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WHR project begins at Fujairah plant

26 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Sustainable energy solutions provider Engie Solutions has announced that work has begun on its 10MW waste heat recovery (WHR) project at Lafarge Emirate Cement 's (LEC) plant in Fujairah , UAE. The WHR plant is expected to be commissioned by year-end 2023.    Last year, LEC, part of Holcim UAE, had signed a 10-year build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) contract with Engie Solutions, under which Engie will design, finance, construct and manage operations of a 10MW WHR system on LEC’s F...

ASEC repairs bearings in kiln tyre supports at UAE plant

05 April 2022, Published under Cement News

A cement plant in the UAE faced a major incident in February 2022 that caused severe damage in the journal bearings and roller supports in the middle tyre of the kiln. At very short notice, Arab Swiss Engineering Company (ASEC) addressed the damage. A team of experts from ASEC   started the job immediately with the following objectives: • investigations leading to the development of the root cause of the failure • supervision of replacing and repairing all damaged parts • inve...

VAS Template successfully implemented at Lafarge Emirates Cement

17 April 2013, Published under Cement News

Fritz & Macziol has reached another important milestone in the rollout of the logistics system VAS with the final acceptance at the Lafarge Emirates cement plant, UAE. The launch was realised in a short time using a template, which has been specially modified to Lafarge's processes. The cooperation between Lafarge and the Fritz & Macziol project team made a critical contribution to this fast implementation. "We were able to start the further optimisation process with the demonstrably test...

Dubai Group in talks for Lafarge Emirates stake sale, UAE

14 September 2012, Published under Cement News

The Dubai Group is in talks to sell its 45 per cent stake in its UAE joint venture with Lafarge, according to reports by Reuters. Lafarge Emirates Cement, set up in 2005, is restructuring and needs additional capital to help support the business, something Dubai Group is unable to provide due to its debts. Lafarge Emirates Cement was set up as a joint venture between Lafarge,  Dubai Group, part of conglomerate Dubai Holding, and the Fujairah government, an emirate in the Northern part of ...