February 2009

On this month's cover: Siemens supports cement manufacturers worldwide with an extensive and innovative portfolio of products, providing coordinated solutions based on Totally Integrated Automation, with expertise in the cement industry and a comprehensive range of services covering the entire product life cycle. As a partner to the industry, Siemens is very much focused on energy efficiency.

Increasing International Investments
Paul Maxwell-Cook interviews Italcementi’s Chief Operating Officer, Giovanni Ferrario.

Revitalised
A report from Les Ciments Artificiels Tunisiens (CAT), Tunisia.

Bulgarian Investment
A major investment programme at Titan’s Zlatna Panega plant.

Increase in Cement Transport Line
Ferruccio Conti, Contimpianti, Italy.

Solving Costly Flow Problems at Titan America
Eric P. Maynard, Senior Consultant, and Jesus Chavez- Sagarnaga, Project Engineer, Structural Group, Jenike & Johanson, USA.

Manufacture of Low-Chromate Cements
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ludmilla Opoczky and Viktória Gável, PhD Student, Research & Development Co. Ltd for Cement Industry, Hungary.

The Next Level Up
Advanced technology solutions from Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H), Germany.

Protecting Palleted Loads
The latest technological developments from Newtec.

Training to Inspire
Al Barrett, Al Barrett Consulting Ltd, Canada.

SMART Training
Mark Mutter, Cement Perfomance International (CPI), UK.

Meeting Energy and Growth Challenges
Thomas Walther, Siemens AG, Germany.

Lafarge, Whitehall opts for PGNA Analyser
Steve Foster, Executive Vice President, SABIA, Inc., and Jonathan Graham, Process Manager, Lafarge North America Whitehall Plant.

Water, Water Everywhere!
I. M. Ismail, A. E. Khalil, H. E. Abdel Hafiez and T. Afara, Instruchem Group, Egypt.

February 2009

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