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REGIONAL REPORT: EUROPE
Here Comes The SunEvie Gardner,
World Cement, provides a snapshot of some of Europe’s climate policies, highlighting a range of decarbonisation projects underway in the cement industry.
BURNER DESIGN
World Cement Burner Design Q&A 2024World Cement invited experts from the field of burner design to share their insights on a range of related topics, covering everything from alternative fuels to cutting-edge design. Contributions to this year’s edition come from: FCT Combustion, KHD Humboldt Wedag, ROCKTEQ, and Unitherm Cemcon.
CONVEYING
The Power Trade-offAndrew Timmerman, Martin Engineering, considers the consequences of spillage in the loading zone of a belt conveyor, and explains how to calculate the cost of transfer point efficiency.
BAGGING & PACKING
Taking Advantage Of AutomationConcetti discusses the benefits of using PE bags for packaging in combination with an automated packaging line.
Going Circular With Paper Sacks
Catherine Plitzko-Kerninon, EUROSAC, and Elin Gordon, CEPI Eurokraft, discuss why recycling paper sacks can support the European cement industry on its way towards a circular economy and its net-zero targets.
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Revving Up RecyclingJean Philippe Faure, Aliapur, delves into a life cycle assessment of end-of-life tyres and explores the benefits of their use as an alternative fuel.
Finding Feeding Solutions
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Sven Mersmann, DI MATTEO Group, and Dr. Dominik Aufderheide, provide an overview of conveying concepts for the continuous feeding of bulk materials.
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
The New Age Of Cement MaintenanceSimona Serban, Castolin Eutectic, explains how cement plants can minimise maintenance downtime via 3D scanning and reverse engineering.
CEMENT DECARBONISATION
Going Green With CNTDave Arthur and Hari Harikumar, CHASM Advanced Materials, focus on the role of carbon nanotubes in decarbonising cement production.
