Special reports

Independent audit shows that Cement Sustainability Initiative member companies are improving their sustainability with the help of the CSI collaborative approach.

Guy Thompson, The Concrete Centre – MPA, UK, explains how the ongoing commitment of the concrete industry to sustainability can help designers and specifiers achieve sustainable solutions.

When fire breaks out in a tunnel the ensuing heat has little possibility of escaping. The heat that develops causes the concrete to spall explosively, weakening the structural integrity of the tunnel. This can be prevented by adding polypropylene fibres to the concrete. But what exactly happens inside the concrete? Engineers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) have found a way to measure this.

Paul Maxwell-Cook concludes his review of the major countries that are making the headlines in the Far East.

Paul Maxwell-Cook presents another review of the major countries that are making the headlines in the Far East, in this abridged article from World Cement's February 2015 issue.

In this final excerpt, the European Lime Association (EuLA) considers the challenges and risks to the lime industry in terms of meeting emissions targets and remaining competitive.

Paul Carr, Electroustic Ltd, discusses intelligent automation’s potential within the manufacturing sector and examines how the transition to smart factories will take place.

This is the third excerpt from the European Lime Association (EuLA) roadmap for reducing emissions. This section looks at carbon capture and storage/utilisation.

This is the second excerpt from the European Lime Association (EuLA) roadmap for reducing emissions. This section looks at ways to change the fuel and energy mix.

The European Lime Association (EuLA) has published a roadmap for reducing emissions. The following is an excerpt from that report.

A reduced orderbook is improving slightly on a difficult situation says Peter Sand, BIMCO Chief Shipping Analyst, in this abstract from BIMCO’s latest Shipping Market Overview and Outlook Report.

Peter Sand asks ‘Will the plunging oil prices facilitate stronger economic performance?’ in this abstract from BIMCO’s latest Shipping Market Overview and Outlook Report.

Aggregate Industries has delivered 10 000 t of landscaping products to Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project in Essex, UK, using barge rather than road transport.

The longest conveyor belt in Europe recently went into operation at Vicat’s cement plant in Montalieu, France.

Manufacturing firms worldwide are increasingly deploying asset finance to facilitate equipment acquisition and technology upgrade, according to the latest study from Siemens’ Financial Services Division (SFS).