Cement industry of the post-Soviet countries today: an insider’s view

More than 20 years ago the magazine "Cement and its Applications" for the first time published a thematic compilation of materials provided by cement manufacturers about the activities and plans of companies in the industry. Such publications have become regul...

Russian cement industry in 2022

In 2022 Russia produced 60.8 Mt of cement. It was produced by 10 corporations, 51 cement plants, 6 grinding and mixing plants. About 60% of the products were produced using energy saving technologies, which is 2.2 times more than 10 years ago. The 5 top cement produ...

Dry building mortars market in Russia: the results of 2022 and its prospects

The article analyzes the results of the dry mortars industry in 2022. The modified mortars market in Russia, despite the difficulties, shrank by only 3%. The growth in the Q1 (12%), followed by a moderate decline (by 3-4%) in the Q2 and Q3. A...

Cement industry striving for carbon neutrality

The means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in cement industry include the replacement of part of the clinker in cement with mineral additives, the use of alternative raw materials and fuels, the recarbonization of materials, the development of innovative technologie...

Digital products in the cement industry: choices and sources of benefits

The benefits of high-tech solutions in continuous production are discussed. Information is given about the concept of Industry 4.0, digital products, and the positive factors in the cement industry that set the bar high for the application of manufacturing data. A succe...

Alternative waste fuels: technologies and equipment

The article discusses the prospects of alternative fuel (RDF) production from wastes and its use at cement plants in accordance with the state program "Alternative fuel use from waste in industrial production for 2022-2030". Experience in reducing mois...

Import substitution with proven efficiency

Working in the interests of industries having harmful emissions, OOO Industrial Vostok Engineering offers technical solutions for removal of solid, aerosol, flue and gas components from process equipment and the working area. The company manufactures and supplies high q...

Digital technologies in mining operations

The article describes the potential of the tools of nanoCAD GeoniCS software package for processing information during mining operations. The software package registered in the Uniform Register of Russian Programs for Electronic Computers and Databases allows to use eff...

Bulk materials handling

RBL-REI (France) has developed and put into operation a belt conveyor with a unique technical solution - a loop system. This improvement makes it possible when transporting material to pass a sharp turn of the route without the need to install two conveyors inst...

Reducing the number of repairs of reloading devices

The article describes the reasons for the problem of raw materials sticking to the walls of the handling devices of transportation lines and provides data on the frequency of this phenomenon at factories. The information about the standard ways of tackling material adhe...

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