Cement News tagged: Recent orders
Bedeschi wins Societé des Ciments de Sour El Ghozlane order
Bedeschi will provide a reclaiming system for sand, iron ore, clay for Societé des Ciments de Sour El Ghozlane (GICA group), at its Bouira cement plant in Algeria.
Finnsementi orders slag mill from Gebr Pfeiffer
Finnsementti (CRH group) has awarded Gebr Pfeiffer a contract for the supply of a MVR 1800 C-4 slag grinding mill type. The new slag grinding plant will be built next to a steel works in Finland. Gebr Pfeiffer will supply the complete equipment from the slag dosing and conveying system to the outlet of the process filter including the hot gas generator, process fans and all main motors. The...
Finnsementii to upgrade Raahe slag grinding capacity
Finnsementii has announced that it is investing EUR12m in a new blastfurnace slag mill at its Raahe plant in Finland. The plant, which will be built on the Lapaluoto industrial site, will double Raahe's existing milling capacity. "Thanks to the investment and the resulting capacity, we will be able to ensure the availability of slag and more environmentally friendly cement in Finland," says F...
Askari Cement orders ESP conversions from CTP Team Srl
CTP Team Srl will install new bag filters at Askari Cement Ltd's Nizampur and Wah cement plants, Pakistan. The new bag filters will be constructed from electrostatic precipitator (ESP) conversions and are to be installed on both kiln and raw mills using CTP's SWAP technology. Marco Ernesto Donghi, sales director of CTP Team, and Mustafa Kausar, managing director of Askari Cement Ltd, signed t...
Taiwan Cement's shipping subsidiary orders bulk carriers
Taiwan Cement has announced that its shipping subsidiary, Ta-ho Maritime, has placed an order at Japanese yard Sumitomo Heavy Industries for three 84,200dwt kamsarmax bulk carriers. The shipbuilding contract comprises a firm order for two ships at US$35m each and option for an additional ship. The company will decide on the execution of the option before 30 September 2019. The new ships wi...
ASEC wins KAR Group order to maintain Erbil plant
Arab Swiss Engineering Company (ASEC) and the Iraqi conglomerate KAR Group have announced signing a three-year agreement for the operation and maintenance of Qarachough cement plant. The 1.9 Mta facility is situated near Erbil city, Iraq. The cooperation between the two companies comprises human resources support in which ASEC has assisted KAR in the selection and recruitment of domestic cal...
Cruz Azul orders two Loesche petcoke VRMs
CYCNA (Cruz Azul group) commissioned a Loesche cement grinding plant in Tepezalá, Mexico, last year, and this summer two more Loesche coal grinding plants for petcoke grinding will be installed at the Lagunas and Hidalgo cement plants. The Loesche LM46.2+2 CS cement mill was commissioned in August 2018 at the Tepezalá cement plant and is guaranteed to grind at a capacity of 110tph but has bee...
Geocycle orders a mobile UNTHA shredder for Holly Hill cement plant
Geocycle (LafargeHolcim subsidiary) has taken delivery of a new UNTHA XR mobil-e waste shredder in Dorchester, South Carolina, USA. The mobile shredder unit with two x 177hp motors will process non-hazardous post-industrial waste to produce a <3in RDF fuel that will be used for energy recovery in the nearby LafargeHolcim Holly Hill cement plant. Currently configured to manufacture 10tph of a...
Shree Cement awards Gebr Pfeiffer with new order
India’s Shree Cement has awarded Gebr Pfeiffer with an order to equip its grinding plant in Pune, Maharashtra. The MVR 6000 C-6 mill can alternately produce 300tph of OPC at a fineness of 3100 cm²/g according to Blaine, PPC containing as much as 35 per cent of fly ash to a fineness of 3500cm²/g, or 180tph of GGBFS at a fineness of 4500cm²/g. The unit will be equipped with a 6700kW drive. ...
Sonmez Cimento orders new WHR unit from CTP Team
Turkey’s Sonmez Cimento Yapi ve Madencilik has signed a turnkey EPC contract with CTP Team (Italy) for a WHR unit at its Sonmez Cement plant. The system will have a duel-loop configuration and recover heat from the preheater and clinker cooler, according to a press release. Including a 7.8MW turbine operating at 3000rpm alongside a turbo generator, the new ORC system is expected to provide...
Anhui Conch places laboratory equipment order
China’s Anhui Conch has ordered four polab® laboratory automation systems from thyssenkrupp, including units for the world’s two largest cement plants in Wuhu and Tongling, eastern China. "More and more cement manufacturers are showing interest in our smart factory and digitisation solutions. Our automation systems make cement plants fit for the future. This order with our long-lasting clien...
Lehigh Cement Co LLC orders new plant
KHD Humboldt Wedag Inc has signed a contract with Lehigh Cement Co LLC (HeidelbergCement) for the engineering, supply of equipment and structural steel and advisory services for the erection and commissioning of a cement plant in the USA. The order is reported to be for more than EUR100m.
Sri Lanka-based Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corp orders two MVR mills
Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corp (Pvt) Ltd has awarded Gebr Pfeiffer SE the contract for two MVR cement mills for its plant in Sri Lanka. The two grinding facilities consist of an MVR 5000 C-4 each, producing 180tph of OPC, ground to a fineness of 4000cm2/g according to Blaine. The core components of the plants will be supplied by Gebr Pfeiffer SE in Europe while Indian subsidiary Gebr Pfeiffer (...
Dal Teknik Makina to upgrade Gazakh cement plant
Dal Teknik Makina has won the contract to upgrade the Gazakh cement plant in Azerbaijan. The clinker production capacity will rise from 2500 to 3300tpd. The supply of equipment is expected to be completed in six months and the shutdown period is planned for five weeks. Dal Teknik Makina evaluated the current situation of the specified bottlenecks and offered an upgrade plan involving the raw...
Mombasa Cement orders mill from Gebr Pfeiffer
Kenya’s Mombasa Cement has awarded Gebr Pfeiffer with a contract for an MVR 3750 C-4 mill for its second kiln line project, which is currently under construction at Vipingo, Kenya. The unit has a drive power of 2900kW and will be able to produce 150tph of OPC. The MVR 3750 C-4 mill in Tororo, Uganda, which has an identical design to the new mill Mombasa Cement already operates ...
FLSmidth to convert one line at Al Safwa Cement to white cement
Al Safwa Cement Co of Saudi Arabia is converting to a dual white and grey cement line, aiming to begin production in early 2020. The flexibility to adapt to market demands is a crucial competitive factor, and the new production capability will allow Al Safwa Cement Co to convert easily between grey or white cement production as necessary. The contract to convert one of Al Safwa Cement's gr...