On 18–20 April 2010 the 6th International Petrocem Conference was held in St. Petersburg, Russia. More than 500 delegates were registered at the conference, who represented 300 companies and organizations from 37 countries.
More than 500 people representing over 300 com...
Information is provided on the 2010 exhibition MININGWORLD RUSSIA held in April 2010
2009 was a very challenging year for the industry, but discipline prevailed. 2009 cement volume trends collapsed (demand was down by –6%e excluding China), except in several big emerging markets (demand was up 6.5%e including China). In most matu...
The article analyses the structure of the cement branch and market of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It also provides data on the existing cement plants and those under construction, and offers predictions for the period up to 2014
The economic expansion in the Republic of Uzbekistan that caused a higher demand for building materials promoted an increase in production volumes. The government development programme for this sector includes modernisation of the existing production facilities, constru...
The article reviews the status of the Ukrainian cement industry in 2009 and makes predictions for the future. The basic development trends of the branch are: conversion of the plants to the dry production method and replacement of gas fuel with coal.
The data on cement and clinker production, cement sales, export and consumption by Ukrainian regions in the periods of 2010 are shown in table
The use of various solid secondary fuels in clinker manufacture is getting more and more popular. For its profitable and effective application, a stable and accurate dosing is necessary. This is possible by using rotor weighing batchers. Their design and practical appli...
A coordinate-identification technique was proposed for solving the problems involving determination of the geometrical parameters and alignment of rotary kilns. Specific examples are cited to describe the sequence of solving typical problems, the devices and software ap...
The article cites the results of works on the application of surfactants and ECOFOR apparatus for increasing the efficiency of cement mill operation. It is shown that, at a mill throughput below 50-60 tph, it makes sense to the ECOFOR device whose payback period is no m...
