July 2026

The July issue of World Cement begins with a story from CBI Ghana Ltd. that explores the decision behind, and process of, building the world’s largest flash calciner. The issue then moves on to cover various technical topics, including Conveying, Loading, Unloading, & Logistics, Pyroprocessing, Thermography, Low Carbon Cements, and Digitalisation.

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REGIONAL REPORT: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Building At Scale
The decision to build the world’s largest flash calciner wasn’t about chasing a record. It was solving a structural problem. Nana Yaw Ayensu, CBI Ghana Ltd., tells the story of how West Africa’s most ambitious green cement investment moved from commitment to full-scale production and offers lessons for an entire region.

CONVEYING

Improving Splice Joint Reliability: Part 2
In the concluding part of this feature, Rob van Oijen, one of Europe’s most highly regarded application engineers, explores splice material shelf-life, the use of splice kits, and the advantages of finger-spliced joints.

LOADING, UNLOADING, & LOGISTICS

Loading Optimisation Starts Upstream
Reiner Bachthaler, Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH, explains how digital yard management and loading automation can optimise cement logistics workflows and improve plant efficiency.

PYROPROCESSING

Firing Up The Future
Dr Michail Akritopoulos and Dr Tahir Abbas, Cinar, examine how advanced combustion modelling tools are helping cement plants increase their use of alternative fuels while maintaining clinker output and reducing emissions.

Thoughts On Thermal Imaging
CE Thermal Vision Technology, explains how the effective use of thermal imaging demands a fundamental rethinking of how manufacturers approach total cost of ownership, data integration, and workforce development.

LOW CARBON CEMENTS

Separate Grinding For A Greener Future
Damien Michel and Thomas Lamare, CHOVET, explore how separate grinding can support the production of lower-carbon cements while improving flexibility in plant operations.

The Path To What’s Next
Craig W. Hargis, Fortera, shows how performance-based standards and carbon mineralisation technology are enabling low-carbon cement to move from innovation to large-scale commercial deployment.

Breaking The Carbon Barrier
Susan McGarry, Ecocem, reveals how policy, procurement, and regulation are shaping the next phase of low-carbon cement adoption in Europe.

DIGITALISATION

Digitalisation: Driving Plant Performance
Bilal Ahmad Hajam, CEMENTINDUSNEED, explores how digitalisation and integrated information flow are transforming performance.

The Digital Cement Age
Andy Turner, SEW-EURODRIVE UK, looks at how the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), along with data analytics, AI, and digital twins, can drive consistency and efficiency in cement production.