Maharashtra Government has undertaken an ambitious project, the first-of-its-kind (distance wise) in the country. The project has a big potential of using fly ash as a construction material.

We have been dealing in refractories and castables since 1982 and have supplied high alumina refractories, basic refractories, castables and insulation bricks to most of the cement and steel plants in India, the Middle East, Nigeria and various other countries of Africa.

Cement is a mineral binder produced by grinding a clinker, which contains hydraulic calcium silicates. Clinker is produced in a rotary kiln when the lime rich feed, which includes silica, alumina and iron oxide, is heated to approximately 1,450 degree Celsius.

OPC cement commands preference in certain geographic markets and institutional segment in comparison to trade segment. This preference is predominantly in institutional segment due to faster setting time and better compressive strength over PPC/PSC cement.

Cement prices remain at higher levels even in weak season, even as demand growth is expected to moderate to single digit this fiscal from double digit growth posted last fiscal.

Main (core) processes of cement manufacturing are mining of limestone, limestone crushing/grinding, fuel preparation, burning of raw meal, cement grinding, material handling, packing and transportation of raw material and finished goods.

Preventive OSH is gaining popularity among cement companies, as that proves to be a business case for them when huge costs and reputation are at stake on the flipside.

Manoj Thakur and Berthold Bussieweke explain the importance and necessity of constructional explosion protection, which if happens once, leads to personal losses, financial losses and social defamation.

15th Green Cementech 2019, an annual conference for the cement industry, was organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with the Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA).