6 Cement Plant Operations Handbook – Sixth Edition Contents Section A – ProceSS SummArieS 1 Introduction10 1 The basics of cement manufacture – 2 History of cement manufacture – 3 Portland cement in today s world 2 Raw materials14 1 Raw materials – 2 Raw mix – 3 Reserves – 4 Crushing – 5 Drying – 6 Pre blending