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The article describes the method of assessing the competitiveness of cement plants, taking into account the quality of products and their energy efficiency. For the first time the criteria of cement production competitiveness and of cement quality have been offered and scientifically grounded, which allowed defining the degree of energy efficiency of each plant. This evaluation of the performance of cement plants is of great scientific and practical importance, as it determines their market attractiveness, reflects the quality of their operation, makes it possible to objectively choose the direction of the existing plants modernization, or of the construction of a new plant. The advantages of wet-method cement production plants not only in ecological, but also on fuel and energy indicators have been demonstrated. The obtained results give grounds to recommend for each plant its energy cost index. The market competitiveness of the produced cement increases with the minimization of this cost index. |
