Cement, Energy and Environment

\ f; ~o1o; r-G:J . .6(£) ' - .. .... Vol9, No.1 Jan-Mar, 2010 , IY() . , , , ( :. • .19~ .<t- CE~~~T_!_ l;_fi~JlG¥. ~j_ejJ.o and ENVIRONMENT CEMENT, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT Editorial Board N.A. Viswanathan Dr. S.P. Ghosh 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 Harfsh Papnai Contact Cement Manufacturers' Association, CMA Tower, A-2E, Sector 24, Noida -201301 (U.P.), India Tel: 91120 2411955/ 57/ 58 Fax: 91120 2411956 E-mail: cmand@vsnl.com, cmand@rediffmail.com Website: www.cmaindia.org CONTENTS • FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY • HEAT-CONDUCTING POLYTHENE TO TAKE PLACE OF WIRES? • COAL TO LIQUID • TECHNOLOGY TREND· • TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN RECYCLING HOUSEHOLD WASTE INCINERATOR ASH IN 1 1 -3 3 THE CEMENT INDUSTRY- CASE STUDY OF JAPAN 3- 7 • GREEN FIELD PLANTS & EXPANSION 7 • EXCESS CEMENT CAPACITY IN INDIA IN 2010 LIKELY 7 - 8 • CHETTINAD CEMENT PLANS PAN-INDIA PRESENCE 8 • DALMIA CEMENT TO FINALIZE REVAMP PLAN BY MARCH END 8 • GNG GROUP TO SET UP CEMENT PLANT IN MEGHALAYA 8 • HEIDELBERG TO DOUBLE CAPACITY TO 6 MT BY 2012 9 • HOLCIM TO INCREASE PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN INDIA 9 • INDIA CEMENTS IN FUND-RAISING MODE FOR CEMENT MANUFACTURING IN THE NORTH 9 • JAYPEE PLANS AS 1250 CR BOOST FOR HP CEMENT PLANT 9 • JAYPEE GROUP PLANS 12 MT CEMENT PROJECTS IN GUJAAAT 10 • LAKSHMI CEMENT PLANS AS 1K-CR UNIT IN GUJARAT 10 SANGHI TO RAISE AS 660 CR TO EXPAND CEMENT BUSINESS • SHREE CEMENrS CAPACITY ADDITION TO BUOY SALES • TECHNOLOGY UPGRADATION Process & Operation • OPTIMISATION AROUND THE WORLD Maintenance • SIX SIGMA- A SELECTIVE STRATEGY WITH COMPETITIVE GAINS FOR PERFORMANCE OPTIMISATION '"' I I'"" ' 1 ~ ': = . • f) :'~ ; • I J I ~ ·: . 10 10 11 11 11 - 14 14 14- 19