Cement News tagged under: Suez Cement Co
Boldrocchi completes new de-dusting project in Egypt13 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsBoldrocchi Ecologia has successfully completed commissioning and start-up of new air pollution control equipment for Line 1 of Suez Cement's Sokhna plant in Egypt. Mechanical installation was completed in October 2014 and after three months of running since the first start-up, test reports show dust emission levels of <5mg/m3. The commissioned de-dusting line consists of a kiln and raw mill baghouse filter, clinker cooler heat exchanger and bag filters all withnew exhaust fans. The ... |
Suez Cement to invest in conversion to coal17 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement, Italcementi’s Egyptian unit, said on Tuesday it planned to spend EGP600m (US$84m) in 2015 on equipping two factories to run on coal. CEO Bruno Carre said in a statement to the bourse the firm would develop its Helwan and Tora 2 factories "to use coal and residues to compensate for the lack of energy supplies." Suez Cement was one of the companies affected when the government cut natural gas supplies to factories in January and has had to import clinker at higher cost. T... |
Egyptian Tourah Portland Cement net loss widens04 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsTourah Portland Cement Co more than doubled its third-quarter net loss to EGP35.38m (USD 4.95m) from EGP 14.69m in the same period of last year. The pre-tax loss stood at EGP37.72m versus EGP 20.57m a year earlier and operating loss amounted to EGP37.3m, compared to EGP 15.45m Gross loss came in at EGP16.9m, against EGP 3.56m. Revenue, however rose to EGP259.14m from EGP169.58m in the comparative period of the year before. Last week, parent company Suez Cement reported an increase in t... |
Suez Cement plant to switch to coal19 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi Group is looking to find a long-term solution to the fuel shortage problems it faces in Egypt with its subsidiary Suez Cement. Suez Cement needs to find a reliable fuel source for its cement plants to keep its 18 per cent of local cement sales. The Suez plant will use coal next November, while two of the group’s its other factories in Tora and Helwan will start in two years' time, said Suez Cement Co CEO, Omar Mehanna. “We will begin using coal to generate energy for cement prod... |
Suez Cement inaugurates waste treatment plant17 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement, part of the Italcementi group, inaugurated its first waste treatment plant in Egypt on Sunday with investments totalling around EUR5m. The project is part of the Egyptian-based company's strategy to increase the amount of energy from waste derived fuels. It will use around 45,000t of household waste to produce 35,000tpa of alternative fuel. "The project will use the latest equipment and technologies available in this area," said Egypt's Minister of Environment Laila Eskand... |
Helwan Cement Company launches new bag filter system, Egypt25 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsHelwan Cement Company, a subsidiary of Suez Cement Group of Companies (SCGC), has launched its new bag filter system to significantly reduce plant dust emissions. The filter will cut Helwan Cement Company's dust emission rates to a maximum of 10mg/m3, which is lower than current Egyptian and European legal standards, Bruno Carre, chief executive officer of SCGC, stated during an inauguration ceremony for the new installation. Among those also in attendance at the launch were HE Mounir ... |
Egypt: Suez Cement inaugurates Helwan bag filter19 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement's latest investment in a state-of-the-art bathhouse for its Helwan Cement plant underlies the company's continued commitment to sustainable cement production. The opening of the baghouse was greeted by HE Mounir Fakry AbdelNour, Minister of Trade and Industry, Eng Mohamed El Sewedy, Chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI), Eng Tarek Tawfik and Eng Zaki Abdou Bassiouny, the two Deputy Chairmen of FEI, a number of board members of the Federation of Egyptian Industr... |
Egypt: fuel supply problems cause Suez Cement to act07 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement has turned to wind power to help it meet its energy needs. The project at Gulf El-Zeit is part of the government's objective to output 7000MW or 20 per cent of Egypt's energy needs from renewable sources by 2020. The Gulf El-Zeit initiative will be able to supply one third of the energy Suez Cement requires, but is unlikely to surpass this amount. “The electricity supplied by the grid will be used in the crushing part, while in cooking you need flame and heat so electricity is ... |
Italcementi subsidiary signs wind farm agreement, Egypt24 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company signed a contract with Italgen, a subsidiary of Italcementi Group, to build a wind farm to help meet Suez Cement's energy requirements. The contract authorises Italgen, which has been studying the possibility of incorporating wind technology since 2008, to become the first private investor to enter the Egyptian National Grid, and build a wind energy park in the area of Gulf El-Zeit, according to a statement issued on Sunday. Electrical energy g... |
Egyptian government to raise mazout fuel prices for cement companies17 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Egyptian government is to raise fuel prices for cement companies that use mazout for production by 130 per cent, according to local press. The price hike means that per-tonne mazut prices will rise from EGP1000 (US$162) to EGP2300 (US$373), state reports by Ahram Online. Mazout, the raw material from which diesel is derived, will be sold at the new price to all of Egypt's industrial sectors with the exception of electricity production companies and food industries and bakeries, due ... |