Manufacturing technologies and market insights
We expect to enjoy a broad-based, international program, designed to bring all cement professionals up-to-date on the latest technical developments in cement manufacturing, in addition to timely assessments of worldwide cement markets and industry developments. A special focus on the Mediterranean and north African cement sectors will complement the coverage of activities elsewhere in Europe..
Key themes to be addressed at this conference include:
- Global and regional cement markets
- Regional trade and distribution
- Plant expansion and upgrade projects
- Environmental sustainability
- Quarry operations, crushing technology
- Raw material preparation
- Pyroprocessing: preheater design, burners, kiln, refractories, clinker coolers
- Conventional fuels / fuel-switching projects: gas, coal, petcoke
- Alternative fuels: preparation, storage and burning
- Grinding systems: VRM, ball mill, roller press
- Strategies for energy efficiency
- Waste heat recovery systems
- Alternative raw materials: SCMs (including fly ash, GGBFS etc)
- Process optimisation
- Quality control & laboratory automation
- Emissions control and monitoring
- Bulk materials handling
- Cement storage, packing and distribution
- Marine terminal design