Cement News tagged: Recent orders

Two FLSmidth OK mill projects are completed in Bangladesh


27 December 2021, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth has successfully completed two vertical roller mill (VRM) projects in Bangladesh. The two mills were ordered by Premier Cement Mills Ltd. The FLSmidth OK 71-6 cement mill   has been installed at the Dhaka (Munshigonj) plant, with a finish grinding capacity of 460tph. The second project is for   Premier Cement Mills'   Chattogram plant and consists of an FLSmidth OK 56-4 cement mil...

Starlinger delivers 500th AD*STAR block bottom sack conversion

22 December 2021, Published under Cement News

Côte d’Ivoire-based packaging producer Plastica has increased its AD*STAR sack production capacity by 45m sacks per year to 80m sacks, following the installation of the ad*starKON SX+ packaging line. The new line converts woven polypropylene tape fabric into AD*STAR block bottom valve sacks by means of heat sealing and has a production capacity of 120 block bottom sacks per minute. “As we ex...

Fives signs contract to deliver burner for alternative fuel firing

17 December 2021, Published under Cement News

Fives is set to supply a Pillard NOVAFLAM ® Evolution burner to a major French and international cement player, which is expected to help the producer achieve 100 per cent use of alternative solid fuel (ASF) . The client's rotary kiln currently uses 60 per cent ASF, split 30 per cent for the main burner and 30 per cent for the satellite burner. As part of a decarbonisation proces...

FLSmidth to provide new pyro line for Cementos Pacasmayo

16 December 2021, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth will deliver a full pyroprocessing line, including a series of sustainable flagship solutions such as the FLSmidth Cross-Bar ®  cooler, Low NO x Calciner and JETFLEX ® burner, to Cementos Pacasmayo in Peru.   The new pyro line at the site in Pacasmayo, north of Lima, will increase clinker production capacity by ~600,000tpa. Replacing current equipment, the project reinforces Pacas...

Holcim El Salvador awards solar park contract

Holcim El Salvador awards solar park contract

10 December 2021, Published under Cement News

Holcim El Salvador awarded the contract for the construction of a solar park to AES El Salvador. The solar power facility would be built at its El Ronco cement plant in Metapan in the second half of 2022. As part of the US$19m investment AES would be responsible for the installation of 39,200 solar panels as well as the operation of the photovoltaic park for 15 years. The facility is expecte...

Christian Pfeiffer progresses mill order for Cementos Inka

08 December 2021, Published under Cement News

Christian Pfeiffer is installing a new cement grinding plant for Cementos Inka in Peru. The equipment is a 4.2m diameter, 3500kW ball mill and a state-of-the-art QDK 143-Z separator with gas recirculation to help dry the raw material without hot gases.  

Airvault modernisation to see new preheater construction method

Airvault modernisation to see new preheater construction method

06 December 2021, Published under Cement News

The business unit Cement Technologies of thyssenkrupp has received an order from Ciments Calcia SA, subsidiary of HeidelbergCement Group, for the construction of a turnkey cement production line.     The new 4000tpd clinker kiln line is to be built at the Airvault site and will replace the two existing lines. A new construction method is being implemented for the erection of the prehea...

Ciment Quebec has selected Fives FCB to upgrade its Saint Basile plant

03 December 2021, Published under Cement News

On August 12 th , 2021, Fives FCB was awarded a contract by Ciments Québec Inc (CQI) for the supply of two new FCB Horomill ® grinding workshops to upgrade its Saint Basile plant cement production facilities. Production of high quality cement with higher additives content Ciment Québec was looking for a cutting-edge, reliable and environmentally-friendly grinding technology to produce num...

MaxTech Industries wins orders for Indian cement plants

30 November 2021, Published under Cement News

MaxTech Industries has won orders to supply filters for baghouse projects from UltraTech Cement and ACC Ltd in India. UltraTech Cement is building three new brownfield cement plants in Hirmi, Pali, and Dhar, India.  MaxTech Industries will be supplying more than 15,000 Donaldson USA fibreglass filter bags for the raw mill baghouse to the OEM, Intensiv-Filter Himenviro.  MaxTech Industri...

STAS Engineering to work on Bursa Cimento upgrade project

30 November 2021, Published under Cement News

STAS Engineering and Erk Proje will help Bursa Çimento Fabrikasi AS to decrease carbon emission rates while increasing its production capacity with a new raw meal silo, preheater tower, rotary kiln, clinker cooler and clinker silos. The main technology supplier is FLSmith from Denmark and CETA Makina is the contractor. The work on the Turkish cement plant is due to be completed in the ...

BUA Cement signs contract for third power plant from Wartsila

26 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Nigeria’s BUA has signed an agreement with Wärtsilä for the delivery of a 70MW dual-fuel power plant for its Obu Line 3 project in Edo state. The gas power plant will be the third facility to be commissioned from Wärtsilä, as BUA seeks to increase total production capacity across all locations to 17Mta by 2023. “Currently, we have phased out the use of coal across our factories and are now s...

Kuwait Portland Cement orders new ship unloader from Bruks Siwertell

26 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Bruks Siwertell has won a new order from Kuwait Portland Cement Co for an ST 490-M ship unloader. It is expected to join another cement handling Siwertell ship unloader in Shuaiba Port, Kuwait City. “Kuwait Portland Cement has benefited from 20 years of experience using our Siwertell screw-type technology,” says Peter Göransson, sales manager, Bruks Siwertell. “It knows what our unloaders d...

Indocement awards FLSmidth contract for AF system

25 November 2021, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement subsidiary PT Indonesia Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk will be replacing the majority of its coal use with a full alternative fuels solution from FLSmidth, who will be delivering a MissionZero flagship product. The project will enable the Indonesian cement producer to use municipal waste and biofuels. PT Indocement awards AF contract to FLSmidth. Left to right: Lars Bo Larsen, Da...

Titan Florida orders new 70,000t dome for Port Tampa Bay Terminal

17 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Titan Florida LLC, a subsidiary of Titan America LLC, has announced the construction of a 70,000t dome at its Port Tampa Bay Terminal, making the terminal one of the largest of its kind in the USA. The project supports the growing customer demand for Titan's products and services in Florida.   The new US$35m investment in its Tampa mega-terminal will increase and upgrade Titan's import ca...

CASE to supply Cemex with low-carbon vehicles across Europe

15 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Cemex has confirmed a partnership with CASE Construction Equipment to introduce lower-carbon vehicles that offer reduced fuel consumption into multiple markets across Europe.   This is the latest company development to be announced in line with Cemex’s global sustainability strategy ‘Future in Action – Committed to Net Zero CO 2 ’. The selected vehicles (which are both wheel and bac...

Menzel wins Canadian mill motor order

15 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Menzel Elektromotoren has adapted and delivered a 6500kW slip ring motor for a Canadian cement mill at short notice. The MEBSSL-type motor is ideally suited for industrial applications with high starting torques. Menzel adapted the internal motor winding connections for a 60Hz mains voltage in the country of operation, Canada, and moved the terminal box according to customer specifications....