We keep our hope for 2021. COVID-19 related lockdowns should end, and the World economy should be progressively back to normal growth by the end of the first semester after successful vaccine campaigns. However, cost optimization within the cement industry must remain a...
55.9 million tons of cement were produced in Russia in 2020. Total of 10 corporations, 51 cement plants, 3 grinding and mixing plants were the main providers of output. Clinker was produced in 32 dry process kilns, 82 wet process kilns and 3 combined process kilns. Over...
The share of cement concrete paved roads in Russia is less than 0.1% from the total length of road networks in the country. The benefits of such roads include lower operating costs vs. asphalt concrete pavements (with comparable capital costs) and, as a cons...
Cost reduction is a constant challenge for cement plant operators. Indeed, there are several opportunities to optimize their production cost. This article will highlight some of them in the area of quality control, process performance improvement and maintenance.
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GOST 15812019 "Well Portland cements. Specifications" will come into effect on January 1, 2022 in Russia, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. Early application is possible in 2021. The new standard took several years to prepare engaging scientific and technical ...
Presently there are more and more construction projects that require reinforcement. To ensure the quality of supplied concrete the Gvozdev Research Institute of Reinforced Concrete has developed the system of incoming quality control onsite, which allows to deliver en...
Cost reduction is a constant challenge for cement plant operators. Indeed, there are several opportunities to optimize their production cost. This article will highlight some of them in the area of quality control, process performance improvement and maintenance.
It is ...
In 20192020, the Rudniki Cement Plant, part of the international CEMEX group, modernized its kiln lines by switching from long dry kilns to a new process with a short kiln and an external preheater. With the purpose of drastically reducing production costs while mainta...
During the productivity improvement of the AO Qizilqum Sement (Uzbekistan) plant a decision was made to design and produce a new kiln line capable of producing 5,500 tpd of clinker. All the components supplied by IKN (Germany) under an EPC contract allo...
Autonomous power generation in cement plants and other industries is becoming increasingly common. Independent power systems with gas piston engines from Jenbacher by INNIO (Austria) are not only reliable, economical and cogenerate electricity with heat, but al...
