Cement News tagged: Recent orders
Añorga plant to undergo electrical energy supervision upgrade
The Spanish Añorga cement factory of Sociedad Financiera y Minera SA ( HeidelbergCement Group) is to install an electrical energy management system. Currently energy measurement at the plant is carried out locally, with no real-time control of the energy consumed by the production equipment, nor its monitoring in the distributed control system (PCS7). The project will allow the ...
GCC to modernise Samalayuca plant
GCC has signed an EPC contract with thyssenkrupp Polysius to upgrade the pyroprocess system, at its Samalayuca plant , to increase the clinker production capacity, increase the usage of alternative fuels and substantially reduce emissions in Samayaluca, Mexico. The project involves the engineering, supply and modification of the preheater including cyclones an extension of the calcin...
Gebr Pfeiffer commissions Kenyan mill
Gebr Pfeiffer has successfully commissioned third line for cement grinding for Mombasa Cement Ltd, Vpingo , Kenya. The project for Tororo Cement subsidary Mombasa Cement included the installation of a Gebr Pfeiffer vertical roller mill MVR3750C-4. The original order was placed in July 2019 .
Bedeschi delivers new Eco-Hopper to Melón
The new Eco-Hopper supplied by Bedeschi Spa to Chilean cement producer Cemento Melón SA is reaching the working position on the Mardones pier in the southern port of Punta Arenas, Chile. The Eco-Hopper is designed for direct unloading of clinker to trucks at a rate of 600tph and is designed to work with 12m 3 grabs. The machine is equipped with pulse-jet bag filters with high filtrati...
Bruks Siwertell wins mobile ship unloader order from Swecem
Bruks Siwertell has secured a new order for a next-generation Siwertell road-mobile ship unloader from Merit producer and cement importer, Swecem AB, a subsidiary of Peab Group’s Swerock. The unit has an unloading capacity of 300tph, for vessels up to around 10,000dwt, and will secure environment-friendly, dust-free cement handling at one of northern Europe’s leading ports, Helsingborg, Sw...
Dal wins German rotary dryer project
Dal wins order for a new dryer at a Otterbein Turkish engineering and turnkey supplier, DAL has been awarded a project to replace the complete limestone rotary dryer and auxiliary equipment for Zement und Kalkwerke Otterbein in Germany. The rotary dryer measures 3x22m and will be delivered to the cement and lime manufacturer in Otterbein, Großenlünder-Müs, Germany.
Strabag wins contractor order for Malogoszcz modernistion project
Lafarge (Holcim group) cement plant in Małogoszcz has appointed Strabag company is the contractor for the modernisation of its new clinker line. The scope of works by Strabag includes: construction of 28 facilities included in the technological line in the field of direct and indirect foundations, protection of excavations, reinforced concrete structure, and tunnels for conveyors. ...
Geda speeds up progress at Marker-Zement's new kiln line
Two GEDA devices will be installed permanently at Marker-Zement GmbH Preparations have been moving ahead at full speed since summer 2020 at Marker-Zement GmbH , where one of the most modern cement kilns in Germany is being constructed in Donau-Ries to replace the existing 50-year old kiln. The objective of this cement works modernisation is both to secure jobs and improve clim...
Ash Grove Cement cuts ribbon on Port Manatee ship unloader
Ash Grove Cement (CRH group) unveiled its brand-new state-of-the-art ship unloader with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Port Manatee deep water import terminal in Florida, USA. This maiden shipment completes the grand reopening of the terminal, which began in early 2021. The project will improve Ash Grove's capacity to import cement, slag, and fly ash to meet customers' existing and future...
Bamburi Cement orders two solar power plants
Bamburi Cement PLC (Holcim group) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Momnai Energy Ltd to set up two solar plants adjacent to the company's Mombasa cement plant and Nairobi grinding plant in Kenya. The project, which aims to save on power costs as well as contribute to net zero carbon emissions by switching to renewable energy, is set to deploy solar power systems with a t...
Shree Cement awards FLSmidth digital transformation contract
India-based cement producer Shree Cement has been upgrading 16 plants with 24 lines in total with FLSmidth ECS/PlantDataManagement packages to drive efficiency and deliver increased productivity. The digital transformation project also includes the downtime analysis solution, ECS/UptimeGo, and access to the mobile plant management app, SiteConnect. With an installed capacity of over 47Mta in...
PA Technologies exports flap valve order to Australian cement plant
From its French workshops, PA Technologies oversaw the departure of two new flap valves under cyclone DN800 to equip a cement plant in Australia. "Assembly under the last cyclones of the preheating tower will regulate the rise of hot gases while guaranteeing the performance of the installation (maintenance, lifetime, no blockages)," said PA Technologies.
Van Aalst Bulk Handling lands silo and truck loading order
Van Aalst Bulk Handling BV recently conducted a first commissioning session for cement storage silos and a truck loading equipment project in Aarhus, Denmark. The silo floor includes an embedded floor aeration system and the reclaim equipment is installed to transport cement to the truck loading station. The Van Aalst ship unloader has already been moved to the new terminal and will start...
CBMI successfully ignite Lafarge Martres-Tolosane MK3 project
On 17 January 2022, the clinker production line of Sinoma CBMI Construction's MK3 project at Lafarge Martres-Tolosane , France, was successfully ignited. The main management personnel of the Lafarge Cement plant and the owner's project department, as well as the MK3 project management personnel of Sinoma Construction gathered to celebrate the arrival of this moment. The success...
Sococim Industries selects Fives for new clinker production line
Fives FCB and Sococim Industries ( Vicat group ) have signed a contract for the supply of the new 6500tpd clinker production line at the Rufisque plant, Senegal. The Chairman of Sococim Industries, M Youga Sow, selected Fives’ engineering and equipment for this new installation. Highest flexibility and optimised energy efficiency For this new line project, Sococim Industries wan...
Dal Engineering Group delivers Greek rotary kiln shells
LafargeHolcim contacted Dal Engineering Group to fabricate two kiln shells with diameters of 4.35m for its Milaki Cement plant in Greece. The delivery was completed on December 2021. Heracles Cement's order leaves the Dal Engineering workshop Meanwhile, Dal Engineering Group has announced that its DAL workshop currently has the biggest stress-relieving furnace in Europe...