The June 2022 issue of Global Cement Magazine contains the third in CemBR's articles on the EU ETS, this time looking at the proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Along these themes there's also an interview with WCA CEO Ian Riley on the topic of carbon capture, plus a look at the use of membranes for this application.

Technical articles take in lifting, weighing, predictive maintenance and condition monitoring. This issue's plant report comes from Cookstown Cement, a newly-independent operator since the start of 2022, while the county report is from the UK. There's also a review of the recent IEEE-IAS / PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference and a look at Myanmar's cement plants of the past.

The July - August 2022 issue of Global Cement Magazine sees the return of our Top 10 Producers feature after two years of immense change in our sector. Our plant report in this issue comes from Drake Cement in Arizona, US, which finds itself in a busy and growing market, while there are technical contributions on low-CO2 cement from Hoffmann Green Cements, as well as on condition monitoring, lubrication, filtration, dust, bearings and a revolutionary compressed air concept from Innovatium.

There are also photographic reports from the recent IFAT and Hillhead trade-shows, in Munich and Buxton respectively.

The September 2022 issue of Global Cement Magazine includes articles on electrical cement production, lubrication, ash remediation, natural pozzolans and alternative fuels, as well as a look at the reasons that major cement players are leaving developing markets. There are regional reports from Germany and Central America & the Caribbean (including Mexico), the latter to tie in with the forthcoming FICEM Technical Congress in Cancun, Mexico.

There's also an interview with the President of Progreso, with a focus on social development and sustainability. Our plant report comes from Kuvasaycement in Uzbekistan, while we also hear the latest from IKN's new line project at Qizilqumcement in the same country.

The October 2022 issue of Global Cement Magazine asks whether the world has reached 'peak cement' and looks at novel technologies, including bio-cement, magnesium silicate products and a way to make your own SCMs.

Technical topics include dust, grinding, pelletised fuels and crushing, while there's a report on 100 years of conveying giant Aumund and country reports from Austria, Poland and Türkiye.

The November 2022 issue of Global Cement Magazine has a sustainability focus to coincide with the Global FutureCem Conference in Brussels, Belgium. There are contributions on alternative cement chemistries, carbon capture, hydrogen and the strategic advantages of green ammonia in the future hydrogen economy.

There's also a strong Middle East focus to coincide with the return of the AUCBM's Arab-International Cement Conference, with our review of the region's cement sectors, plus in-depth discussion of sustainability issues with the WCA, A3&Co and Egypt's Arabian Cement.