August 2023

The August issue begins with an article from Cementos Artigas (a company owned by Cementos Molins & Votorantim Cimentos) discussing a US$40 million plant upgrade in Uruguay. The issue then moves on to cover a range of topics, including: Waste Heat Recovery (including a piece by Cover advertiser, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd), Stacking & Reclaiming, Modular Grinding Plants, Admixtures, Alternative Fuels, and Lime Kilns.

This month's front cover is brought to you by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd..

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REGIONAL REPORT: LATIN AMERICA

Marking Milestones With A New Mill At Minas
Cementos Artigas, a Uruguayan company owned by Cementos Molins and Votorantim Cimentos, has worked on a recent US$40 million renewal project at the heart of the Minas plant, continuing an ongoing drive to centralise operations and raise sustainability standards.

WASTE HEAT RECOVERY

Recovering Heat Across The Globe
Kazuki Ao, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., details the supply of waste heat recovery power generation systems to cement plants around the world.

ORC vs SRC
Andrea De Finis, Exergy, discusses the role of waste heat recovery in the cement sector, highlighting the differences between the organic and steam Rankine cycle systems.

STACKING & RECLAIMING

A Tale Of Two Technologies
Mandi Steffey, Laidig Systems, Inc., explains how hybrid unloading has become an efficient solution for bulk cement storage and reclaim.

MODULAR GRINDING PLANTS

Are You Ready To Grind?
Christian Altherr, Gebr. Pfeiffer, reveals how modular grinding plants can help bring cost-effective, efficient clinker grinding to cement plants around the world.

ADMIXTURES

It’s All About The Admixtures
Dietmar Voetsch, Cemex, presents the promise of admixtures as differentiating enablers of an ambitious climate action strategy.

ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Directions For Drying RDFs
Yves Marc Schade, Stela Laxhuber, discusses the potential for operators to reduce their emissions using refuse-derived fuels and offers advice on the best techniques and machinery available to prepare these materials for efficient, sustainable combustion.

Pruning Particle Size To Perfect The Pyroprocess
Lars Jennissen, N+P Group, discusses the viability of waste-derived fuels in cement production, and the technologies developed to minimise the materials’ particle size in order to ensure optimal pyroprocessing.

CEMENT & LIME KILNS

Streamlining Production In South Africa
Luca Sarandrea and Gabriele Vola, Cimprogetti, talk about their work in the design, installation, and commissioning of two regenerative lime kilns, covering quarry assessment, laboratory analysis, and process optimisation.