May 2017

May 2017

The May 2017 issue of Global Cement Magazine has a wealth of features on the North American cement sector to coincide with the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference taking place in Calgary, Alberta, including reviews of the Canadian and US cement sectors, a report from Lafarge Canada's Exshaw plant and interviews with the PCA President Jim Toscas and its Chief Economist Ed Sullivan. The issue also contains a look at cement sector strategy and technical articles on pneumatic conveying, kiln inlet measurement, grinding, slag and fans.

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Update from Canada
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To tie in with the location of the 59th IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, Global Cement turns its attention to the cement sector of Canada, with a look at production trends, producers and the future.

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Lafarge Canada’s Exshaw plant
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We spoke to Lafarge Canada's Exshaw plant manager Jim Bachmann ahead of the visit by host delegates of the forthcoming IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference, which takes place in nearby Calgary in May 2017.

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The US cement sector in graphics
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The past five years has been a time of consolidation for the US cement sector, as the country deals with the aftermath of the global financial crisis, fluctuating fossil fuel prices and political change. Here we paint a picture of changes ‘on the ground’ for 2012 to 2016 in terms of the economy, national shipments, imports/exports, company changes and regional trends.

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Prices
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Global Cement's monthly cement price round-up

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The Last Word
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Global Cement's monthly final word

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