— Each step has some cement manufacturing machines, such as raw mill, cement crusher, cement mill, cement kiln, cement cooler, cement dryer, cement silo, cement packer, etc. Raw material preparation of cement: it is a process of pre-homogenization.

the commissioning stage with a cement throughput rate of 50-72tph, depending on the type and fineness required. The R2G 1800 C-4 is the smallest system, designed for a throughput rate of 20-30tph. It is suitable for low to medium market demand, or for ready-mix companies looking to improve their business by producing their own cement

These three types of materials constitute the main products in the industry. There is also mixed cement, which is a combination of Portland cement and ground and granulated clinker from blast furnaces, volatile ash, silicate fumes, calcined clay, hydrogenated limestone, and other pozzolana (Cemex, 2016).

If you want to work in cement production, there are five crucial cement manufacturing machines you need to know, they are cement rotary kiln, shaft kiln, cement vertical mill, cement ball mill, and cement roller press.

 — BNamericas talked to the president of cement chamber Canacem, Yanina Navarro, about this year's challenges, why the pandemic didn't hurt the sector, the importance of sustainability, and more.

The Cement Plant Operations Handbook is a concise, practical guide to cement manufacturing and is the standard reference used by plant operations personnel worldwide. Providing a comprehensive guide to the entire cement production process from raw material

There are currently six major cement makers in Mexico. About 20% of production is sold in bulk to large construction companies. The remaining 80% of production is sold in 50-kg bags, used either by formal residential construction firms (50% of the total) or in informal (do-it-yourself) projects (32% of all purchases).

 — Yanina Navarro, the director of cement chamber Canacem, which represents the six biggest producers, talks to BNamericas about the industry panorama, why last year was good for the sector, and...

Cement production in Mexico. The map shows the location of the 34 cement plants currently operating in Mexico. They include 15 belonging to Cemex, 7 to Holcim Apasco, 4 to Cruz Azul, 3 to Cementos Chihuahua, 3 to Cementos Moctezuma and 2 to Lafarge.

 — In Mexico, the cement industry is still concentrated in a group of six companies that dominate the national market today: Cemex, Grupo Cementos Chihuahua, Cemento Moctezuma, Holcim-Apasco, Cruz Azul and Cementos Fortaleza.