World Cement - North America 2019

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ON THE COVER
CONTENTS
01 Comment
03 Guest Comment
Michael Ireland, President and CEO,
Portland Cement Association.
CONSTRUCTION AND CEMENT FORECASTS
04 Strong And Stable?
Griselda Bisono, Moody’s Investors Service,
provides an outlook on the US construction sector.
08 Falling Short Of Supply?
David Cherub and Colin Sutherland,
SC Market Analytics, present an outlook for
cement in the US.
21 Chairman’s Welcome
Corinne Fields welcomes delegates to the
61stIEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference.
22 Technically Speaking
The IEEE-IAS Cement Industry Committee
introduces the highlights of the IEEE-IAS/PCA
Cement Industry Conference programme.
TECHNOLOGY & PRACTICE
29 How Much Wood?
Jonathan Rowland, Editor of World Cement,
examines a recent project in Ontario,
Canada, that is supplying a cement plant with
wood‑based alternative fuel.
33 Back On Track
Mir Kazim Ali and Ian Harrison,
Process Solutions Canada Ltd, discuss the
modernisation of waste material tracking of
alternative fuels/raw materials.
38 Changing The Paradigm
Nick Roseto, ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc.,
presents considerations for replacing aged or
outdated gear reducers.
43 Silo Safety
Dennis Blauser, Marietta Silos, discusses
protecting silo investments.
48 Flyash Feasibility
Kevin Peterson, Vortex Global, discusses
flyash in the cement industry.
53 Into Thin Air
Allen L. Ray, ProcessBarron, explores making
material buildup problems on preheater ID fans
vanish.