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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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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Improvements in Filtration Serving Clinker Cooling Equipment Can Reduce Environmental Impact and Contribute to More Sustainable Cement Operations.By Keith Ogilvie and Michael Neate
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Flexicon has launched the FlexEductor liquid mixing eductor system, expanding the company’s product line into solid-liquid mixing and blending, company President Dave Boger announced. “The addition of the FlexEductor is another important step in our commitment to delivering complete material handling systems,” Boger said. “It expands our portfolio with a highly effective mixing technology that outperforms many alternate methods. More…
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As part of a coalition of national trade associations spearheaded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Cement Association (ACA) has formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a D.C. Circuit decision upholding a Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5). “Keeping the PM 2.5 rule in place would be going…
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