Cement News tagged under: clinker
Argos Panamá submits EIS for Balboa clinker plant21 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsArgos Panamá SA has submitted an environmental impact study for its Balboa project to the country’s Environment Ministry. The new clinker plant will be built on a 18ha plot in Buena Vista, Colón province. The works will include limestone crushers, raw material grinding and clinker production equipment as well as conveyors, according to CentralAmericaData. The project represents an investment of US$168m. |
Clinker transport returns in Port of Málaga30 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a stoppage of several months, the transport of clinker has resumed in the Port of Málaga, Spain, after the installation of a pioneering conveyor belt. The first shipment of 4800t of clinker being loaded is a vessel bound for Ireland. FYM-HeidelbergCement has invested EUR2.5m in the new belt, which is expected to significantly reduce dust emissions. The 650tph belt is completely enclosed and has a dust extraction system. It is expected that the new operation will reach full capac... |
Tabuk Cement wins clinker export order to Yemen22 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsTabuk Cement of Saudi Arabia has won an order to export 500,000t of clinker to Golden Oil Co in Yemen. The contract will conclude by the end of 2019, according to a bourse statement. The financial impact will be reflected in Tabuk Cement's financial business report in the 2Q19. Tabuk Cement operates an integrated cement plant at Duba port producing 1.2Mta of cement. |
Whale Rock Cement starts sourcing local clinker14 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsNamibia's Whale Rock Cement, producer of the Cheetah Cement brand, has started to source clinker locally after initially sourcing it from Egypt, according to Zedekias Gowaseb, company chairman. "The clinker we import was from Egypt, that is no secret," said Mr Gowaseb. "From December 2018 we have already started to produce clinker from the Whale Rock mine," he added. Currently, the company’s cement products do not use the seal of approval from either the Namibia Standards Institute or ... |
Alternative clinkers11 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe drive to lower the carbon footprint of cement has led to the development of alternative cement clinkers to replace Portland cement clinker. Arthur Harrisson examines the potential of carbon reduction in four alternative clinker types, as proposed by Gartner and Sui. Belite in clinker Some years ago in ICR the possibilities for using alternatives to Portland cement clinker were discussed. 1 The particular cements examined were calcium aluminate cement (CAC), calcium sulphoal... |
Clinker damaged on route to Meghnaghat plant31 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe MV Haji Abdul Jalil, a vessel carrying 850t of clinker, has anchored near Chandpur Launch Terminal after a crack developed on its keel on the Meghna river. Most of the cement clinker has been damaged, reports Mohammad Asad who is in charge of the vessel. The MV Haji Abdul Jalil had to anchor near the terminal on its journey from Holudiya in India. The ship was originally heading for Narayanganj and LafargeHolcim Cement's Meghnaghat plant. |
Reducing cadmium volatility19 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsA recent news report for the Journal of Engineering described some experimental work that has been carried out in China designed to investigate the behaviour of some heavy metals, especially cadmium, in cement clinker. In particular the work looked at the influence of chalcogens on the volatility of cadmium. The content of cadmium in alternative fuels may be higher than in fossil fuels Chalcogens are a group of elements also known as the oxygen family. It consists of the element... |
CILAS ships first clinker exports to west Africa18 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsCiment Lafarge Souakri (CILAS) carried out it first export operation of 35,000t of clinker from Algeria’s Annaba port to west Africa. The shipment is part of LafargeHolcim Algeria’s drive to export more than 2Mt of product in 2020. "This new transaction underscores the LafargeHolcim Group's unwavering commitment to diversify the country's non-hydrocarbon revenue," said LafargeHolcim Algeria. The CILAS plant in Biskra has a production capacity of 2.7Mta, which is expected to be increased t... |
Pacific Cement faces clinker price rises31 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsPacific Cement, a subsidiary of Fijian Holdings Ltd, is finding the rise in clinker prices a strain on its business. FHL CEO, Nouzab Fareed, says the company is trying to address the increase in the price of the imported raw material for cement production. Mr Fareed commented that Pacific Cement is currently facing some global challenges. "Right now we are going through a lot of challenges with Pacific Cement not only normal challenges, we are facing challenges globally as the shipping frei... |
Clinker shipment capsizes in Bay of Bengal10 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsA light vessel carrying 1500t of clinker capsized near Bhasanchar if Noakhali in the Bay of Bengal on 9 September. All 13 members of the MV Sheikh Parvin were rescued, said Mohammed Selim, deputy director of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, based in Chittagong. The vessel had been bound for Narayanganh and strong currents led to the clinker shipment colliding with another vessel, called the Basundhara-27, that had already run aground. There are several grinding units located i... |