Special reports

Indonesia’s construction sector will grow 7% per year over the next decade – although the growth will be regionally uneven and challenged by land acquisition delays.

Doug Millington-Smith, Freeman Technology, UK, discusses the influence of the surface treatment of cement powders on their flow properties.

Amy Duncan, Dos Santos International, USA, discusses the sandwich belt high angle conveyor, and its application in the cement industry.

Alan Simmons, CalPortland, USA, describes the construction of a storage dome in difficult ground conditions to house bulk cement imports at the Port of Anchorage.

Zhang Jie and Gavin Ding, Nanjing Zhongcai Cement Spare Parts Co., China, explain how the sealing device is one of the most important components of a rotary kiln.

World Cement profiles the semi-finalists in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE offering solutions for greener concrete.

World Cement profiles the semi-finalists in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE offering solutions for greener concrete.

World Cement profiles the semi-finalists in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE offering solutions for greener concrete.

Demand for white cement is projected to grow at an average of 3% per year to 2021, as rising purchasing power in emerging economics boost demand for the premium production.

World Cement recently visited the Cauldon cement plant, to celebrate its 60th anniversary.

Michael McSweeney, Cement Association of Canada, explores the Canadian cement industry, and looks at how it is dealing with the climate change challenge.

Sabrina Santarossa, Turboden, Italy, examines Organic Rankin Cycle technology as a solution to heat recovery in cement plants.

Israeli government opens an investigation into cement dumping, amid claims of anticompetitive behaviour from local firms.

Giuliamaria Meriggi, Boldrocchi USA, details a recent turnkey project completed at Buzzi Unicem USA’s Maryneal cement plant in Texas.

Alexandre Rail, McInnis Cement, Canada, gives us a guided tour of the company’s new world-class cement plant.