In 2023 Russia produced 63.0 Mt of cement, or 1.2% more than in 2022. It was produced by 10 corporations, 52 cement plants, 6 grinding and mixing plants. About 60% of the products were produced using energy-saving technologies, which is 1.8 times more than 10 years ago....
In FY 2022, there were 16 companies operating in Japan's cement industry, which owned 30 integrated plants. The country produced 45.3 Mt of clinker and 53.2 Mt of cement. The article provides information on raw materials and fuels used, cement product mix and investment...
The article reviews the markets of dry building mortars of Central Asian (CA) countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. In 2023, the total consumption of the mortars in these countries amounted to about 2.5 million tons, increasing by 12% compared to...
In 2022, impacted by multiple unexpected domestic and foreign factors such as the Covid-19 pandemic, and the overall economic operation of Chinese aggregates industry was characterized by "weakened demand, lower volume and price". Chinese national aggregates production ...
The characteristics of architectural concretes and their application are described. The requirements that should be taken into account when selecting compositions and manufacturing such materials to ensure their required performance are specified. Examples of projects w...
The requirements to the inner containment of the reactor building of nuclear power plants are listed in the article. The specifics of concrete structures of the inner containment and methods of their erection are given. The characteristics of the developed concrete mix ...
The article presents the results of research of influence of various water-repelling agents on the frost resistance of paving concrete. The analysis of experimental studies is carried out and recommendations on the choice of the most effective water-repelling agents are...
The article deals with the experience of using machine learning to stabilize the supply of gas fuel to a rotary clinker kiln. The mathematical model has been constructed of the dependence of the load on the main drive of the kiln on the volumetric flow rate of gas. On t...
The use of cellulose, including nano- and microcellulose, in the formulation of cement-based materials, in particular, in composite materials of the construction industry is considered. Cellulose-based materials are a class of biopolymers that can be synthesized by plan...
The methodology of modeling of the cement matrix deformability is considered in the article. The relevance of development and prospective application of methods for controlling the modulus of cement elasticity, which can be the basis for creation of cement composites wi...
