Cement is the most commonly used building material worldwide and the market for cement products is continuously growing. However, manufacturers have to comply with ever stricter environmental regulations in order to get air pollution under control. Depending on the processes used, the emissions from producing cement are at 0.6 to 0.99 t of CO2 per ton of cement. The CO2…
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Amreyah Cement is using crushing technology from BHS-Sonthofen in its plant in Egypt. The BHS rotor centrifugal crusher type RSMX 1222 is being used to recover high-quality additives from previously unused slag for the first time to make its cement production more sustainable. The customer benefited from experience gained from a BHS project in Abu-Dhabi during the implementation process. Sand…
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As digitalization and IoT become more of a reality across the cement industry, retrofitting manual operations becomes difficult. There is an increased need for Overall Operational Effectiveness (OOE). This proves to be a great challenge in a complex environment where various parts of the value chain are separated. Lehigh Hanson, the North American subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, has grown through acquisition,…
Read MoreSt Marys Cement’s Charlevoix Plant is located in Michigan, and is owned by parent company Votorantim Cimentos. The plant has been in operation since 1967 and is a leading supplier of cement throughout the Great Lakes. The original pre-heater tower was installed in 1978 and was equipped with a fan from the Green Fan Co. (now part of Howden) and…
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Many businesses find themselves wanting to reduce their carbon footprint and do the right thing for the environment. They just do not have the technology expertise and cannot make the numbers financially work. At Rabco Energy Solutions Inc., the company provides a custom-designed system that makes financial sense, and is flexible and scalable enough to meet your current and future…
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