Safety and occupational healthSH-013
Lehigh Portland Cement Company · Union Bridge, Maryland · 2005
5 of 19 total-dust samples exceeded the then MSHA 10 mg/m3 limit; respirable limits were not exceeded and silica was absent from personal samples.
Safety and occupational healthSH-014
Argos USA LLC · Roberta Cement Plant, Alabama · 2017
Falling material struck the technician inside the duct.
Reliability and maintenanceRM-001
Holcim Slovensko · Rohoznik cement plant · 2003-2005
Supplier reports bearing replacement interval on main-kiln fans increased to at least 30 months from less than one year.
Reliability and maintenanceRM-002
Tanga Cement Company · Simba Cement, Tanga · 2004-2010
Supplier reports rotary-kiln availability rose from below 83% in 2004 to above 96% in 2010.
Reliability and maintenanceRM-003
Ceskomoravsky Cement · Radotin cement plant · reported 2021
Plant and supplier report earlier detection, less damage exposure, plannable repairs, and a long-term support contract; no quantified availability delta.
Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-001
CEMMAC · Portland cement plant · 2008-2009
Industry report says the system achieved LSF 80 +/-5 for each 180-tonne mixing-bed segment.
Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-002
Siam City Cement Public Company · Factory 1, Saraburi · 2020
Supplier reports 350 t/h at 13.36 kWh/t, more than 8 kWh/t lower, nearly 40% energy saving, and about EUR1.5 million lower annual energy cost.
Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-003
Industrial cement producer · Site confidential · 2020 data; 2023 publication
About 4.6% cumulative kiln fuel saving, 15% lower mean NOx, 32% lower NOx standard deviation, about 10% mean cooler electricity saving, and service factor above 94% after more than two years.
Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-004
CCB · Cement operation · reported 2024
Supplier reports more than 6% lower specific energy, nearly 8.5% higher production rate, and 97% availability over a two-month period.
Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-005
Heidelberg Materials Hellas · Industrial raw mill; site not stated · more than 14000 operating hours; 2024 publication
Implementation exceeded 14000 operating hours; LSF standard deviation ranged 1.5-3 and other moduli were close to analytical reproducibility.
Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-006
Tokuyama Corporation · Nanyo cement plant · reported 2025
ABB reports 3% lower kiln thermal energy and about 70% fewer manual operator tasks.
Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-007
Golden Bay Cement Company · Portland cement plant · historical trials; updated 2025
Supplier reports mortar strength 58 to 65 MPa, reference concrete 28-30 to 32-34 MPa, and clinker LSF reduced from 98 to 95 while maintaining cement strength.