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Holcim replaces Beckum cooler

08 January 2024, Published under Cement News

Holcim is modernising its Beckum pyroprocessing line with a new state-of-the-art Pendulum cooler. The project represents a EUR20m investment and is expected to significantly reduce the plant's thermal energy requirement as well as CO 2 emissions. The cement producer will shut down its plant on 24 July for approximately 45 days to install the new cooler with a restart scheduled for the beginning of September. However, during its annual inspection between 8-26 January, the plant will firs...

Finnsementti sets decarbonisation and lower carbon cement goals

30 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Through its parent company CRH , Finnsementti is committed to the science-based emission reduction goal of limiting global warming to less than 1.5˚C. To achieve these goals, Finnsementti needs to reduce is CO 2 emissions by at least a quarter from its 2021 level by 2030. However, the company has set a 30 per cent reduction over the period as its goal. CO 2 emission reductions at Finnsementti are obtained from both the specific emissions of clinker and cement. In the case of ceme...

Stepping up cooler efficiency

08 March 2021, Published under Cement News

Tianjin Cement Industry Design and Research Institute Co’s new fourth-generation cooler, called the ‘Sinowalk’, includes key features such as high heat recovery efficiency, stable mechanical performance and intelligent control. Having been well received by the cement industry in recent years, typical case studies for new EPC and retrofit projects bring to light ways in which the Sinowalk is helping to save energy and reduce carbon emissions. By Ma Jiaomei, Wu Yongzhe, Xiang Donghu and Pan Pe...

A cooler for the future

29 April 2019, Published under Cement News

To reduce frequent clinker cooler downtime and high clinker temperatures a US cement plant required a new cooler to be installed. As an additional benefit future upgrades would also be easier to carry out. By IKN, Germany. Figure 1: this US cement plant had a new cooler installed by IKN to maximise performance A cement plant in the USA (see Figure 1) was experiencing frequent clinker cooler downtime and high clinker temperatures, which were causing production issues. In addition...

Made to fit

02 November 2018, Published under Cement News

Replacing cooler grate plates with a lane unit system combines low investment with the highest efficiency in the market, as shown by a recent project in South Korea carried out by Claudius Peters. By Andre Vos, Claudius Peters Projects GmbH, Germany. Figure 1: the ETA lane unit concept explained In September 2017 Ssangyong Cement replaced the old grate cooler technology at its plant in Donghae, South Korea, with a new state-of-the-art ETA cooler from Claudius Peters. As the sayi...

CRH to invest EUR8m in Lumbres plant

25 May 2018, Published under Cement News

Equiom has announced it will invest EUR8m in its plant in Lumbres, France. The sum represents the largest investment in the works for 15 years, according to Nord Eclair. Last year, improvements were made on the dust filters of the facility, which, along with two other plants, recently came under ownership of Ireland-based CRH. The project enabled the plant to meet European environment standards. The current spate of work centres around a new cooler. This will enable heat recovery from...

Red rivers of segregation

09 March 2016, Published under Cement News

This month’s Technical Forum ponders the tendency of particulate solids to segregate at various stages of the cement manufacturing process with critical implications, especially in the clinker cooler. Red rivers are caused by particle segregation in the cement production process and can cause premature equipment failure As this month’s Technical Forum focusses on the phenomenon of segregation in the cement manufacturing process, let’s start with a definition of segregation. ...

The modern cooler

16 November 2015, Published under Cement News

Clinker cooling is a key step in the pyroprocessing system. The cooler is essential for recuperating heat from the clinker and cooling it sufficiently for the cement milling operation. However, the primary objective of the cooler is to transport hot clinker from the kiln. During this process, the cooler fulfills a range of functions and its design needs to take into account the requirement to transport clinker efficiently as well as help to recover waste heat and obtain the optimum clinker p...

Mardin’s cooler upgrade

02 March 2015, Published under Cement News

Autumn 2014 saw the installation of a new 4000tpd cooler at Mardin Cement, southeastern Turkey. Taking into consideration a limited stoppage time, the project was successfully completed in just 21 days from flame-off to flame-on. The new cooler has cleared a bottleneck in the pyroprocessing line and has enabled the plant to operate at a much higher capacity. By Ugras Akay & Mogens Fons, Fons Technology International, Turkey. Fons Technology International completes the design and insta...

FLSmidth’s Chinese highlights

24 March 2014, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth has decades of experience in cement plant construction in the Chinese market. Its technology and engineering capabilities has enabled the Danish turnkey specialists to build strong relationships with many leading Chinese producers and equipment suppliers. Such opportunities have led to the recent cooperation between FLSmidth and CNBM International Engineering in the first of many projects the two companies hope to build together outside of China. FLSmidth's long-term strategy...