World Cement - September 2024

The September issue of World Cement begins with a Regional Report focused on Canada and the net zero ambitions of the country’s cement sector; featuring content from Cement Association of Canada and Lafarge Canada. The issue then moves on to an extensive feature on the topic of additives & grinding aids, including content from Saint Gobain Construction Chemicals, CEMEX, MAPEI, WACKER & Fosroc. Other technical topics covered include: Calcined Clay, Clinker Cooling, Condition Monitoring, and Alternative Fuels.

But that’s not all! This issue of World Cement comes bundled with our special Bulk Materials Handling Review (BMHR) supplement, which showcases leading voices from across the materials handling sector.

This month's front cover is brought to you by The Field Service Team of thyssenkrupp Polysius.

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REGIONAL REPORT: CANADA

Canada’s Carbon-Cutting Crusade
Cement Association of Canada explores an action plan designed to help decarbonise the cement industry.

Developing Winners
Andrew Stewart, Lafarge Canada, provides a framework for reviewing new ideas and potential solutions to help decarbonise the cement industry.

ADDITIVES & GRINDING AIDS

The Additive Advantage
Puja Nijjer, Saint Gobain Construction Chemicals, explains how the use of additives can help make cement production more sustainable and profitable.

Constructing With Chemistry
Dr. Davide Zampini, Cemex, explains the importance of chemical admixtures as a key enabler of sustainability in the construction materials industry.

Cutting Costs & Emissions
Thaís Araujo Lemos da Silva, Potito D’Arcangelo and Fengjuan Liu, MAPEI, explain how water reducing additives can help to achieve sustainability and reduce the costs of cement and concrete production.

Success With Siloxane
Dr. Dmitry Davydov, James D. Greene and Dr. Wei Cai, WACKER, explain how cementitious materials can be protected and improved using oligomeric siloxane based technology.

Advice About Cement Additives
Martyn Whitehead and Suhaila Thien, Fosroc, explore the best practices for cement additive quality control.

CALCINED CLAY

The Calcined Clay Way
Dr S B Hegde explores the role of calcined clay and discusses mineralogy and chemistry, production technologies, and challenges in achieving optimal pozzolanic properties.

CLINKER COOLING

Infrared Insights
Derek Stuart, AMETEK Land, explains how advanced infrared measurement systems can optimise clinker cooling.

CONDITION MONITORING

Building Resilience
Jeremy Woolf, Waites, explains how predictive maintenance and condition monitoring offer a proactive approach to equipment management.

ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Dry & Mighty
Yves Marc Schade, stela Laxhuber, explains the role of low-temperature belt dryers in facilitating the increased use of alternative fuels.

Navigating Variance
Hector Montellano, UNTHA shredding technology, explores best practices and technical considerations for the preparation of alternative fuels.

Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
Lars Jennissen, N+P, explains how milled pellets can help speed up the cement industry’s transition away from fossil fuels.