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Cement Extraction and processing Britannica. There are four stages in the manufacture of portland cement: (1) crushing and grinding the raw materials, (2) blending the materials in the correct proportions, (3) burning the prepared mix in a kiln, and (4) grinding the burned product, known as clinker, together with some 5 percent of gypsum (to control the time of set of the cement) The