Cement industry events, news & research - Global Cement
In the November 2024 issue of Global Cement Magazine we are very pleased to speak with Dato’ Yeoh Soo Keng, the AFCM President, about the cement sector in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), the countries covered by the AFCM event. There’s a review of the German cement sector and a look at the Carbon2Business project being undertaken by Holcim at its Lägerdorf plant.
Indian cement: An overview - Global Cement
Sep 21, 2023 · Jagdeep Verma provides a detailed overview of India's cement sector, the second-largest in the world, and one that still has high potential for growth. Cement demand in India fell by 10% year-on-year in the 2021 financial year (FY2021) due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with demand dropping to the same level as in FY2018 at around 314Mt (Figure 1).
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.
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
5 days ago · Managing director Rajeev Sood told Global Cement that talks are already underway for subsequent expansions into the UAE and India. Back in the UK, contractor John Sisk & Son has received €597,000 from national innovation agency Innovate UK. John Sisk & Son is testing fellow Ireland-based company Ecocem’s <25% clinker cement technology in ...
Cement Boards 101 - Global Cement
Dec 19, 2013 · Cement Boards 101. Written by Amy Saunders & Emma Davidson, Global Cement Magazine. 19 December 2013. Picture 1: Fibre cement board (FCB) is made of cement, water, fillers and fibres. The fibres may be synthetic (right) or natural. Picture 2: Wood wool cement board (WWCB) is made of cement, water, salt and wood wool fibres.
Top 20 global cement companies
Dec 17, 2012 · Top 20 global cement companies. Figure 1: Pie-chart showing global cement demand for 2010. Source: ACC Ltd. Presentation by Kuldip Kaura, 23rd August 2011. Figure 2: Pie-chart showing global cement capacity for 2010. Source: ACC Ltd. Presentation by Kuldip Kaura, 23rd August 2011. The Holcim Apasco Ramos Arizpe cement plant in north east Mexico.
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.
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 ...
Conferences & Exhibitions for the cement industry - Global Cement
26 - 28 November 2024. 27th Arab International Cement & Building Materials Conference and Exhibition. Tunis, Tunisia. 27 - 29 November 2024. 18th NCB International Conference & Exhibition on Cement, Concrete and Building Materials. New Delhi, India. Forthcoming conferences and exhibitions for the global cement industry, and related conferences ...