As cement producers are continually looking to improve the performance of their existing assets, many are seeing the upsides of bringing waste heat recovery into the production process.

Implicit or explicit agreements are a way of human life; contracts, written and unwritten, pervade our day to day lives, and govern our relationships, interactions and transactions.

India today collects close to 1,00,000 tonnes of waste per day (the generation is higher and so we see the waste everywhere). And as we urbanise, this problem will only dramatically increase.

Seasonal overhang, transient impact of GST roll-out and RERA implementation in several States took a toll on cement demand in July 2017. Further, most dealers do not expect any meaningful demand recovery in the near-term, as the adverse effects of GST roll-out may still take one or two months to ease.

The industry is more and more becoming an 'Oligopoly' with just four corporates controlling a major share of cement business. However, UltraTech's acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates' cement business can trigger fight for market share in coming years.

The essential characteristic of a grate cooler is a layer of clinker spread on a more-or-less horizontal perforated grate, through which cold air is blown. This article discusses the importance of grate coolers in cement industry.

ACC Limited’s carbon footprint continues to be among the industry’s best. Its CO2 emissions stood at 545 kg/t of cement, which is 32 per cent lesser than the 1990 level, but in comparison to 2015, it was two per cent higher.

The symposium held by the National Council for Cement and Building Materials on 24 January 2017 at Hotel Radisson, Hyderabad was attended by more than 100 delegates from the cement industry and construction sector, research institutes, government agencies and machinery manufacturers.

The National Council for Cement and Building Materials organised a one-day technology meet on Chinese cement technology and machinery at NCB's Hyderabad unit. The meet was organised at the request of China Building Material Machinery Association (CBMMA), to share common concerns faced by both countries in the areas of economy, energy and environment which are primarily directed towards controlling and minimising the country's carbon footprint.