. . The value of cement imports in 2018 was US$11 billion internationally. It is important to mention that the imported cement’s value dropped by -23.2% for all cement importing countries since 2014. The cement purchased value was $14.3 billion internationally in 2014. . From a continental perspective, Asian countries imported the most cement tonnage…
Cement Imports by Country in 2018
Gypsum Powder
What Is Gypsum Powder? Gypsum is a sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dehydrate, CaSO4.2H2O. It is soft, widely mined and used as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, blackboard chalk and fertilizer. Naturally occurring gypsum is composed of calcium, sulfur, oxygen and hydrogen. . As said, Gypsum is a soft mineral that…
Difference between Cement & Clinker
. Cement and clinker are different construction materials. Cement is a powder used as a binding material in building and construction but clinker is mainly applied in cement production. . . Main differences between cement and clicker . Amoot Iranian Trading Company is an active prosperous cement supplier as well as clinker supplier, ready to…
Dominant Cement Producing Countries from 2014 to 2018
. . Cement as a water-based binder is applied to bind other building materials together which is consumed in the production of mortar and concrete during the construction process. Its ability to hold the structure together made cement an important inseparable substance in construction industry, attracting many countries to invest on cement production. . The…
Portland Cement Clinker
. . The cement clinker is a dark grey nodular material produced through heating the ground limestone and clay at a temperature range of 1400-1500 degrees of centigrade. The produced nodules are ground up to a fine powder to produce cement, with a small amount of gypsum included to control the properties. Nodules consist of…
The Significance of Cement in Construction Industry
. Cement is known as the world’s most important building material, replacing all other substances like clay and lime. . Cement is dry powder and should not be confused with concretes or mortars. However cement is an important constituent of both of these materials, acting as ‘glue’ which gives strength to structures. Some construction trade…
The Significance of Sulphur Element in Plants’ Growth
. . Mostly sulphur fertilizer was neglected in the past agricultural industry while at the present time it is well known as a fundamental and substantial nutrient that is as significant as urea fertilizer for plants. . Today sulphur is known as the second most necessary nutrient for the plants after nitrogen by many agronomists. …
History of Sulfuric Acid
. At the present time, sulfuric acid (alternative spelling sulphuric acid) is one of the most highly consumed chemicals globally but it was probably not recognized before the 16th century. . First, sulfuric acid was invented by Johann Van Helmont (c.1600) through destructive distillation of green vitriol (ferrous sulfate) and by burning sulfur. The leading…
Hints & Tips on Application of Urea Fertilizer
. . It is more than one decade that Amoot Iranian Trading Company has been providing urea fertilizer for international buyers. Urea fertilizer is usually used in a dry and granular form and is the most welcomed nitrogen fertilizer globally as it has the highest amount of nitrogen (46%) in comparison to other popular nitrogen…
Iran Maintains Rank as the World’s 10th Top Cement Manufacturer in 2018
. . The USGS report which was published in February 2019 demonstrated the global superior cement manufacturers as follow: . . Other countries totally produced around 756 million tons of cement in 2018. It is significant to note that the overall cement output amounted to 4.1 billion tons in 2018 that has grown 1.23% year…