Back issues
World Cement - August 2018
The August issue of World Cement includes a regional report on the Latin American cement industry, including an in-depth look at the region’s largest markets from our editor, Jonathan Rowland.
World Cement - July 2018
The July issue of World Cement features our 2018 World Review: our annual round-up of projects from the last 12 months in the cement industry.
World Cement - June 2018
The June issue of World Cement includes a regional report on the Pakistani cement industry. Technical features focus on refractories – including a Q&A with three industry experts – as well as materials handling, dust control, lime plant engineering, and quarrying.
World Cement - May 2018
The May issue of World Cement includes a regional report on North America: Ad and Marcia Ligthart discuss the past and future developments of US cement terminals, and William Jerald of Cal Portland discusses energy efficiency within select US cement plants. Technical features include materials analysis, software automation and process control, chains, filters and baghouses, and preheating and precalcining. World Cement leads a backing and packing Q&A with three leading cement companies while the five minutes with feature sees World Cement interviews John Stull, CEO of US LafargeHolcim.Plus North America 2018 supplement
World Cement - April 2018
The April issue of World Cement includes a regional report on Sub-Saharan Africa: Trond Waerp of Africa Consulting Services provides an overview of the cement market in the region, while there are also case studies of recent projects in the region from Cemengal and Savannah Cement. Technical features include modular grinding plants, cement storage, alternative fuels, air pollution control, and automation and control. The plant tour features Wadi El Nile Cement in Egypt, while the World Cement Interview talks to Francesco Ferrandico, CEO and Managing Director of FLSmidth Ventomatic.
World Cement - March 2018
The March issue takes a look at Southeast Asia, with a regional report from Contributing Editor Paul Maxwell-Cook on the cement industries of the ASEAN member states. We also include a special report from Terry Pavlopoulos on the Gulf and North African cement markets. Technical features include lime plant engineering, grinding media and additives, materials handling, ports and terminals, quality control, and refractories. We also interview Widodo Santoso, Chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association.
World Cement - February 2018
The February issue takes a look at China with articles on the Chinese construction sector from economist Scott Taylor of the Timetric Construction Intelligence Centre and on the Chinese cement industry from the experts at the Institute of Technical Information for Building Materials of China. Technical features include clinker cooling, air pollution control, cement analysis, level measurement and flow control, and bagging and packing. We also interview Lee Young, the cofounder and Executive Chairman of materials handling specialist, Vortex.
World Cement - January 2018
The January issue includes our annual outlook for global cement markets, contributed by Imran Akram of IA Cement, as well as a regional report on the cement industry in the CIS. This includes a plant tour of LafargeHolcim’s recently upgraded plant in Volsk, Russia. Technical features cover cement terminal design, automation and process control, additives and grinding aids and more,
World Cement - December 2017
The December issue of World Cement includes a feature on the Pakistani cement industry by our editor, Jonathan Rowland, as well as an interview with Alok Sanghi, Director of Indian cement producer, Sanghi Industries. We also include plant tours of Carmeuse’s new lime plant in Oman, as well as Lafarge Africa’s Mfomosing expansion in Nigeria. Technical cover alternative fuels, refractories, storage facilities, automation, and environmental compliance.