Exhibiting Companies
Read More2011 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry
Online Analyzer
This company announced a new online analyzer for cement manufacturers that offers real-time analysis of raw materials and the unique option of using an electronic neutron generator or californium as the source of neutrons. This revolutionary analyzer is called the CB Omni Flex. In response to customer concerns about the supply of californium-252, this new model enables customers to choose…
Read MoreDust Collector Valves
This company announced its new and improved Nitrile sleeves for the Vacu-Valve Platypus and Armadillo, two of the lowest-cost, lowest-maintenance dust collector valves available. The replaceable white Nitrile duck bill sleeves are chemical and caustic resistant as well as abrasive resistant. The white coloring of the sleeve is the perfect solution to applications involving solid white dust, eliminating the possibility…
Read MoreContinuous Emissions Monitor
Particulate CEM (continuous emissions monitor) meets environmental regulations such as US-EPA MACT and other standards like ASTM D22 for monitoring particulate emissions from fabric filter baghouses, cartridge type dust collectors, cyclones, and some ESPs (electrostatic precipitators). Particulate levels down to at least 0.1mg/m3 can be monitored.
Read MoreTank Monitoring
BinView is an innovative inventory management system that offers real-time bin level monitoring for solid materials over the Internet or via a company LAN or VPN. The components of the BinView solution are SmartBob2 or SmartBob-TS1 sensors mounted on the bins, a wireless or wired data communications network, a gateway to provide connectivity to a personal computer or IP network,…
Read MoreCement production hits 28-year low
The U.S. Geological Survey reported its final 2010 domestic cement statistics, confirming the historically weak consumption levels in Portland Cement Association forecasts. Last year saw about 61 million tons of portland cement and 1.8 million tons of masonry cement produced at 102 plants in 36 states, plus two plants in Puerto Rico. Overall production was the lowest since 1982 and…
Read MoreCemex to pay $1.4 million for Clean Air Act violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced recently that Houston-based Cemex, Inc., one of the largest producers of portland cement in the United States, has agreed to pay a $1.4 million penalty for Clean Air Act violations at its cement plant in Fairborn, Ohio, acquired by Cemex in 2000. In addition to the penalty, Cemex…
Read MoreCemex seeks state permission to test burn alternative fuels at Brooksville kilns
Cemex Construction Materials Florida LLC has applied to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for a short-term trial testing of a list of alternative products the company wants to burn to operate the plant’s cement kilns, including plastic agricultural film; agricultural waste, such as animal bedding, citrus peels and rice hulls; carpet-derived fuel; woody biomass; roofing shingles; paper; and…
Read MoreAnglo American, Lafarge to create a leading UK construction materials company
Anglo American plc and Lafarge SA announce their agreement to combine their cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt and contracting businesses in the United Kingdom, comprising Tarmac Limited and Lafarge Cement UK, Lafarge Aggregates and Concrete UK.
Read MoreDelays expected on Holcim New Zealand cement plant
A decision on whether a new $400 million cement plant will be built near Weston is now not expected until the second half of this year. Holcim NZ, which has resource consents to build the plant, had hoped its parent company in Switzerland, Holcim Ltd, would make a decision before the middle of the year. However, Holcim NZ has now…
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