Cement industry events, news & research - Global Cement
In the November 2024 issue of Global Cement Magazine we are very pleased to speak with Dato’ Yeoh Soo Keng, the AFCM President, about the cement sector in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), the countries covered by the AFCM event. There’s a review of the German cement sector and a look at the Carbon2Business project being undertaken by Holcim at its Lägerdorf plant.
Indian cement: An overview - Global Cement
Sep 21, 2023 · Jagdeep Verma provides a detailed overview of India's cement sector, the second-largest in the world, and one that still has high potential for growth. Cement demand in India fell by 10% year-on-year in the 2021 financial year (FY2021) due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with demand dropping to the same level as in FY2018 at around 314Mt (Figure 1).
Cement industry news from Global Cement
4 days ago · 07 November 2024. Germany: In the first nine months of 2024, Heidelberg Materials' sales fell by 2.1% to €15.75bn from €16.8bn in the same period of 2023. The result from current operations before depreciation and amortisation rose by €101m or 3% to €3.28bn, while the result from current operations increased by €58m or 2.6% to €2.33bn.
CEMENT 101 - An introduction to the World’s most important …
Aug 19, 2011 · Because it is a major component of both of these building materials, cement is an extremely important construction material. It is used in the production of the many structures that make up the modern world including buildings, bridges, harbours, runways and roads. It is also used for facades and other decorative features on buildings.
Cement shortages in the southern US
Apr 27, 2022 · Cement shortages were being reported in the US media last week in Alabama and South Carolina. The owner of a ready-mixed concrete supplier in South Carolina was blaming it on labour and supply shortages. Dan Crosby, the president of Metrocon, told Fox News that his business could only take on 60% of the work it could normally cope with due to ...
Cement Boards 101 - Global Cement
Dec 19, 2013 · Cement Boards 101. Written by Amy Saunders & Emma Davidson, Global Cement Magazine. 19 December 2013. Picture 1: Fibre cement board (FCB) is made of cement, water, fillers and fibres. The fibres may be synthetic (right) or natural. Picture 2: Wood wool cement board (WWCB) is made of cement, water, salt and wood wool fibres.
Producer Profile: Cementos Progreso - Global Cement
Feb 21, 2022 · The Cementos Progreso San Miguel plant, established in 1974. The first cement production plant in Belize, constructed by Cementos Progreso and Cemengal in 2021. Cementos Progreso entered the Panamanian market in 2019. Cementos Progreso will continue to build on its 122 year history in the future.
Better and cheaper cement: Optimising the right clinker properties
May 24, 2021 · Better and cheaper cement: Optimising the right clinker properties. Figure 2: Large clinker nodules can cause all sorts of cooling, process and quality problems. Figure 1: Clinker with a smaller alite size is considered to be more reactive. Figure 3: Keeping clinker dust levels as low as possible can significantly improve kiln and cooler ...
Testing cement for quality and reliability - Global Cement
Jan 2, 2018 · The consistency test is performed to estimate the amount of water needed to form a paste of normal consistency, defined as the percentage water requirement of the cement paste. When water is added to cement, the resulting paste will begin to harden and gain compressive strength. The Vicat needle test measures the time taken for the cement-water ...
Top 20 global cement companies
Dec 17, 2012 · One has to differentiate between the major Chinese producers, which are mostly interested in just the local Chinese market and global players that operate in many countries and regions of the world. In order they include Lafarge, Holcim, HeidelbergCement, Cemex, Italcementi, Votoranitm, Buzzi and Vicat.