Cement News tagged under: plant modernisation
New Mitchell Cement kiln line produces first clinker28 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsFirst clinker was produced at the Lehigh Portland Cement's new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, USA, on 23 April 2023. The construction of the new Mitchell cement plant ( Heidelberg Materials group ) began in 2019 and the vast majority of the work at the site has now been completed. “We are extremely pleased to have the new Mitchell kiln online and producing clinker,” said Chris Ward, president and CEO of Heidelberg Materials North America . “With the capabilit... |
Bestway Cement completes Punjab brownfield line20 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsGeneral Counsel and Company Secretary of Bestway Cement Ltd (BWCL), Hassan Niazi, informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that the company has completed the construction and installation of a brownfield line at its Hattar plant in Punjab. The bourse filling adds that Hattat Line-II has a clinker capacity of 7200tpd and the new production line commenced cement production on 17 February 2023. A last-quarter report adds that the work on the company’s greenfield cement plant of 7200... |
UltraTech Cement Co commissions new capacity in Hirmi and Cuttack17 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Co has commissioned 1.30Mta of brownfield cement capacity at Hirmi, Chhattisgarh and 2.80Mta of greenfield grinding capacity at Cuttack, Odisha. This forms part of the on-going capacity expansion. With this commissioning the company’s total cement manufacturing capacity in India now stands at 126.95Mta. |
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd will expand Belagavi cement plant12 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsDalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd is expanding its existing manufacturing plant at Belagavi in north Karnataka by investing INR3000m (US$38.3m). The company expects the investment to create up to 700 new jobs by March 2024. “We plan to invest INR2000m to INR3000m in the next two years towards manufacturing expansion, in terms of enhanced production capabilities, and renewing our energy commitment by planning a solar power capacity installation of 9MW to reduce electricity consumption by half... |
Lafarge France invests EUR46m to reduce carbon emissions16 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsTo produce cements with a reduced carbon impact in its plants in Saint-Pierre-la-Cour (Mayenne) and Bouc-Bel-Air (Bouches-du-Rhône), Lafarge France (Holcim group) will invest EUR46m. These investments are part of the group-wide strategy to accelerate green growth. By 2025, 25 per cent of sales of ready-to-use concrete will have to come from the ‘EcoPAct’ range, launched three years ago around so-called ‘low-carbon’ products. |
Akkermann Cement receives funds to acquire Akhangaracement JSC26 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsGazprombank has allocated funds for the acquisition by Akkermann Cement CA (part of the USM group) for a 98.6 per cent stake in Akhangaracement JSC in Uzbekistan. The transaction was implemented with the attraction of financing from Gazprombank, is not just a creditor but a strategic financial partner of Akkermann Cement LLC. The group of companies under the Akkermann Cement brand is part of the diversified Russian holding USM. In 2021 Akkermann Cement produced about 4Mt of c... |
UltraTech Cement commissions Bara grinding unit Line II13 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement (Aditya Birla Group) has commissioned Line II of its Bara grinding unit in Uttar Pradesh, India, having cement capacity of 2Mta. Line I was earlier commissioned in January 2020 and is already operating at a capacity utilisation in excess of 80 per cent, says the company. This additional capacity will help the UltraTech Cement to service the fast-growing cement demand in the central region in the country. Together with this expansion, during the FY21-22 the c... |
Ciments Calcia finalises first phase of Bussac-Foret modernisation05 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsCiments Calcia (HeidlebergCement group) has completed the first phase of its kiln modernisation project at the company's plant in Bussac-Forêt, Nouvelle Aquitane, France. Two kiln shell sections have been replaced with new outlet seals, a brand new clinker cooler with its bag filter has been installed and the control system conversion has been started. Nicolas Federspiel, Bussac-Forêt plant manager, thanked all those involved in the project: “ It has been a very intense perio... |
Yanbu Cement completes modernisation project14 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsYanbu Cement Co has announced the completion of its Kiln Line 4 modernisation project following the recent shutdown. The reason for exceeding the previously announced end date is due to the delay in receiving some spare parts and the improvement of operations of the Line 4. |
Airvault modernisation to see new preheater construction method06 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe business unit Cement Technologies of thyssenkrupp has received an order from Ciments Calcia SA, subsidiary of HeidelbergCement Group, for the construction of a turnkey cement production line. The new 4000tpd clinker kiln line is to be built at the Airvault site and will replace the two existing lines. A new construction method is being implemented for the erection of the preheater tower at the Airvault plant. The preheater modules, including brickwork and electric systems, ar... |