Cement News tagged under: Fives
Fives collaborates with Holcim for hydrogen decarbonisation order07 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsWith more than 50 years of leadership in hydrogen, Fives is supporting Holcim in its energy transition and the decarbonisation of its production processes. Fives has carried out hydrogen tests with Holcim at the La Malle site in France, which have made it possible to achieve a hydrogen substitution rate of more than 50 per cent, a result unprecedented in the cement industry, claims Fives. In addition, the project has significantly increased the rate of use of alternative fuels while m... |
Fives to supply FCB Horomill® to Cementos Moctezuma20 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsWith 14 machines already installed in Mexico, Cementos Moctezuma SA de CV has once again selected the FCB Horomill ® technology to increase the cement production capacity of its Tepetzingo plant. Cementos Moctezuma and Fives FCB recently signed a contract for the supply of one FCB Horomill 3800 grinding mill and associated supervisory services for erection and commissioning. The collaboration between Fives and Cementos Moctezuma is a success story. During 29 years of collaborati... |
Fives to supply Sococim Industries with Novaflam® burner20 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsFives' double expertise in combustion and cement will be key to help Sococim Industries ( Vicat group ) reach its goal to increase the performance of its new cement plant line in Senegal while limiting its environmental footprint. Sococim , a long-standing customer of Fives, has three main goals to improve the kiln performance of its new cement line: • Use a large panel of fuels as well as alternative solid fuels (ie biomass) and alternative liquid fuels (ie used oil) • Reduce the emissio... |
Fives to supply grinding unit for Xeuilley cement plant07 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsFives has been selected by Vicat for the modernisation of a grinding unit for the Xeuilley cement plant, France. The project involves the integration of a new FCB TSV™ 3600 THF classifier and a TGT ® filter with a filtration area of 2840m², a 550kW circulation fan and associated equipment to link with the existing circuit. The control and electrical equipment is also part of the order, except for the PLC program, which will be carried out by Vicat teams for standardisation purposes. Th... |
Fives receives French Pillard NOVAFLAM® order03 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsFives has signed a contract for the delivery of a Pillard NOVAFLAM ® evolution for a new production line at a French cement plant. The cement producer is looking to decrease energy consumption and increase alternative fuel use to decarbonise. The new 65MW burner will be a significant step to producing clinker using the lowest amount of energy and support the substitution of fossil fuels such as natural gas, pulverised coal or petcoke by maximising the use of alternative fuels with a n... |
Sococim Industries selects Fives for new clinker production line20 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsFives FCB and Sococim Industries ( Vicat group ) have signed a contract for the supply of the new 6500tpd clinker production line at the Rufisque plant, Senegal. The Chairman of Sococim Industries, M Youga Sow, selected Fives’ engineering and equipment for this new installation. Highest flexibility and optimised energy efficiency For this new line project, Sococim Industries wanted to implement the best technologies and international standards to ensure the highest flexibility... |
China National Building Materials (CNBM)27 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsChina National Building Materials (CNBM) has announced a collaboration agreement with Fives. The two companies will join forces to explore a range of international projects, including plant upgrades and expansions, as well as new plants. By partnering with Fives, CNBM is acknowledging Fives’ ability to develop and supply sustainable technologies at the highest level, aimed at improving plant energy efficiency, reducing the CO 2 footprint and preserving natural resources, while increasing ce... |
First clinker produced from new Tula line11 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsOn 2 July 2017, Fives produced the first clinker from Cementos Fortaleza's new 3300tpd production line in Tula, Mexico. This completion follows the successful start-up of the two cement grinding plants equipped with FCB Horomill® in December and January. |
Fives awarded dryer contract by Cementos del Norte14 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsFives has been selected by Cementos del Norte SA (Cenosa) to supply a new FCB Flash dryer, which will be installed on the existing cement ball mill of the Bijao plant in Honduras. The existing ball mill was supplied and installed by Fives FCB in 2001 for a production capacity of 90tph pozzolanic cement, but since then, both pozzolana content and moisture rate have increased significantly. " Once in operation, the grinding plant drying capacity will be enhanced with correspond... |
Fives installs grinding mill for ECDE05 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsFives has installed the first FCB B cement grinding mill in April 2017 at Entreprise des Ciments et Dérivés d’El Chellif’s (ECDE) 6000tpd clinker line at Chlef, Algeria. ECDE is a member of the industrial group Ciments d’Algérie (GICA). Installation of the mill followed the erection of the Ø5.1m x L 82m kiln in February 2017. A heavy lifting jack crane system sliding on rails was required to install the Ø4.8m x 17.8m shell and 98.5t gearbox inside its specific finished building. Grinding ... |