Cement News tagged under: maintenance
Tarmac embraces Schaeffler OPTIME solution04 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsSchaeffler’s OPTIME wireless condition monitoring solution is helping prevent unplanned downtime of machines and auxiliary equipment at the Tarmac Tunstead limestone plant near Buxton, Derbyshire, UK. The site benefits from the early detection of equipment failures, as the OPTIME app keeps the maintenance team informed on the condition of the machines at all times, without them having to take manual readings. Tarmac Tunstead is home to one of the largest limestone quarries in Europe. ... |
East African Portland Cement begins second phase of Athi River upgrade01 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsEast African Portland Cement (EAPC) has commenced the second phase of its upgrading programme at its Athi River plant. The programme, which will involve a 25-day maintenance shutdown, is designed to boost cement production capacity at the facility to 1Mta in the next two years. “Our machines have run for many years with upgrades in between and lack of maintenance, which has depreciated our capacity. For now we are doing the second phase of our machine upgrades and this is targeting t... |
Misr Cement becomes an exclusive agent for MAN in south Upper Egypt18 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsMisr Cement Maintenance has collaborated with Kastour Egypt for Trade and Industry, the exclusive agent of the International German truck brand MAN along with other brands. The agreement was signed by Kastour Egypt for Trade and Industry, represented by Eng Kastour Mamdouh Kastour, chairman and managing director, and Misr Cement Maintenance, represented by Eng Bassam Abdel Rasoul, group chieft echnical officer. Misr Cement Maintenance's centre is now the authorised service and mainte... |
FLSmidth awarded new service contract25 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth will support a leading cement producer to improve the reliability and performance of its operations in Latin America. The new contract builds on a long-standing relationship between the two companies and will last a period of 18 months. Covering the complete production process, from quarry to packing plant, FLSmidth will support the customer in improving overall equipment efficiency and thus plant productivity. The scope of supply includes training and mentoring of plant perso... |
Hatschek plant to combust CO2-reduced fuels23 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsRohrdorfer’s Hatschek cement plant will have its rotary kiln shut down for repair work between 2 January - 12 February 2023. In addition to the annual routine maintenance at the German plant and the renewal of the refractory kiln lining, numerous improvement measures will be carried out again this year. Rohrdorfer Group -owned Südbayerisches Portland-Zementwerk Gebr Wiesböck & Co GmbH will install a new probe for gas analysis at the kiln inlet. To further reduce false air, the k... |
Venezuelan cement industry operates 40% capacity09 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe cement industry in Venezuela is operating at 40 per cent of its installed capacity, according to Orlando Chirinos, president of the Cement Workers Federation (Fetracemento). “The cement industry is totally paralysed, technically, because it is below its production capacity. At the national level, the industry is using 40 per cent of its production capacity. We are talking of 9Mt that today is producing less than one million metric tons”, he expressed. He attributed the reduced capacit... |
Société de Ciments de Gabès begins kiln shutdown24 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsWork on the kiln shutdown at Société de Ciments de Gabès cement plant in Tunisia began on 23 June 2022. The work is being carried out by Sotuqua. The plant , which belongs to the Secil group has a cement capacity of 1.29Mta and is situated on the east coast of Tunisia. |
Misr Cement (Qena) approves operations and maintenance programme20 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe board of directors of Misr Cement (Qena) have approved the operations and maintenance of the company’s factory, according to a filing to the Egyptian Exchange (EGX). The factory was managed by Arab Swiss Engineering Company (ASEC) under an agreement that ends ion 30 June 2022. On 16 May Misr Cement (Qena) reported a 106 per cent YoY increase in consolidated profit attributable to controlling shareholders during the 1Q22, recording EGP59.631m (US$3.18m). |
Power Cement's Kiln Line III to resume operations by the end of April 202213 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsPower Cement Ltd informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 11 April 2022, that a component of the new Line III of the company’s plant at Nooriabad Industrial Area, Kalo Kohar District, Jamshoroo, Sindh, was damaged at the end of January 2022. According to Power Cement's Company Secretary, Salman Gogan, it does not expect an adverse financial impact due to the warranty coverage and the availability of stock sufficient to cover over two months of sales. Meanwhile, the planned periodic ... |
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. |