Cement News tagged under: grinding
Shree Cement plans new 3Mta unit in Karnataka29 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement is planning to set up a cement grinding and bagging unit with a capacity of 3Mta at Doddaballapur in the Bengaluru Rural district of Karnataka. The project will extend over 70 acres of land. In May 2021, the project was approved by State High Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC), and Shree Cement is now awaiting for environmental clearance for the project. The contractor and suppliers are still being finalised. The company expects to start work on the project by the third quart... |
Ultratech places follow-up order with Gebr Pfeiffer21 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsAs part of Ultratech Cement Ltd 's expansion drive, Gebr Pfeiffer SE (Germany) and its Indian subsidiary Gebr Pfeiffer (India) Pvt. Ltd, has received an order for the delivery of several grinding plants with vertical roller mills (VRMs) for grinding cement raw material as well as solid fuels. The cooperative partnership between Ultratech Cement Ltd, India's largest cement producer, and Gebr Pfeiffer is once again confirmed and expanded by this follow-up order, the equipment manufacture... |
Nuvoco Vistas to open 1.2Mt grinding plant29 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsNuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd , India's fifth-largest cement group, is planning to set up a 1.2Mta grinding plant at its existing works in Bhiwani , Haryana, as part of its expansion in the North region of the country. According to the company, the new grinding facility will aid full utilisation of clinker production in the region. Its flagship brands - Concreto, Duraguard and Double Bull - offer a mix of products across all price points, with Double Bull the fastest growing cement brand in th... |
Gebr Pfeiffer to supply three more MVR mills to Pakistan16 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsAs a follow-up to the state-of-the-art MVR mills recently supplied to Askari Cement's Nizampur plant, Gebr Pfeiffer has now been contracted to supply three additional MVR mills to Fauji Cement's new plant in Salar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab province, Pakistan. Fauji Cement's merger with Askari Cement and the addition of the new lines will make Fauji Cement the third-largest cement producer in Pakistan with a total future capacity of 10.3Mta, Gebr Pfeiffer highlighted. As with the Nizampur ... |
Cementos Melon inaugurates new grinding unit25 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsChile-based Cementos Melón has officially inaugurated its new grinding unit about 8.5km north of Punta Arenas in the country’s southern Magallanes region. The new 0.25Mta plant represents an investment of US$45m and is expected to produce 80,000t of cement in its first year as it ramps up capacity. At the inauguration, Cementos Melón General Manager, Jorge Eugenín, said: “For us Magallanes has always been an interesting market, its consumption is comparable to cities in developed count... |
CAD40m to Ciment Québec to reduce carbon footprint06 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Government of Québec announced that it will provide CAD40m to Ciment Québec Inc to modernise part of the cement producer’s Saint-Basile plant to enable the production of lower-carbon cement. The project will include a new grinding workshop with two new grinding mills and could benefit from an additional CAD6m, added as financial support from the Québec Ministry of Finance. The addition of more efficient grinding systems will lead to a 10 per cent drop in greenhouse gas emissions. Ele... |
Tamilnadu Cements to build new grinding unit04 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsTamilnadu Cements has revealed plans to build a new grinding plant at Alangulam, in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India. The new unit, which will cost US$5.23m, will serve the nearby Arasu cement plant, according to The Hindu newspaper. With construction expected to take 10 months, the new facility will double capacity from 0.28Mta to 0.56Mta, helping to meet huge demand in the southern districts and boosting production of Tamilnadu Cement's Valimai brand, which the company has sold ... |
Bringing down temperature12 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s tropical climate, with its high humidity, places extra challenges on FICO-YTL’s grinding plant operations in Tay Ninh, affecting the performance of the final product. However, following an upgrade the cement produced in the mill is now of a significantly better quality, while output has increased and power consumption reduced. By Hongzhi Zhu, CETEC Co Ltd, China. Following an upgrade at FICO-YTL's grinding operations in Tay Ninh, Vietnam, the company's cement quality has ... |
Norcem temporarily halts production at plants22 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsNorway-based Norcem has suspended operations at its Brevik and Kjøpsvik plants due to annual scheduled maintenance work and the crash of a central mill engine at Kjøpsvik. In addition, a supplier who should have carried out some of the maintenance work dropped out. Part of the production has been replaced by imports. CEO John Sunde says the company expects stocks to cleared but was unable to say for how long. |
Decarbonisation and grinding innovation01 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsChristian Pfeiffer (Germany) is one of the leading suppliers for grinding and separation technologies to the global cement industry. Martin Paterson, managing director, discusses the latest trends in cement manufacturing technology and the potential for decarbonisation to drive innovation in grinding technologies. Martin Paterson, Managing Director of Christian Pfeiffer ICR: Can you give us a ‘virtual tour’ of Christian Pfeiffer and its main activities? Martin Paterson (MP... |