POWTECH 2019, the world-leading exhibition for powder processing technologies, took place on 9-11 April 2019. Some 14,200 visitors attended the event, visiting 824 exhibitors from 35 countries across six halls at the Nuremberg Messe. The event will take place once again on 29 September - 1 October 2020, in Nuremberg once again. Here, Global Cement takes a look at the most cement-relevant exhibitors from the event...

Edwin Trout, Secretary of the Cement Industry Suppliers’ Forum, reports on events within the UK cement sector over the past 12 months...

The UK has long been a major player in the supply of waste-derived fuels for the cement industry, waste-to-energy sector and others applications within Europe. Here, Global Cement speaks with Andy Hill, Managing Director of Cynosure, about alternative fuels in the UK, the EU and further afield, as well as the future trends that will impact the market.

Cement plants are challenging environments for rotating equipment due to high dust levels. Raw mill fans are no exception and are subject to high levels of erosion. At Tarmac Cement’s Dunbar plant in Scotland, UK, the raw mill fan was replaced by an enhanced Howden design during 2007. The replacement fan was specifically designed to handle high silica dust burdens. 12 years later, the fan is still running with only minor, routine outage repairs...

The 61st IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference has taken place in St Louis, Missouri, with over 1000 registered delegates and over 150 exhibitors. The next IEEE-IAS/PCA conference will take place in Las Vegas on 19-23 April 2020.