CEE Jul-Sep-2012

Vol11, No.3 Jui-Sep, 2012 CEMENT, ENER.GY and \ Editorial Board N.A. Viswanathan Dr. S.K. Handoo Ashwani Pahuja Executive Advisory Board S.K. Wali -Chairman l. Rajasekar Dr. K.C. Narang Dr. Subrato Chowdhury V.S. Bajaj M. Srinivasan P.L. Subramanian C. Sudhakar Naveen Kumar Sharma Y.P. Sethi Kamal Kumar Editorial Team K.K. Roy Chowdhury (editing) Yashpal Malhotra Harish Papnai Contact Cement Manufacturers' Association, CMA Tower, A-2E, Sector 24, Naida -201301 (U.P.), India Tel: 91 120 2411955/ 57/ 58 Fax: 91 120 2411956 E-mail: cmand@cmaindia.org Website: www.cmaindia.org ENVIRONMENT t CONTENTS • READY MIX CONCRETE: AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE ON CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH by Shailendra Chouksey, Wholetime Director, J.K. Lakshmi Cement Ud. • ENERGY RECOVERY & ECOFRIENDLY DISPOSAL OF 1 -5 PLASTIC WASTE BY CO-PROCESSING IN CEMENT KILN 6 - 9 by B. N. Mohapatra, Sunil Kumar Vyas, Anand K Rai & Chander Shekhar Ultra Tech Cement Limited (Aditya Birla Group) • TECHNOLOGY TREND 10 • THE GREATEST CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE REFRACTORY AREA • 21st CENTURAY LINING DESIGN FOR BLAST FURANCES • 'TODAY'S LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE WITH FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY, COST AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT' by Naveen Kumar Sharma, J.K. Lakshmi Cement Ltd. • GREEN FIELD PLANTS & EXPANSION • CEMENT MAKERS MIGHT DECELERATE EXPANSION IN 12TH PLAN PERIOD • GOVT TO INVEST RS 350 CRORE ON CEMENT PLANT 10- 11 11 - 14 14- 15 15 15- 16 EXPANSION 16 • SAGAR CEMENTS, FRENCH CO VENTURE TO BEGIN PRODUCTION IN OCTOBER 16 • SAIL COMPLETES RS 500 CRORE CEMENT PLANT PROJECT 16 • SANGHI CEMENT TO INVEST RS 120 CR FOR CAPACITY 17 Merger & Acquisition 17 • IRISH GROUP CRH SET TO BUY 51 % IN JAYPEE CEMENT'S GUJARAT PLANTS 17 • TECHNOLOGY UPGRADATlON 17 Maintenance 17 • CUTTING CLINKER COOLER DOWNTIME AND MAINTENANCE COSTS 17- 18 Plant & Machinery 18 • COOL TECHNOLOGY: CLINKER COOLER BECOMES EVEN BETTER 18 - 20 • ENERGY SECURITY & MANAGEMENT 21 • ULTRATECH CEMENT LTD -VIKRAM CEMENT WORKS BAGS Cll "NATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT2012" 21 • WAVES OF ELECTRICITY Reduce demand or Increase supply? 22 - 24