December 2022

The December 2022 issue of World Cement begins with a brief overview of the economic outlook for Southeast Asia before moving to cover a range of topics, including: Conveyors & Bucket Elevators, Bagging & Packing, Alternative Fuels, Waste Heat Recovery, Production Efficiency & Optimisation, and Air Cannons.

This month's front cover is brought to you by N+P International BV.

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REGIONAL REPORT: SOUTHEAST ASIA

Getting Ahead In Asia
World Cement Editor, David Bizley, provides a brief overview of the economic outlook for a selection of nations from Southeast Asia.

CONVEYORS & BUCKET ELEVATORS

Time Is Money
When comparing imported conveyor belts with those manufactured by major European brands the price discrepancy is large, yet conveyor specialist Leslie David explains why this may be justified when considering the ‘whole life’ cost.

Raising The Bar In Elevator Bucket Performance
Carl Swisher, 4B Components, introduces a new material used in the design of elevator buckets that offers a lightweight, durable, and non-stick alternative to carbon steel.

BAGGING & PACKING

Packaging To Build A Better Future
Paul Fletcher, CEMEX, outlines how the ‘Future In Action’ ESG strategy is working hard to reduce packaging waste across the supply chain.

ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Storming Ahead
Neville Roberts, N+P Group, explains how energy costs, government policy, and supply chain stresses have combined to create the ‘perfect storm’ for alternative fuels, driving widespread adoption in the cement sector and elsewhere.

WASTE HEAT RECOVERY

Want To Compete? Recover Your Heat
Marco Rovetta, CTP Team, offers an analysis of how much heat can be recovered from a cement line and the impact that waste heat recovery (WHR) can have on the sustainability of the cement industry.

Taking Waste Heat Further Than Ever
Jose Lopez, FLSmidth, relays how Cemento PANAM has achieved success and reduced its carbon footprint and fossil fuel bill by implementing a 350 m waste heat bypass system.

PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY & OPTIMISATION

Keeping Kilns Turning With Machine Learning
Mary Beth Kramer, CemAI, explains how artificial intelligence and machine learning are now essential tools for cement producers to stay competitive in an industry embracing process optimisation and automation.

Pulling A Production Boost Out Of Thin Air
Carina Scheer & Nathan Schindler, Evonik, explain how oxygen enrichment can help enhance production capacity while also driving energy consumption down.

Modernising The Process At Mitchell
David Perkins, Lehigh Hanson, provides a case study exploring the processes behind the construction of a modern cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana.

AIR CANNONS

Sizable Savings With New Nozzles
Zachary Shadoan and Connor Shelton, IGS, discuss the importance of quality when it comes to air cannon nozzles.