Grey cement market in Tanzania: dynamics, challenges, and future prospects

In recent years, cement consumption and production have grown rapidly in Tanzania. This article presents the corporate structure and key performance indicators of the country's cement industry, as well as their forecast for the period up to 2028. The total annual pr...

Application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in sustainable cement manufacturing

The process of cement manufacturing is intricate, involving significant energy consumption, emissions, and costs. Concerns about the environmental impact of cement production have escalated in recent years, prompting a shift towards more sustainable practices within...

АЦТЕК software: an innovative solution for the management of production processes

In modern market conditions automation and digitalization of production processes have become necessary for successful work of large enterprises. One of the innovative solutions in these areas is the АЦТЕК software developed by OOO Asia Cement. It is designed to con...

Indocement Citeureup factory: the largest integrated cement factory in Indonesia

In 2023, Indocement Citeureup factory produced 11.5 Mt of cement from total production capacity of 18.8 Mt from operation of 10 kilns. The largest kiln capacity operated by plant P14, which was built in 2016, with installed capacity up to 5 million tons of cement pe...

Prospects for the development of gas cleaning and dust collecting equipment

The development of gas cleaning and dust collecting equipment produced by the domestic environmental engineering industry is prescribed by the Order of the Government of the RF dated June 6, 2020 No. 1512-r Summary Strategy for the Development of the Manufacturing I...

Inline analysers: is import substitution possible?

Conveyor labeled neutrons-based analyser AGP-K allows obtaining data on the elemental composition of the material on the conveyor belt every 40 seconds. The labeled neutron method consists of irradiating a substance with fast neutrons with energy of 14 MeV and recor...

Use of a chlorine-reducing additive and its effect on the operation of the clinker kiln system

During clinker kilning in cement plants, the quantitative ratio of volatile sub-stances (sodium, potassium, sulphur and chlorine compounds) is in such a delicate balance that even its slight change leads to serious complications in the kiln operation. However, most ...

On the compatibility of cements with plasticizing additives

The paper deals with the problems of compatibility of cement with organic modifiers of rheological properties of cement dough as estimated by the Kantro's method on a mini cone. It is noted that the consistency of systems based on Portland cement is affected by a nu...

Modern trends in the usage of light transmitting concrete

Subject of the research presented in the article is the possibility of creating a technology for light-transmitting concrete products by layer-by-layer setting of concrete mixture and polymer resins. Existing light-transmitting concrete (known as LiTraCon or LTC) ca...

Potential of ash and slag wastes for technologies of binders and related materials: a review

The article analyzes the possibilities of using recycled secondary alumino-silicate raw materials in the production of construction materials, the main properties of additives of such composition, the issues of their use in soil cementation, and other promising area...

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