Cement News tagged under: ThyssenKrupp Polysius
Successful kiln lift at Mergelstetten's catch4climate project21 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsA 700t crane was used to lift the kiln into position at Mergelstetten cement plant, Germany, for the ‘catch4climate’ CO 2 capture project on 7 March 2024. The four European cement manufacturers Buzzi SpA ( Dyckerhoff GmbH ), Heidelberg Materials AG , Schwenk Zement GmbH und Co KG and Vicat SA joined forces in In 2019 to start the research company CI4C GmbH & Co KG to jointly realise the ‘catch4climate’ CO 2 capture project. Schwenk's Mergelstetten plant, for the construction a... |
thyssenkrupp Polysius wins Schwenk Zement activated clay project04 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsSchwenk Zement GmbH & Co KG has commissioned thyssenkrupp Polysius to build a demonstration plant in Alllmendingen for the production of activated clay without calcination. After the planned commissioning in 2025, the CO 2 emissions resulting from the production of cement containing clay will be significantly reduced. The new plant is based on an all-electric clay activation process jointly developed by thyssenkrupp Polysius and Schwenk Zement without calcination and without fuels. ... |
thyssenkrupp Polysius wins order for Cimpor Ghana's calcined clay plant13 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsCimpor Ghana Ltd has commissioned thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH for its new calcined clay project Cimpor Ghana Ltd has commissioned thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH with the construction of a flash activator for clay activation in Tema, Ghana. The plant will have the world's largest newly-built flash activator for clay with a production capacity of 1280tpd. Once operational in 2025, the Tema plant will save up to 440,000t of CO 2 emissions annually. Cimpor Global Holdings i... |
H&M Construction Co to build GCC K3 Odessa expansion project29 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsH&M Construction Co, Inc has been selected by GCC to be the design-builder of its new K3 pyroprocessing expansion at the Odessa , Texas, USA facility. GCC, a leading producer of cement and concrete in the US and Mexico, recently announced that it will execute a capacity expansion at the Odessa plant, increasing its cement production capacity by over 1Mta and lowering the plant’s greenhouse gas intensity by 13 per cent. As part of the design-build scope, H&M will work closely with GC... |
thyssenKrupp Polysius carry out kiln modernisation for Australian client24 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsIn July 2023 thyssenKrupp Polysius’ Service Team in Asia-Pacific successfully completed the modernisation of a cement kiln for a client in Australia. The scope included the installation and commissioning of the kiln inlet with housing, orifice, kiln inlet shell and kiln sealing arrangement. The goal of this project is to increase the usage of alternative fuel (tyre chips and plastic from municipal waste) in the calciner, and ensure a stable and efficient kiln operation with an output o... |
thyssenkrupp Polysius advise KCA representatives on alternative fuels09 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsDr Luc Rudowski, head of innovation, and Dr Uwe Maas, head of pyroprocessing technology at thysssenkrupp Poylusis, were recently pleased to receive representatives from the Korean Cement Association (KCA) and the Korean press at the thyssenkrupp Polysius site in Neubeckum, Germany. They also visited the Phoenix Cement plant to explore the use of alternative fuels in cement production and the decarbonisation of the European cement industry. Upon their visit, the KCA highlighted the... |
thyssenKrupp Polysius wins Polflame burner order in Vietnam05 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsthyssenKrupp Polysius’ team in Asia-Pacific was entrusted by an existing client with another polflame ® main burner for a cement plant in northern Vietnam. This burner, the 19th to be installed in the country, will be commissioned by this August 2023 at the client's cement Line No 2, with a clinker production estimated to be around 5000tpd. Lukas Schoeneck, CEO of thyssenkrupp Polysius Asia-Pacific, is very satisfied with the success of Polflame in Vietnam: "The polflame® bur... |
Research company CI4C to investigate use of polysius® pure oxyfuel12 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe four European cement manufacturers Buzzi Unicem-Dyckerhoff, HeidelbergCement AG, Schwenk Zement KG and Vicat plan to investigate the industrial-scale use of Oxyfuel carbon capture technology in cement production in a demonstration plant. Hence, the research company "CI4C - Cement Innovation for Climate" was established. The aim is to capture 100 per cent of the CO 2 and use it with the help of renewable energies to produce so-called 'refuels', ie climate-neutral synthetic fuels such a... |
Sustainable vision supported by thyssenkrupp at Cotec meeting10 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsAt the 11th Cumbre de Cotec Europa, an event hosted by the Cotec Foundation, thyssenkrupp supported the organisation's vision for a sustainable model for the economy and production systems. Together with several European partners the company has already developed various products aimed at reducing waste and energy consumption in cities, where the largest amount of energy is consumed. The King of Spain, Felipe VI, chaired the event together with the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio... |
Consortium awarded Oruro contract, Bolivia04 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsGerman-Spanish consortium (ThyssenKrupp) Polysius-Sacyr-Imasa has been awarded the US$244m contract for Ecebol’s new cement plant in Caracollo Norte, Oruro, Bolivia, according to the general manager of the Service for the Development of Productive Public Companies (SEDEM), Patricia Ballivián. Local press have reported that the award includes the construction of a US$2m electrical substation that was outside the technical scope of the project but represents a saving for the Bolivian state.... |