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OPTIMITIVE explains how a US cement plant was helped to achieve higher levels of optimisation using AI Real Time Optimisation technology.
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OPTIMITIVE explains how a US cement plant was helped to achieve higher levels of optimisation using AI Real Time Optimisation technology.

Byron Allen, Martin Engineering, details the upgrade of a hot clinker transfer point for a cement plant in Texas.

LafargeHolcim in the US has introduced a new ECOPlanet product, TerCem.

On 12 August, 2021, Fives FCB was awarded a Contract by Ciment Québec Inc. (CQI) for the supply of two new FCB Horomill grinding workshops to upgrade its Saint Basile Plant cement production facilities.

The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, recently announced the winners of the 2021 Safety Innovation Awards, recognising creative safety-enhancing projects in the cement industry.

The company recently shared its model for the optimised supply of bulk cement at the eighth annual Simulation Conference organised by the Anylogic software company.

The multi-year project directly combats environmental challenges through innovative recovery and recycling that will significantly reduce ash pond landfills and consumption of virgin raw materials in cement manufacturing.

The company has been recognised, for the ninth consecutive year, as a global benchmark in sustainability in the construction materials sector, according to the Dow Jones Global Index (DJSI).

The company recorded a strong volume performance during the third quarter of 2021, leveraged by successful commercial strategy and the positive market conditions present in all the regions.

Jorge Sarmiento, Cementos Argos, provides details on a port expansion project in Cartagena, Colombia.

Portland Cement Association has released a statement following the US House of Representatives passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

To earn the achievement each year, including for the 2021 certification, operations at the Miami Cement Plant had to reach ENERGY STAR Plant Energy Performance Indicators and rank in the top 25% of similar US facilities.