Cement News tagged: Recent orders
Cimpor to install Portugal’s first Pyrorotor® alternative fuel solution
KHD has received a contract from Cimpor Portugal ( Oyak Group ) to modernise production line 7 at its Alhandra cement plant. The contract further strengthens the long-standing relationship between Oyak Group and KHD. The project will see production capacity increased at the Alhandra plant from 3000tpd to 3600tpd, as well as allowing thermal substitution rates of more than 80+ per cent to b...
Schade installs Cantilever reclaimer in Gorazdze
An old reclaimer at Gorazdze in Poland has been replaced by a SCHADE cantilever reclaimer with the conveying capacity doubled to 400tph, and an associated belt conveyor. SCHADE was responsible for the engineering, design, fabrication and supply. With the support of AUMUND Group Field Service the installation was supervised and the machines were commissioned within an extremely tight timeframe....
Siam Cement receives world's largest battery production facility
Rondo Energy, in partnership with Siam Cement Group (SCG),has announced plans for the world's largest battery production facility of any kind at 90GWh/year, with 2.4GWh/year already online. This is a game-changer in the world of decarbonisation technologies, resulting in carbon savings equivalent to removing 4m cars from the road each year (or adding 2m EVs), claims Rondo Energy. "Rond...
Samson win Chinese EcoHopper order
One SAMSON Eco Hopper type EH60 has been successfully tested and put into operation for bulk material loading and unloading in China. Thanks to the environmentally friendly design and the installed filter systems it makes an important contribution to the reduction of dust emissions during ship loading and unloading processes. Mr Gang Gong, the managing director of AUMUND China, says: ...
Bedeschi win Medcem shipunloader order
Similar shipunloader at Yesilovacik Terminal Turkey-based cement producer Medcem Cement awarded Bedeschi the order for the supply of four pipe conveyors and one shiploader to handle clinker and cement. The supply is part of the new expansion project of Yesilovacik Terminal, which will involve the extension of the current dock of the port and the installation of the new Bedeschi...
Cemcor completes upgrade work
Cemcor has completed the upgrade work on its Cookstown plant in Northern Ireland, UK. Following the company's acquisition of the plant, it committed GBP6m (US$7.54m/EUR6.98m) to replace the electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) with a state-of-the-art bag filter at the plant. Within 14 months from final design agreement in March 2022, the new bag filter was commissioned and operational by ...
Compagnie des Ciments Belges upgrades Gaurain plant
Belgium-based Compagnie des Ciments Belges SA (CCB), part of Cementir Holding , is upgrading Kiln 4 at its Gaurain plant. Clinker production capacity will be increased from 4400-4500tpd to 5000tpd through the installation of a newd calciner, modified preheater cyclones, a new ID fan, capacity extension of the main process filter, and a complete new clinker cooler with new kiln hood. The p...
Jizzak cement orders Bedeschi reclaimer
Bedeschi SpA of Italy has been awarded an order to supply one circular storage unit to handle coal inside the Huaxin Cement 's Jizzak plant in Uzbekistan. The capacity of the plant is 5000tpd and the storage has a diameter of 80m. Bedeschi will supply one STK RC with the capacity of 300tph and one PAL FR lateral scraper reclaimer with a capacity of 150tph. The new supply will be similar ...
thyssenKrupp Polysius wins Polflame burner order in Vietnam
thyssenKrupp Polysius’ team in Asia-Pacific was entrusted by an existing client with another polflame ® main burner for a cement plant in northern Vietnam. This burner, the 19th to be installed in the country, will be commissioned by this August 2023 at the client's cement Line No 2, with a clinker production estimated to be around 5000tpd. Lukas Schoeneck, CEO of thyssenkrupp P...
IKN cooler start-up at Hirmi cement plant
After 24 hours of performance testing, another IKN cooler received its performance test certificate. The cooler, installed at Line 2 in UltraTech Cement 's Hirmi Cement plant, India, has not only achieved but exceeded all guaranteed parameters, says IKN. In addition, the cooler which was designed for 8000tpd, proved to operate at the owners satisfaction at a capacity of 10,000tpd, ...
Bruks Siwertell to provide new clinker conveyors at Capitol Aggregates
Bruks Siwertell has secured a conveyor system order from Borton LC, a USA construction firm. The three new belt-type conveyor systems will deliver reliable, high-capacity material transfers of clinker. They will be an integral part of a plant modification at Capitol Aggregates ’ cement manufacturing facility in Texas. “This new order continues our recent run of cement industry contrac...
Saxum partners Dome Technology in Argos dome project
Saxum has reported that it is working on the project for the expansion of the Argos USA 's Port Terminal, Houston, Texas, USA. Along with project partners Dome Technology , Saxum is constructing a new 50,000t storage dome at the terminal. CemNet reported in January 2023 that Argos USA ordered a Bruks Siwertell 490 M-type ship unloader for this terminal.
JK Cement opts for OutSystems digitalisation platform
JK Cement Ltd has adopted SYSTEME IO’s OutSystems high-performance, low-code technology as part of its strategy to digitally transform the way applications are developed and managed across the organisation. The company plans to build applications to transform sales management, land assets management and loyalty management processes. It is also looking at redefining the experience of its ...
Continental Cement orders FLSmidth FUELFLEX® Pyrolyzer
Having been impressed with the first pre-commercial installation of the F UELFLEX ® Pyrolyzer at the Mannok cement plant in Ireland, Continental Cement ( Summit Materials Inc ) has awarded FLSmidth a contract for the first commercial installation of this new technology at its Davenport cement plant in Buffalo, Iowa, USA. The F UELFLEX Pyrolyzer, a significant lever in FLSmidth’s Green’...
Holcim to deploy 1000 Volvo electric trucks
Holcim will deploy up to 1000 electric trucks from Volvo by 2030. Delivery for the first trucks will start in the 4Q23. It is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks. The deal is part of a wider partnership between Holcim and Volvo Group to deploy electric trucks across Holcim’s operations in Europe between now and 2030. Replacing diesel trucks with electric ones will ...
CTP Team proceeds with Medcem project
CTP Team engineers are currently working at the Medcem cement plant in Turkey. While the concrete works are proceeding on the AQC (quenching) boiler for the waste heat recovery system, the process fabric filter on the coal mill is under erection. In addition, the process fabric filter on kiln and raw mill are ready for the installation of the SWAP cleaning system. All site works are ...