Cement News tagged under: Germany
UBC and Baltrader form joint cement shipping alliance19 June 2019, Published under Cement NewsBaltrader, based in Hamburg, Germany, and United Bulk Carriers (UBC), headquartered in Philadelphia, USA, have signed an agreement to jointly market their respective fleets of pneumatic cement carriers under the name Cement Carrier Alliance (CCA). The new set-up will be able to offer a wider range of vessel sizes, ranging from 3000t to 14,000dwt. “As two independent partners motivated by the same objectives, we have teamed up for the marketing of our respective cement carrier fleets” CC... |
thyssenkrupp announces new country CEO of Saudi Arabia22 May 2019, Published under Cement Newsthyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has announced that Volker Hellberg has succeeded Thomas Dreiling as its country CEO in Saudi Arabia. Mr Hellberg has a long track record in the Middle East, having joined the company in 2015. Mr Dreiling will now move to Germany and serve as the head of the company’s cement plants operating unit. Over a four-year period, he responsible for combining various thyssenkrupp businesses such as cement, mining, chemicals and services into a single entity – thyss... |
Aumund to supply nine machines for Aslan plant modernisation15 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsGermany’s Aumund Fördertechnik GmbH has won an order from Aslan Cement Inc, comprising of nine machines in total. The order forms part of the complete modernisation of Aslan’s plant in Darıca, Kocaeli province, Turkey, which will see it ramp up clinker production capacity to 6600tpd. The company will supply a 225tph BWZ-L bucket elevator to feed the raw meal, as well as three different models of BWG belt bucket elevators with capacities of up to 500tph. The latter models will be used for ra... |
HeidelbergCement reports improved 1Q results due to volume and price increases09 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement posted revenues of EUR4.238bn in January-March 2019, up 16.9 per cent when compared with the 1Q18. Like-for-like (LfL) – ie, excluding positive exchange rate effects of EUR68m – the change from the 1Q18 was 15 per cent. EBITDA jumped 58.6 per cent (25.8 per cent LfL) to EUR396m YoY while the result from current operations reached EUR60m. Key drivers were improved sales volumes in group areas Western and Southern Europe, Northern and Eastern Europe-Central Asia, and North Ame... |
Digital twins24 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsEstablished for some time in industries such as automotive, logistics and even healthcare, digital twins are becoming more widespread. For the cement industry digital twins can also provide benefits as they enable accurate and faster prediction of changes in specific process conditions. By Matthias Mersmann, aixergee GmbH, Germany. Figure 1: digital twin of a turbine in a power plant Digital twins have become well known in many applications over recent years. The elegance of thi... |
HeidelbergCement extends Renewi AF contract15 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement Miljo has extended the contract for Icopower pellets from waste-to-product company Renewi plc. The new contract will run for three years with the option to extend for a similar period. Renewi will supply the Germany-based cement producer with up to 54,000tpa of pellets. HeidelbergCement uses the pellets as an alternative fuel in the Gotland plant. Pellets are manufactured in Renewi’s Amsterdam facility from commercial waste and shipped from Renewi’s own quay to the cement ... |
Powtech 2019 draws in the crowds10 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsPowtech 2019, the leading exhibition for experts in the powder and bulk solids technology, began at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre, Germany, on Tuesday. The conference features booths from the leading suppliers of bagging and packaging, bulk materials handling, dust control, grinding and laboratory equipment to the cement industry. Delegates make their way to Powtech 2019, the leading powder and bulk solids technology exhibition The event, which concludes on Thursday, 11 April,... |
The weigh ahead20 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsICR speaks with Francesco Ferrandico, CEO of FLSmidth Pfister, about the company’s achievements to date, the latest product development and the way ahead in weighfeeder technology. Francesco Ferrandico, CEO of FLSmidth Pfister, at the company’s headquarters in Augsburg, Germany ICR: What can you tell us about Ludwig Pfister who founded the original company – Ludwig Pfister Weighing Co in 1894? Francesco Ferrandico (FF): Ludwig Pfister was a blacksmith, who lived in the south... |
Intercem Engineering refurbishes dryer at German plant13 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsRefurbishment at a German cement plant For many years Intercem Engineering has been commissioned with the maintenance work during the winter revision in the cement works of a well-known German producer. Recently the company carried out the following works at the plant: refurbishment of the screw field of one dryer, lining of the second dryer with track plate, renewal of two honeycomb fields and an intermediate field as well as screw controls. The complete tooling required fo... |
Improving fuel security12 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsGermany-based Gebr Pfeiffer has successfully completed an EPC turnkey project to build a complete solution for fuel conversion and coal/petcoke grinding in the existing plant of Building Materials Industries Co (BMIC) in Assiut, upper Egypt. The new grinding facility enables BMIC to improve its fuel security in today’s volatile markets. By Ahmed Essam, Gebr Pfeiffer, Germany. Figure 1: the grinding area at BMIC’s Assiut plant includes an MPS 2800 BK VRM and process filter with flow... |