Dr Clark muses on the complications of cement production accounting and the estimation of the physical inventory stocks of in-process materials.

February’s Cemtech Middle East and Africa in Dubai was again an informative event enjoyed by all participants. For the moderator it was a particularly busy time as a three-day technical workshop was delivered for 26 people from cement companies in Angola, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. As usual the series of presentations on cement manufacturing-related topics were interspersed with exercises and lively discussions between participants.