Cement News tagged under: Bolivia
Bolivia: Soboce receives new kiln25 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsBolivian cement company Sociedad Boliviana de Cemento (Soboce) has received a vertical kiln, the first to will installed in Bolivia, as part of Illimani LP12 project. An FLSmidth OK 36-4 mill will also be fitted into the firm's Viacha factory. The plant currently produces over 0.9Mta of cement but will see a capacity raise by 136 per cent to 2Mta. The project is 45 per cent complete and represents a total investment of over BOB550m (US$80.17m). The new equipment will be in use by the 2H... |
Bolivia: motor for mill 4000m above sea level18 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsGerman company Menzel Elektromotoren has delivered two motors to a cement plant in Bolivia for a cement mill and a classifier. The mill in question is not only Bolivia’s first VRM, but at 4000m above sea level it is also the highest installed elevation of an OK mill in the entire Americas. Due to the mill’s location, particular technical attention had to be paid to the durability of the motors. Menzel modified its standard motors further so they would be able to withstand special operatin... |
Bolivia’s Fancesa to open bids for new production unit26 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe opening of bids for the equipment of Fancesa’s new production facilities is expected today, according to Herland Daza, general manager of the Bolivian cement company. FLSmidth and Polysius are participating in the tender, which is valued around US$220m, according to Mr Daza. |
Bolivia: Itacamba’s highest production figures06 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsBolivian cement producer Itacamba Cemento has reported its highest ever production figure of cement, reaching 20,006t in June 2016 and breaking its previous record of 18,764.65t reported in August 2007. The firm intends to begin production at its Yacuses plant towards in the second half of 2016. Clinker production at the plant should begin in November and cement production in December. |
Bolivia: Fancesa seek new transport solution10 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsFancesa will study a project for its own road transport company put forward by the Chuquisaca government. The firm is in the middle of a dispute with local unionised truck drivers who anticipate that the new business unit will be a total failure. Fancesa has reportedly received an offer from Volvo that could provide at least 100 trucks immediately. |
Bolivia: Yacuses expected to produce cement in December16 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsWork on the 0.87Mta Yacuses cement plant, owned by Itacamba Cemento, in the Germán Busch province of Bolivia, 590km from Santa Cruz, has been completed by 70 per cent, according to the latest reports in the local press. First clinker is expected to be produced in November, with first cement leaving the production line in December. Equipment for the US$220m works was delivered by China-based Tianjin Cement Industry Design & Research Institute. |
Fancesa invites five overseas contracts to build new Sucre works05 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsBolivia’s Fábrica de Cemento Sucre SA (Fancesa) has invited five foreign equipment suppliers to take part in the bidding for the construction of its new plant in Sucre. “We have sent the invitations to European and Asian companies, in case of the Asian firms only to Japanese companies,” said Braulio Yucra, Fancesa director. Invited were Cemengal (Spain), FLSmidth (Denmark), Kawasaki (Japan), Krupp Polysius AG (Germany) and Grupo Faex (France). These now have 45 days to present their propos... |
Claudius Peters' Bolivian order09 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Spanish consortium, UTE ORURO, awarded a contract to Claudius Peters Projects for the delivery of a new packing and palletising plant for a greenfield cement plant in Oruro, Bolivia. UTE ORURO consists of Sacyr Industrial and Imasa Ingenieria y Proyectos SA, which received the order together with thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions to erect a new cement plant in the Bolivian highlands. The final customer, state-run Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia, plans a works with... |
Bolivia: Oruro plant online in 201721 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsWork on the new Oruro cement works in Caracollo, owned by Empresa Pública Productiva Cementos de Bolivia (Ecebol), is steadily progressing. Following an inspection of the construction of the Oruro cement works in Caracollo, engineering works have advanced by 17 per cent and the overall project has been completed by around a quarter. Therefore, the commissioning of the plant is expected in 2017. The plant covers an area of 9ha, excluding the quarry and reflects an investment of around U... |
Bolivia to increase output in 201619 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsBolivia is expected to increase production by around 11 per cent this year, as demand rises. Moreover, the commissioning of the new Sucre and Yacuses works will add to total output. Production for FY15, ending 31 March 2016, is forecast to be around 1Mt while predictions for FY16 are between 1.02-1.04Mt. “The market has been experiencing significant growth of about six each year. As a company we have been accompanying this growth to keep our majority share mainly in the department of Sant... |