
Special Bearing Selection and Care for Harsh Environments: Part 1
Claudiu Popescu, Laurentiu Ionescu and Jerry Rhodes, The Timken Company, USA, explain the significance of bearing selection and maintenance for smooth operations in severe conditions.
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Claudiu Popescu, Laurentiu Ionescu and Jerry Rhodes, The Timken Company, USA, explain the significance of bearing selection and maintenance for smooth operations in severe conditions.

The first Heatcatcher System is now fully operational at the Thrislington lime plant near Durham, UK.

The UK’s Mineral Products Association has signed a service level agreement to provide a wide range of management, administration and technical services to British Precast.

Dust Control Technology sponsors the ‘Carvin’ for kids’ event in Mexico and CARE International invites the construction sector to take part in its latest challenge.

The Titan Group has reported a rise in turnover and operating EBITDA in 2013, driven by its continued focus on exports and the positive performance of its US operations.

Pakistan’s Maple Leaf Cement has released its Half Yearly Report (ended 31 December 2013), posting a rise in net sales and gross profit.

Colombian domestic cement sales volumes were up 1.1% y/y in January; construction sector jobs grew by 8% in 2013.

A new report from Climate Strategies calls for reform in the European Union Emissions Trading System to incentivise the cement industry to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.

Lafarge Cement is planning to invest around €1 billion in expansion programmes in Nigeria and approximately $US 20 million in order to boost production in Zimbabwe.

Sinoma has signed a contract with YTL Cement to modify and update the coal system at the Perak-Hanjoong cement plant in Malaysia.

Reports in the press suggest that a new 1.5 million tpa will be built at a cost of more than US$292 million.

HAZEMAG & EPR GmbH has been awarded the contract to supply a crushing plant to PT Cemindo Gemilang, which is building a 10 000 tpd cement plant in Bayah, Java.