November 2009

November is always a busy month, and this year is no exception. Conferences in Beirut (AUCBM) and Malága (Colloquia for Cement Plant Managers) are previewed in this issue, which will be distributed at both events. To coincide with these, we also feature a selection of plant stories from North Africa and the Middle East, and the latest innovations in efficiency and emissions reduction from Spanish companies. As this year's AUCBM Conference takes an environmental theme, the issue also highlights developments in filtration and dedusting technology.

Past Achievements, Future Challanges
Paul Maxwell-Cook reports on Polysius’ 150th birthday celebrations.

VDZ Congress Addresses Industry Challenges
Paul Maxwell-Cook reviews the 6th International VDZ Congress, which took place on 30 September – 2 October 2009.

7th AUCBM Conference
A preview of the conference papers and exhibitors.

Algerian Activities
Giorgio Bodo, Chairman and CEO of ASEC Cement, Algeria.

After the Boom
Khaled Hegazy, Hegazy Co., Egypt.

A Major Investment
Saudi Cement Company (SCC), Saudi Arabia.

Capacity Conversion
Mohammad Khalessi, Abadeh Cement Company, Iran.

New Life for an Old Filter
Roberto Binago, Sales & Projects Director, CTP Team Srl (Bedeschi Group).

A White Star is Reborn
Ras Al Khaimah Company for White Cement and Construction Materials, UAE.

Experts Meet in Malaga
A preview of the 7th Colloquia of Managers and Technicians of Cement Plants, which will take place 17 - 19 November.

Burning Liquid Wastes
Miguel Ángel Martínez Infante, Deputy Director, C.P.V Group.

FYM Commits to Innovation and Sustainability
Fabrizio Pedetta, CEO and General Director, FYM (Italcementi Group).

Getting Ahead with Grinding Aids
Alejandro Pérez-Velázquez, Technical and R&D Manager, José-Francisco Pérez-Calvo, R&D Engineer, and Julián Martín Rubio, Production Manager, Proquicesa, Spain.

Heavy Metals and Sustainable Valorisation of AFs
Elena Guede Vázquez, Quality & Environmental Manager, Lemona Industrial; Cristina Gutiérrez-Cañas Mateo, Prof. Chemical Engineer, University of Basque Country, and Saioa Astarloa Ibaibarriaga, Industrial Engineer, Group airG S.L.

Improving ESP Performance
B. L. Saini, Sr. President-Technical, Alok Joshi, Sr. Vice President (P & QC, Env.), Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (Cement Division), and Yatindra Nadkarni, CEO, Ionisation Filtration Industries Pvt Ltd, India.

Troubleshooting Frequent Baghouse Operating Problems
Georg Rathwallner, Evonik Fibres, Austria.

Tackling Dust Control
Edwin Peterson, Dust Control Technology, USA, and Amarchandra Maharaj, Trinidad Cement Limited, Trinidad and Tobago.

Overcoming the Obstacles
Jun-ichi Terasaki, Shin-ichiro Saito and Yasuhiro Sagara, Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, Japan.

Consultant Selection
Mark Mutter, Cement Performance International, UK.

End of an Era, Birth of a New One
Paul Maxwell-Cook reports from the late Lafarge Northfleet plant in Kent, UK.

Level Measurement at Extreme Temperatures
Carl Pinches, Siemens AG, UK.

Exhaustive Practical Testing
Dr. Ing. H. D. Zibulski, HAZEMAG & EPR GmbH, Germany

In Bamberton’s Footprints
Katherine Markham looks at what has become of a cement plant in British Columbia that closed down almost 30 years ago.

November 2009

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