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Aris Papadopoulos, Titan Cement, USA
Cement News
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Regional Review: North America

It's Raining, It's Pouring...
Nariman Behravesh and Sara Johnson, Global Insight, USA.

Consumption Down, Imports Fall
World Cement looks at recent reports from the Portland Cement Association and SociŽtŽ GŽnŽral.

North American Cement

Sustainable Expansion
Ash Grove Cement Company, USA.

From the Past to the Future
Steve Arment, with Tina McIntyre, Bob Sylvia, and David Perkins, TXI Riverside Cement Company, USA.

People Count
Jean-Marc Aubin, St. Lwrence Cement, Canada.

Flying High Ste. Genevieve
Susana Duarte de Suarez, Holcim (US) Inc., USA.

Ragland Expansion
Eric Bourdon, Vicat, France, and Serge Brazzolotto, National Cement Company, USA.

Down by the River
Bruce Keim, Buzzi Unicem, USA.

Back to Nature
Cemex, USA.

Equipping a 'Super Plant'
Geoff Conroy, Aumund Corporation, USA.

Milestones in Raw Material Grinding
Mark M. Mueller and Donald A. Longhurst, Polysius Corp., USA.

Taming VRM Wear
Kenneth Ryan, A.J. Weller Corporation, USA.

North American Round-Up
The latest news from cement manufacturers and equipment suppliers, including Votorantim, American Cement Co., Titan America, California Portland Cement, Cemex, PENTA, 4B and Thermo Scientific.

Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Peter Ion, Technical Author, Canada.

Good Neighbours
A Floridian mixed-use project is accepted into a pilot programme for neighbourhood development.

Technical Expertise

Is Your Coal Plant Capable?
Brian Boon, Cement Performance International, UK.

Successful Transplant
Don Coates, Production Manager, Bricking Solutions, USA.

The ABC of Lubrication
Karl Bruno and Pierre Castagne, Petron Corp., USA.

A Balanced Baghouse is a Productive Baghouse
Andy Winston, GE Energy, USA.

Powerful Analysis
Roger Meier and Detlev Gštz, PANalytical BV, The Netherlands, et al.

Beyond Failsafe Monitoring
Joe Lewis, Monitor Technologies, USA.

Major Advances in XRF Instrumentation
Dr Kai Behrens, Bruker AXS, Germany.

Sizing Up Success
David B. Schellberg, McLanahan Corporation, USA.

Reliability in Large Conveyor Drives
Ron Fedder, Rexnord, USA.

Miscellaneous

CEMENTTECH 2008 Reflects China's Cement Growth
Lauren Ansell reports from Shanghai.

Why Do I Need A Consultant?
PEG S.A., Switzerland.

Russian Opportunities
Highlights from a recent report from Deutsche Bank.

Success in Switzerland
ABB, Switzerland.

Pioneering Cement Transport
VTG Rail, UK.

Chain Developments
RUD Chains, Germany.