Special reports

Dr. Stefan Kern, A TEC Production and Services GmbH, details the conversion of the kiln at Lafarge Retznei and shows how an optimised calciner design allowed for 100% alternative fuel usage.

When comparing the cost of belts bearing the name of a major European brand against unbranded imported belting, some may believe that this is simply an example of ‘paying for the name’. But is this really the case? Conveyor belt specialist Leslie David explains how the gulf in pricing is actually being achieved.

Markus Burbach, Klüber Lubrication, explains how energy efficient lubricants can unlock overlooked energy saving opportunities in cement plant grinding mills.

Janardhanan Ananthakrishnan, FLSmidth, reveals how a ball mill upgrade project at JK Cement’s Mangrol plant utilised new wear surfaces to more than double production, whilst reducing specific energy demand.

Dr Martin Schneider & Dennis Behrouzi, VDZ, explain how the German cement industry is caught between geopolitical tensions and industrial transformation.

Three Cambridge engineers, Dr Cyrille Dunant, Dr Pippa Horton and Professor Julian Allwood, have filed a patent and been awarded new research funding for their invention of the world’s first emissions-free route to recycle Portland cement.

Three trade shows under one roof. Trade shows Solids, Recycling-Technik, and Pumps & Valves Dortmund focus on synergies and joint communication.

To date, Carbon Clean has raised US$195m, having closed its US$30m Series B investment round in August 2021.

The first issue of our new publication, Global Hydrogen Review, is out now!

Dr.-Ing Thomas Hanstein, Dr.-Ing Jörg Oligmüller and Mr. Kaushik Ghosh, Köppern, discuss the benefits of upgrading cement plant HPGRs, resulting in higher lifetime of machine components and reduced wear and maintenance

Georg Lechner and Andreas Renetzeder, Scheuch Group, describe the process of converting electrostatic precipitators at Siam Cement Group’s Kaeng Khoi site to bag filters with emc technology.

To further decarbonise the cement industry, FLSmidth and a series of leading industry experts have formed a new partnership called ECoClay.

U.S. TSUBAKI’s BS-F series backstop prevents cams from rolling over, even if an unexpectedly large reverse torque occurs.

CalPortland and thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (tkIS) discuss their collaboration to upgrade the wear protection of the high pressure grinding rolls at the Oro Grande cement plant, Southern California.

Outlook for 2022 has been upgraded with Net Sales growth of at least 8% LFL and at least 10% in Swiss francs.