and other transactions.

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Packaging cement the sustainable way
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An independent study compared the environmental impact of paper cement sacks, sewn cement sacks made of recycled polypropylene tape fabric, and hot-air welded AD*STAR cement sacks made of coated polypropylene tape fabric. The results are presented below...

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Fan and stack noise control – Stealth and efficiency
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Solving large fan noise problems has conventionally involved many days or weeks of downtime, high capital expenditure and a reduction in system efficiency. There is now an elegant alternative that can be installed in hours at a fraction of the cost - and that can actually improve system efficiency…

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Spherical roller bearings in tougher environments of heavy industries
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Authors from The Timken Company explain the need for new spherical roller bearings to meet the needs of tougher environments and the increased demands of heavy industry.

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