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Article from Global Cement (July 2022): OYAK Cement is committed to minimizing its environmental impact by investing in the best available technologies. W. L. Gore & Associates offered an opportunity to them to reduce emissions and save energy costs while achieving production goals.

March, 2022: W. L. Gore & Associates recently partnered with the Southwest Cement Group to help the Lisen Plant in Deyang, China, dramatically transform its dust collection system. The resulting reduction in emissions, energy consumption and operating costs clearly justified the investment.

Chris Polizzi, W. L. Gore & Associates, explains how a well-designed baghouse, quality filter bags, and a solid partnership between cement plant and supplier could help cement producers to achieve long, predictable bag life.

Economic sequels from COVID-19 will be among the worst in history. But what did the cement industry do to counter its effects? This article illustrates how reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) through smart investments can allow a cement plant to remain flexible in times of low and high demand.

Written by Carlos Lopez Cuevas, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Carlos Lopéz Cuevas, W.L. Gore & Associates, Mexico, considers how calculating TCO can help identify added value as well as hidden costs. Cement plants are increasingly looking at Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) when they make purchasing decisions. This is a useful tool that accounts for both the initial and ongoing costs of a product or service, as well as any indirect costs that should be considered.

In 2018, W. L. Gore & Associates approached Steve Kearsey, Senior Process Engineer at Breedon Group, to introduce the concept of low resistance membrane technology, and to determine if GORE® LOW DRAG filter bags could help Breedon Cement to improve on the performance of existing filter media.

Article from Industry Europe, November 2018: W. L. Gore is not only commemorating its 60th anniversary in 2018, but has also achieved leadership in yet another area. The company has recently launched a pioneering new product, a game changer for the filtration sector: GORE^® LOW DRAG Filter Bags. In her article, Romana Moares reports about the versatility and the benefits of this innovative product and explains why it has reached a leadership position in the market.

Chris Polizzi, W.L. Gore & Associates, USA, addresses the benefits that can be gained by installing filter bags with the lowest possible drag.

In an article published in the World Cement Magazine, Chris Polizzi, W. L. Gore & Associates Inc., details the pursuit of a lower total cost of ownership at a large kiln baghouse.

A four page article by Chris Polizzi advising on how to achieve the lowest total cost ownership (TCO) in process baghouses. Published in World Cement (February 2018)