Dry building mortar markets in Central Asian countries: a comparative analysis

This article examines the dry building mortar (DBM) markets of Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. In 2024, total DBM consumption in these countries increased by 7 % compared to 2023, reaching approximately 2.7 million tons. ...

Alternative fuels in the Russian cement industry

Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) is a byproduct of processing household, industrial, municipal, and other types of waste, producing fractions suitable for safe combustion, enabling waste recycling and conserving primary fossil fuels. The use of RDF in the cement industry i...

Automation to autonomy in cement manufacture: a conceptual outline

Over the decades the large-scale manufacturing of cement has been highly instrumented, automated, and digitalized. Yet the industry is facing severe future challenges due to the colossal demands, pressure of remaining competitive, and sustaining the environment. To ...

Green innovations in cement production

This article describes ways to reduce CO2 emissions associated with the production, transportation, and use of cement and cement-based matefrom rials. Examples of innovations aimed at this goal and their practical implementation are provided. The advantages of susta...

Increasing the service life of refractory linings in areas with extreme operating conditions

This article presents the experience of AO Sebryakovcement in increasing the service life of refractory linings in areas subject to high thermomechanical and chemical loads. Given the limited choice of imported refractories, AO Sebryakovcement specialists initiated t...

Mixed binder in non-autoclaved foamed concrete technology

This study examines the effect of mineral additives, wollastonite and diopside, on the aggregation stability of a foamed concrete mixture obtained from a cement-ash binder. These additives are natural calcium silicates and exhibit a chemical affinity for the clinker ...

The effect of cement contracting and its implementation in road construction

The article presents a system for predicting the structural parameters of cement stone (concrete), the effect of cement contraction and resulting matefrom this rarefaction in the concrete body, and the depth of impregnation of the surface layers of the road surface w...

Prospects for using waste from cardboard production in manufacturing building materials

The potential for using cardboard production waste, kraft pulp, as a stand-alone air-curing organic material, including with fillers, has been demonstrated. Kraft pulp can also be used in conjunction with Portland cement as a component of a composite binder, the curi...

Optimization of the composition of non-autoclaved aerated concrete with the addition of surface sewage sludge

In the context of a shortage of traditional building materials and increasing demands for environmental sustainability, the use of man-made waste in the production of aerated concrete is becoming a promising approach. This study aims to develop non-autoclaved aerated...

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