Navigating net zero
Rob Cumming, Lafarge Canada, explores how the cement and concrete industry can navigate the challenge of decarbonising whilst maintaining the necessary levels of production.
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Smooth operations
Preston Rubottom, Lubrication Engineers, details how to increase a kiln’s efficiency through effective lubrication.
The tech behind the transition
Gang Yu, Huaxin, explains how advanced digital technology has helped the company become more carbon neutral.
Fuelling the future safely
Firefly explores methods for the prevention of fires and explosions when handling alternative fuels.
Switching to greener fuels
T. Abbas and M. Akritopoulos, Cinar, explore how to faciliate the transition to low-carbon fuels in the kiln and calciner.
Refractories: Enabling Green Cement Production
Calderys provides a global look at the role of refractories in decarbonisation and advancing green cement production.
Carbon Neutrality in Central America
Argos explains how the first carbon-neutral cement operation in Panama was established.
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Building Resilience
Jeremy Woolf, Waites, explains how predictive maintenance and condition monitoring offer a proactive approach to equipment management.
Infrared Insights
Derek Stuart, AMETEK Land, explains how advanced infrared measurement systems can optimise clinker cooling.
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.
Advice about cement additives
Martyn Whitehead and Suhaila Thien, Fosroc, explore the best practices for cement additive quality control.
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.
Water-reducing additives: cutting costs and 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.
Constructing with chemistry
Dr. Davide Zampini, Cemex, explains the importance of chemical admixtures as a key enabler of sustainability in the construction materials industry.