International Cement, the premier conference and exhibition showcase for the cement industry for more than 35 years, recently announced part of its program and a revised plant tour offering for this year's event in Rosemont (Chicago), Ill., Dec. 8-11, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (formerly the Rosemont Convention Center).

The plant tour will be Lone Star Industries' Oglesby, Ill., facility. Oglesby was the first site at which portland cement was produced in the State of Illinois in 1892. Lone Star has operated the plant since 1982. The 1,850-tpd production line was recently awarded a permit to burn whole tires. A mid-kiln tire burning system was scheduled to be installed during a planned kiln outage in August 2002 and should be available for viewing in time for IC2002. A mixing air system will be installed in October to reduce potential CO emissions. Plans are to fully automate the tire handling system in 2003.

Among the confirmed speakers offering presentations at IC2003 are:

• Paul Yhouse, President and CEO, Holcim (US) Inc., who will deliver the Keynote Address. In November, Yhouse will assume the duties as Chairman of the Board for the Portland Cement Association.

• David Czechowski, Manager — Economic Research, PCA, who will provide an industry outlook and forecast for the U.S. and Canada.

• Jan Prusinski, Executive Director, Slag Cement Association.

• Robert Schreiber Jr., President, Schreiber Yonley & Associates, who will give an environmental update for the cement industry.

• Linda M. Hills, Senior Materials Technologist, Construction Technology Laboratories, who will discuss the importance of Mix Homogeneity.

• Charles (Chuck) Yagel, Project Engineer, Suwannee American Cement, who will talk about the construction of his company's first plant.

• Lee Rudolph, General Manager, and David Eubanks, Southeast Manager, Cemcon International, who will discuss how to attract and retain good people to the industry.

• Charles M. Wilk, Program Manager — Waste Management Applications, PCA, who will present information on the use of cement-based solidification/stabilization treatment in brownfield remediation.

• Jim Lolcama, Principal Hydrogeologist, KCF Groundwater Inc., whose topic is “Karst Flow Conduits, Sinkholes, and CKD Landfills: Planning to Avoid Costly Failure.”

• Richard Zimmel, Plant Manager, Lone Star Industries, who will preview the plant tour.

For more information on registration for or exhibiting at International Cement 2002, contact: Eileen Oswald, President, Cornerstone Expositions
419 Farrington Drive, Lincolnshire, IL 60069, USA
telephone: (+1) 847-482-0130; fax: (+1) 847-482-0131
e-mail: eoswald@cornerstoneexpos.com; web: www.cornerstoneexpos.com