Multi Media

CemWeek Article
Click on the headings to read Part One and Part Two of CSI Program Director Howard Klee's interview in Cemweek. 

Videos: Houston CSI Forum
Click here to view video clips from organizations involved in the CSI.

Key Performance Indicators

Data (reported 2006 unless otherwised specified)

  KPI Average Range Companies Reported
i Specific heat consumption of clinker production
(MJ/ton clinker)
3,744α n/a

17/18 (Under the GNR Project)

ii Alternative Fuel Rate (% of thermal energy consumption) n/a 1% - 17%
All 11 reporting members
iii Biomass Fuel Rate (% of thermal energy consumption) n/a
0.6% - 9%
All 11 reporting members
iv Alternative Raw Materials Rate (% total raw materials for cement production) n/a
1% - 12%
All 11 reporting members
v
Clinker/Cement Ratio (%) 78.7α n/a
17/18 (Under the GNR Project)
Footnote

α  Following limitations on data reporting, this figure reflects 2005 data as reported by 17 CSI member companies under the "Getting the Numbers Right" (GNR) initiative.