Cement industry events, news & research - Global Cement
3 days ago · The October 2024 issue of Global Cement Magazine - to be distributed at TÜRKÇIMENTO’s 17th International Technical Seminar in Antalya, Türkiye - contains an exclusive interview with the association’s CEO Volkan Bozay, plus a wide range of technical contributions on silos, compressors, conveying, lime, health and safety, renewable energy and alternative fuels.
Testing cement for quality and reliability - Global Cement
Jan 2, 2018 · The consistency test is performed to estimate the amount of water needed to form a paste of normal consistency, defined as the percentage water requirement of the cement paste. When water is added to cement, the resulting paste will begin to harden and gain compressive strength. The Vicat needle test measures the time taken for the cement-water ...
Cement industry news from Global Cement
6 days ago · The value of cement products exported from Türkiye to Azerbaijan specifically amounted to US$39.6m during the first nine months of 2024, representing a 7.7% increase year-on-year. In September 2024 the value of cement exported was US$5.1m, a year-on-year rise of 8.8%. Published in Global Cement News. Tagged under.
CEMENT 101 - An introduction to the World’s most important …
Aug 19, 2011 · Because it is a major component of both of these building materials, cement is an extremely important construction material. It is used in the production of the many structures that make up the modern world including buildings, bridges, harbours, runways and roads. It is also used for facades and other decorative features on buildings.
Top 20 global cement companies
Dec 17, 2012 · One has to differentiate between the major Chinese producers, which are mostly interested in just the local Chinese market and global players that operate in many countries and regions of the world. In order they include Lafarge, Holcim, HeidelbergCement, Cemex, Italcementi, Votoranitm, Buzzi and Vicat.
Cement in Saudi Arabia - Global Cement
Dec 18, 2023 · Saudi Arabia exports 2.0 - 2.5Mt/yr of cement to countries in Africa and Asia. Per-capita cement consumption in Saudi Arabia is estimated to be about 1470kg/yr. While high by global standards, this is not exceptional within the Middle East. The UAE’s per-capita consumption is 1185kg/t, Oman’s is 1825kg/yr, Kuwait’s is 1325kg/yr, Bahrain ...
Producer Profile: Cementos Progreso - Global Cement
Feb 21, 2022 · José Raúl González (JRG): Cementos Progreso traces its roots back to Carlos Novella a young Guatemalan who wanted to become an engineer. To study he had to go to Europe, where he discovered cement. He resolved to go back to Guatemala and become the country’s first cement producer, founding Carlos Novella e Compania at La Pedrera in 1899.
Top 75 global cement companies
Dec 9, 2013 · The top 10 cement companies 2013. According to data gathered from the Global Cement Directory 2013, the top five cement companies by installed capacity were Anhui Conch (217Mt/yr), Lafarge (205Mt/yr), Holcim (174Mt/yr), CNBM (128Mt/yr) and HeidelbergCement (90Mt/yr), all of which possess capacities in excess of 90Mt/yr.
Coal for cement: Present and future trends - Global Cement
Mar 1, 2016 · Coal provides around 90% of the energy consumed by cement plants around the world, despite the environmental harm caused by its combustion. It takes 200 - 450kg of coal to produce 1t of cement. The cement industry consumes around 4% of global coal production, around 330Mt/yr. Given the rapidly-expanding infrastructure projects underway around ...
Global Cement Top 100 Report 2017 - 2018
Dec 4, 2017 · Above - Table 3: Cement producers ranked 21-100, according to the integrated cement capacity shown in the Beta version of the Global Cement Directory 2018. *Ash Grove Cement will be acquired by CRH in 2018. Cement producers 101 - 574. The remainder of the global cement producers will also be listed in the Global Cement Top 100 Report.