Cement News tagged under: Bagging & Packaging
Carolinas Cement plans US$5m packaging facility09 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsCarolinas Cement Company, part of the Titan America group, announced Friday it has submitted an application with New Hanover County to build a permit to construct a US$5m packaging facility. The new unit would add to an existing storage and handling terminal owned and operated by Roanoke Cement Company, another subsidiary of Titan, on the site of the former Ideal cement plant in Castle Hayne, where Titan is planning to build a new cement plant. The proposed Castle Hayne cement plant, w... |
Claudius Peters to supply Indarung VI project, Indonesia05 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsClaudius Peters Projects has been awarded a contract from PT Semen Padang, part of Semen Indonesia, to supply two new cement storage silos for the cement producer's new Indarung VI project. The scope of supply comprises two storage silos type IC with Inspection chamber, each with a diameter of 20m and a volume of 9000m³. The two silos are to be placed on two rail tracks in line with four existing and well proven Claudius Peters IC Silos, which were supplied in the 1990’s. From each silo, th... |
FLSmidth Ventomatic consolidates its presence in the minerals and chemical industries28 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth Ventomatic SpA (Ventomatic) has strengthened its position in the minerals and chemical industries through the consolidation of partnerships with two Italian companies, Imeco® and Italmeccanica, both with long-standing experience in the packaging of powdery and granulated products. Ventomatic said in a statement that thanks to these two strong business partnerships, it is now in the position to design, manufacture and supply fully proven and efficient bagging solutions specificall... |
Groundbreaking for Zuari packing terminal, India24 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsZuari Cement on Tuesday held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 1Mta port-based cement-packing terminal at the Kochi port on the west coast of India. The unit is expected to become operational by the third quarter of 2015, according to Nabil Francis, managing director of Zuari Cement. He added that the Kochi terminal will enhance the company’s access to western and southern markets as well as possibly increase exports. Currently, the company, which is part of the Italcementi group, has two... |
Semen Indonesia inaugurates Banjarmasin packing plant07 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia has inaugurated a new cement packing plant in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, taking the company’s total number of packing facilities to 23. The plant is estimated to have cost IDR120bn (US$10m), the company said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday. It has a cement silo equipped with two lines capable of packing 2200 bags per hour, the statement said. The new facility will also be equipped with a port that can unload at 300tph which is set to begin operations in... |
CMS to invest in new grinding plant20 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsCMS Cement, part of the Cahya Mata Sarawak group, has announced plans to invest in a third grinding unit to meet Sarawak's further cement consumption requirements. The new grinding plant will boost capacity by 1Ma to 2.75Mta. It will be established adjacent to CMS Cement's existing clinker plant in Mambong, Jalan Penrissen, according to Richard Curtis, managing director of Cahya Mata. CMS Cement is the only cement producer on Sarawak, one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borne... |
A TEC awarded two contracts by Messebo, Ethiopia06 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsA TEC has been awarded two contracts by Messebo Building Materials of Ethiopia: one for an alternative fuels system and the other for a big-bag filling station. The alternative fuels system contract was awarded to A TEC in the first quarter of the year and includes engineering, supply of equipment, civil construction works and supervision. The alternative fuels are sesame straw/stalk. Manufacturing and erection will be carried out by Mesfin Industrial Engineering PLC, a high qualified sist... |
Semen Padang plans new packing plant, Indonesia28 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia group company Semen Padang plans to build a new packing plant at a site close to Pulau Baai port in Bengkulu at a cost of IDR100bn (US$920,000). "We have already earmarked IDR100bn to build a packing factory for Semen Padang near the Pualu Baai port in Bengkulu in 2014," the company's marketing director Benny Wendry told the Jakarta Post. The project is pending approval from the board of directors. Should the green light be given, the project should start early next year and... |
Holcim Indonesia commissions new packing plant11 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Indonesia has commissioned its new packaging plant and silo in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. President Director of Holcim Indonesia, Eaman Ginley, said the packing plant and silo would better serve the customers in the region. "With the facility we hope to reach our operational target . Our customers would easily find our product in the market in West Kalimantan," he told local media. The silo, which is located at Jalan Raya Wajok Hilir, 25km from Pontianak, will improve the cement lo... |
Sri Lankan government plans four port-based cement facilities24 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe government of Sri Lanka plans to establish four cement facilities adjacent to the country’s main ports as part of its plan to establish new industrial estates within new and existing port structures. Approval has been granted to lease lands owned by the major ports of Colombo, Galle and Trincomalee to set up grinding and packing plants under the ‘One Cement Factory in One Harbour’ concept. The Sri Lanka Ports Authority highlight that establishing these facilities on port premises r... |