Dear readers, The cement industry has big plans for the next few years! In order to meet the climate targets that have been set, new technologies, new binding agents and energy sources must be developed and used as quickly as possible.

The need for information on the environmental impact of building materials is growing rapidly. A CO2 calculator from Oris Materials Intelligence might provide deeper insights.

How can customers be optimally served worldwide? Among other approaches, Vecoplan offers a digitalisation concept that it has now expanded to include additional services. The machine manufacturer is...

Martin Engineering has restructured its Italian business and relocated to a new purpose-built facility to boost customer service and accelerate growth.

The cement community is gathering at the IEEE-IAS-PCA conference in Denver in April/May to discuss the latest trends and market developments. Digitalization and decarbonization will surely be the dominant topics.

The proposal described below for a lime kiln is based on an idea which is more than 20 years old. The old idea was again taken up, but under the stringent requirement of a “continuous process”.