The article provides basic data on the cement industry in Indonesia. In 2024, the country produced 67.8 million tons of cement, which is 1.3% more than in 2023. The article highlights the changes in demand and supply for cement in the country in recent years, as well...
Modern cement manufacture faces twin imperatives — produce stronger, more consistent clinker while drastically reducing fuel use and CO2 emissions. Recent developments in kiln and cooler operation, digital control, and alternative fuel utilization have changed the la...
This paper provides an overview of the regulatory requirements for fly ash used as a primary component of hydraulic cements or active mineral additives for concrete production, as defined by key regulatory documents of international and national standardization organ...
The article presents the results of updating and developing standards in the field of non-metallic construction materials in 2025. The potential for using standardization tools in developing a sector wide quality infrastructure is demonstrated. The importance of deve...
One of the key players in the Algerian cement industry is the joint-stock company (Société par Actions) BISKRIA CIMENT (SPA BISKRIA CIMENT), founded in January 2009 and quickly strengthening its position in the cement market. The company's plant operates three produc...
Ashes from thermal power plants (TPPs) produced by the high-temperature combustion of brown coal in the Kansk-Achinsk Basin (KAB) were examined. Chemical composition fields for high-calcium (basic) ashes from coals in the main KAB open-pit mines were determined acros...
Steel smelting technology in a furnace with optimized energy consumption (Energy Optimizing Furnace, EOF) was developed as an alternative to the classic open-hearth process. Despite being mineralogically rich, the EOF slag is almost untouched and has not been explore...
Coarse-pored expanded clay foam concrete is a variety of a well-known wall material, large-porous expanded clay concrete. The technology for producing it was developed in the second half of the 20th century and found widespread use in large-panel housing constructio...
A comparative study was conducted to examine the effect of highly dispersed types of amorphous silica with different specific surface areas—microsilica, precipitated silica, and colloidal silica—on the properties of concrete containing crushed concrete (concrete rubble)...
