The Department of Energy Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation has awarded $117 million to 56 projects designed to strengthen the competitiveness of key American industries through energy and cost-saving innovations. One of nine topic areas in the program is Advanced Building and Infrastructure Materials: Cement, Concrete, Asphalt Pavement and Glass. It includes four projects, funded at $2.9 million…
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By Mauro Nogarin According to 2020-2024 data from Ficem, the Central American cement industry market as a whole registered a steady increase in both production and consumption.
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The cement industry and the processing of Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) are undergoing significant transformation driven by sustainability targets, fluctuating raw material availability, rising energy costs, and increasing performance expectations from end users.
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Why Optimized Maintenance Pays for Itself in Cement Operations.By Dennis Blauser
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How AI Copilots Are Capturing Institutional Safety Knowledge, Accelerating HAZOP Reviews And Closing Training Gaps — Across Every Jurisdiction.By Joshua D. Larkin
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Controlling Conveyor Transfer Point Dust.By Jerad Heitzler
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The Future of Heavy Materials Resilience Is Not Just About Who Has the Biggest Kiln; It’s About Who Has the Most Insulated P&L. Run the 60-Minute Audit Before the Market Runs It for You.By Ryan Brown
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Alternative Fuels Are Changing the Conditions Under Which Kiln Coating Forms, Stabilizes and Fails. The Chemistry Is Only Half the Story.By Jonathan Rowland
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Construction-materials Economist Ed Sullivan is looking at the wind-down of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and is pessimistic about what he sees. The IIJA expires Sept. 30, 2026. While the House Committee on Transportation reached agreement on a replacement of IIJA, it never reached the floor of the House for a full vote. The Senate has no companion…
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ABB reports that Tokuyama’s Nanyo Plant, one of the largest plant’s in Japan, has reported a range of results from the proven use of ABB advanced process control (APC) technologies in its cement operations. ABB Ability Expert Optimizer has enabled the control, stabilization and optimization of processes, including an automatic operation rate exceeding 90% in its finish mills. Since initial…
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