Cement Energy and Environment

Vol10, No.1 (....-- i . i Jan-Mar, 2011 \C. . . ~JJ) CEMENT ENERGY c: ~P 1 ·' •. If-.- ' .-.c •t ' 4 (_]J '\ • ··\ CEMENT, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT v..ltON~~~ol ~HII ....C-...IRI»CI,...,._ .u.lt ....CO.•I............. Pfoe...., ,._., ......t......... .... Editorial Board N.A. Viswanathan Dr. S.K. Handoo Ashwani Pahuja Executive Advisory Board S.K. Wali -Chairman V.S. Bajaj L. Rajasekar M. Srinivasan Dr. K.C. Narang P.L. Subramanian P.K. Bhatnagar Kamal Kumar Editorial Team K.K. Roy Chowdhury (editing) Yashpal Malhotra Harish Papnai Contact Cement Manufacturers' Association, CMA Tower, A-2E, Sector 24, Noida -201301 (U.P.), India Tel: 91 120 2411955/ 57/ 58 Fax: 91120 2411956 E-mail: cmand@vsnl.com, cmand@rediffmail.com Website: www.cmaindia.org ~ c.!--~ J C: ~ .J. an,. - ···· ·· ~~ c fo ~ . .?.. ENVIRONMENT ~ ~~···~···L··,j ~ c0v !/ ... .. J «.::, .__ _.:;..--- .~-- \_;_CONTENTS • FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY 1 • CINVESTAV(Mexico) DEVELOPS 'GREEN' CEMENT • NOVACEM(UK) LAUNCHES CARBON NEGATIVE CEMENT • GREEN FIELD PLANTS & EXPANSION 1 • JL LAKSHMI PLANS RS 1400 CR CAPEX 1 - 2 • MADHYA PRADESH TO PLAY HOST TO 21 NEW CEMENT PLANTS 2 • ORIENT PAPER TO SET UP KARNATAKA PLANT 2 • SAGAR'S JV PLANT TO START NEXT YEAR 2 Merger & Acquisition 2 • RAIN ACQUISITION 2 • HOLCIM STAKE IN ACC, AMBUJA SURPASSES 50% 2 - 3 • TECHNOLOGY UPGRADATION 3 Quality & Standards 3 • CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONCRETE RESEARCH IN THE NEW MILLENIUM 3- 4 • MORE UNCOMBINED CLINKER 4-6 • liT-MADRAS, LAFARGE TO PARTNER IN CEMENT RESEARCH PROJECT 6 -7 Plant & Machinery 7 • BULK BAG DISCHARGERS 7 • CEMENT CONVEYING SYSTEM 7 • CONE CRUSHER FOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY CRUSHING 7-8 • ENERGY EFFICIENCY & CONSERVATION 9 Energy Security & Management 9 • CENTRE PLANS TO FINE-TUNE COASTLINE CORE PROJECTS 9 • NEEDS FOR REASSESSING A PARADIGM SHIFT IN ENERGY SECURITY AND FINDING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS 9 • DANISH ENERGY STRATEGY 2050 9 - 10