September 2021

September 2021

The September 2021 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains the penultimate chapter in Ian Taylor's Better and Cheaper Cement series, this time examining what producers can do to optimise finish grinding. Also looking at optimisation is the World Cement Association's Pegasus Project a global benchmarking project for WCA member companies. Elsewhere there is a candid interview with Donal O'Riain, founder of Irish low-CO2 cement producer Ecocem and a view of ECOncrete's sustainable concrete structures for marine construction.

The issue also contains a study of more effective bearing design, as well as reports on the German and Central American / Caribbean cement industries.

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Dear readers
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Issue introduction

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Better and cheaper cement: Grinding
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Neil Taylor of Intec Services presents the fourth article in his series on better and cheaper cement, this time looking at some options for optimising quality and productivity during cement grinding.

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The Pegasus Project
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The Pegasus (Plant Evaluation, Gap Analysis and Support Service) Project is a multi-company benchmarking and knowledge sharing project. It is designed to help World Cement Association (WCA) member cement plants identify the gap between their plants and industry best-practice. This will help cement producers to prioritise performance improvement projects, evaluate investment options, gain different perspectives and, ultimately, achieve greater overall sustainability. The Pegasus Project 2020 and the first round of data collection was launched in September 2020. It gathered data from 10 WCA members, with a total of 90 integrated lines and 31 grinding stations that jointly represent 107.6Mt/yr of cement production capacity.

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In discussion: Donal O’Riain, Ecocem
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Ecocem founder Donal O’Riain speaks with Global Cement about how his company’s low-CO2 technology could help build the global cement and concrete industry of the future.

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Bearing Design must change
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Ian Breeze, Technical Director for bearing innovator Bowman International, explains why bearing design needs to change and explores the innovations that are starting to shape the industry’s progress.

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